Battle of Prairie Grove
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The Battle of Prairie Grove was a major American Civil War engagement in Arkansas in December 1862 that secured Union control of northwest Arkansas despite ending tactically inconclusively.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Prairie Grove canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12727839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Prairie Grove Context triple: [Army of the Frontier, engagedIn, Battle of Prairie Grove]
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Battle of Pea Ridge
The Battle of Pea Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1862 in northwestern Arkansas that secured Union control of Missouri and the surrounding region.
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B.
Battle of Holly Springs
The Battle of Holly Springs was an 1862 American Civil War raid in Mississippi in which Confederate forces under Earl Van Dorn destroyed Union supply lines, significantly disrupting Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign.
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C.
Battle of Poplar Grove
The Battle of Poplar Grove was a 1900 engagement during the Second Boer War in which British forces under Lord Roberts defeated Boer commandos near Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, contributing to the collapse of organized Boer resistance in the region.
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D.
Battle of Pleasant Hill
The Battle of Pleasant Hill was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that helped halt the Union Red River Campaign in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
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E.
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
- 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: Battle of Prairie Grove Target entity description: The Battle of Prairie Grove was a major American Civil War engagement in Arkansas in December 1862 that secured Union control of northwest Arkansas despite ending tactically inconclusively.
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A.
Battle of Pea Ridge
The Battle of Pea Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1862 in northwestern Arkansas that secured Union control of Missouri and the surrounding region.
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B.
Battle of Holly Springs
The Battle of Holly Springs was an 1862 American Civil War raid in Mississippi in which Confederate forces under Earl Van Dorn destroyed Union supply lines, significantly disrupting Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign.
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C.
Battle of Poplar Grove
The Battle of Poplar Grove was a 1900 engagement during the Second Boer War in which British forces under Lord Roberts defeated Boer commandos near Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, contributing to the collapse of organized Boer resistance in the region.
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D.
Battle of Pleasant Hill
The Battle of Pleasant Hill was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that helped halt the Union Red River Campaign in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
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E.
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Prairie Grove Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles of the American Civil War in Arkansas
NERFINISHED
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Conflicts in 1862 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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Union Army of the Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Francis J. Herron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James G. Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas C. Hindman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 1,317 ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander | Thomas C. Hindman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateObjective | regain control of northwest Arkansas and threaten Missouri ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrength |
approximately 11,000
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approximately 12,000 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | December 7, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Union occupation of northwest Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | monuments at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | ended major Confederate offensive operations in northwest Arkansas ⓘ |
| locationNow | Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | December ⓘ |
| notableFeature | artillery played a significant role ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | Confederate failure to drive Union forces from northwest Arkansas ⓘ |
| partOf | Trans-Mississippi operations of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Prairie Grove, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Cane Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northwest Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| state | Arkansas ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | secured Union control of the Missouri–Arkansas border region ⓘ |
| strategicResult | Union control of northwest Arkansas secured ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | stalemate ⓘ |
| terrain | ridges and open fields near Prairie Grove ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | fighting lasted most of the day on December 7, 1862 ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 1,251 ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
Francis J. Herron
NERFINISHED
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James G. Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionObjective | maintain control of northwest Arkansas and protect Missouri ⓘ |
| UnionStrength |
approximately 10,000
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approximately 9,200 ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Prairie Grove Description of subject: The Battle of Prairie Grove was a major American Civil War engagement in Arkansas in December 1862 that secured Union control of northwest Arkansas despite ending tactically inconclusively.
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