Battle of Cane Hill
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The Battle of Cane Hill was an American Civil War engagement in northwest Arkansas in November 1862, where Union forces under General James G. Blunt clashed with Confederate troops as a prelude to the larger Battle of Prairie Grove.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cane Hill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12727840 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Cane Hill Context triple: [Army of the Frontier, engagedIn, Battle of Cane Hill]
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Battle of Tupelo
The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
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Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
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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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Battle of Arkansas Post
The Battle of Arkansas Post was an American Civil War engagement in January 1863 in which Union forces captured a Confederate fort on the Arkansas River, helping secure control of the Mississippi Valley region.
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Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a major 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under General Nathanael Greene fought British troops in one of the conflict’s last large battles in the Southern theater.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Cane Hill Target entity description: The Battle of Cane Hill was an American Civil War engagement in northwest Arkansas in November 1862, where Union forces under General James G. Blunt clashed with Confederate troops as a prelude to the larger Battle of Prairie Grove.
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A.
Battle of Tupelo
The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
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B.
Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Arkansas Post
The Battle of Arkansas Post was an American Civil War engagement in January 1863 in which Union forces captured a Confederate fort on the Arkansas River, helping secure control of the Mississippi Valley region.
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E.
Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a major 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under General Nathanael Greene fought British troops in one of the conflict’s last large battles in the Southern theater.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Action at Cane Hill
NERFINISHED
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Engagement at Cane Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Prairie Grove Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesConfederate | approximately 45 casualties ⓘ |
| casualtiesUnion | approximately 41 casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army of the Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
James G. Blunt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John S. Marmaduke NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas C. Hindman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander |
John S. Marmaduke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas C. Hindman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | November 28, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Prairie Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Army of the Frontier
NERFINISHED
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Trans-Mississippi Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery fire
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cavalry skirmishing ⓘ |
| isPreludeTo | Battle of Prairie Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington County, Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwest Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | November 1862 ⓘ |
| objective | to drive Confederate cavalry from Cane Hill area ⓘ |
| partOf |
Prairie Grove Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Cane Hill, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Confederate advance into northwest Arkansas in 1862 ⓘ |
| region | Ozark Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Prairie Grove
NERFINISHED
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Confederate campaigns in the Trans-Mississippi 1862 ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| significance |
forced Confederate forces to concentrate for Battle of Prairie Grove
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secured Union control of approaches to Prairie Grove ⓘ |
| state | Arkansas ⓘ |
| strengthConfederate | approximately 2,000–2,500 troops ⓘ |
| strengthUnion | approximately 5,000 troops ⓘ |
| tacticalNature |
cavalry and mounted infantry action
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running engagement ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionCommander | James G. Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cane Hill Description of subject: The Battle of Cane Hill was an American Civil War engagement in northwest Arkansas in November 1862, where Union forces under General James G. Blunt clashed with Confederate troops as a prelude to the larger Battle of Prairie Grove.
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