Island Number Ten campaign
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The Island Number Ten campaign was a key American Civil War operation in early 1862 in which Union forces sought to secure control of a strategic stretch of the Mississippi River by besieging and capturing a heavily fortified Confederate river stronghold.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Island Number Ten campaign canonical | 6 |
| Island No. 10 campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Island Number Ten campaign Context triple: [Army of the Mississippi, engagedIn, Island Number Ten campaign]
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A.
Vella Lavella campaign
The Vella Lavella campaign was a World War II Allied operation in the Solomon Islands aimed at securing the island from Japanese forces as part of the broader push toward Rabaul.
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B.
Treasury Islands operation
The Treasury Islands operation was a World War II Allied amphibious assault in the Solomon Islands aimed at securing bases to support further advances against Japanese forces in the Pacific.
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C.
Volcano Islands campaign
The Volcano Islands campaign was a World War II Pacific theater operation in which U.S. forces captured the strategically vital Iwo Jima and surrounding islands from Japan.
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D.
Green Islands operation
The Green Islands operation was a World War II Allied amphibious assault in the northern Solomon Islands aimed at securing bases to support the advance toward Rabaul and further into the Pacific.
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E.
The Campaign
The Campaign is a 2012 political comedy film that satirizes American election culture, co-starring Jason Sudeikis alongside Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Island Number Ten campaign Target entity description: The Island Number Ten campaign was a key American Civil War operation in early 1862 in which Union forces sought to secure control of a strategic stretch of the Mississippi River by besieging and capturing a heavily fortified Confederate river stronghold.
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A.
Vella Lavella campaign
The Vella Lavella campaign was a World War II Allied operation in the Solomon Islands aimed at securing the island from Japanese forces as part of the broader push toward Rabaul.
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B.
Treasury Islands operation
The Treasury Islands operation was a World War II Allied amphibious assault in the Solomon Islands aimed at securing bases to support further advances against Japanese forces in the Pacific.
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C.
Volcano Islands campaign
The Volcano Islands campaign was a World War II Pacific theater operation in which U.S. forces captured the strategically vital Iwo Jima and surrounding islands from Japan.
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D.
Green Islands operation
The Green Islands operation was a World War II Allied amphibious assault in the northern Solomon Islands aimed at securing bases to support the advance toward Rabaul and further into the Pacific.
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E.
The Campaign
The Campaign is a 2012 political comedy film that satirizes American election culture, co-starring Jason Sudeikis alongside Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Island No. 10 campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Island Number Ten campaign
|
| associatedPlace |
Island Number Ten
ⓘ
New Madrid ⓘ
linked to:
New Madrid, Missouri
Tiptonville ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederacy
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
Union ⓘ |
| casualties | primarily Confederate prisoners of war ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew H. Foote
ⓘ
John Pope ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endDate | 1862-04-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Memphis ⓘ |
| front | Mississippi River front ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate river fortifications
ⓘ
Union Army of the Mississippi ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the Mississippi
Union Western Flotilla ⓘ
linked to:
Western Gunboat Flotilla
riverine warfare ⓘ siege operations ⓘ |
| location |
Mississippi River
ⓘ
near New Madrid, Missouri ⓘ near Tiptonville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Union Army
ⓘ
Union Navy ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Union crossing of the Mississippi below Island Number Ten
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Union gunboats running past Island Number Ten batteries at night ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Island Number Ten
ⓘ
control of a stretch of the Mississippi River ⓘ neutralization of Confederate river defenses ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
John P. McCown
ⓘ
William W. Mackall ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of large numbers of Confederate troops and artillery
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surrender of Confederate garrison at Island Number Ten ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-02 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
opened the Mississippi River further to Union navigation
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weakened the Confederate defensive line on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi and Western rivers theater ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
amphibious operations
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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linked to: Island Number Ten campaign