Oak Hills (Battle of Oak Hills)
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Oak Hills, better known as Wilson’s Creek, was the site of a major early Civil War battle in Missouri between Union and Confederate forces in 1861.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oak Hills (Battle of Oak Hills) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13095103 — 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: Oak Hills (Battle of Oak Hills) Context triple: [Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, alsoKnownAs, Oak Hills (Battle of Oak Hills)]
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Battle of Mount Harriet
The Battle of Mount Harriet was a key night assault during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured a strategically important Argentine-held position overlooking Port Stanley.
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Battle of Short Hills
The Battle of Short Hills was a 1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey, where General George Washington’s Continental forces clashed with British troops under General William Howe in a series of maneuvers rather than a single pitched battle.
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Battle of Guard Hill
The Battle of Guard Hill was a minor American Civil War engagement in August 1864 near Front Royal, Virginia, in which Union cavalry clashed with Confederate forces during the Shenandoah Valley operations.
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Glendale battlefield
Glendale battlefield is a Civil War site in Virginia where one of the Seven Days Battles took place, now preserved as part of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
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E.
Battle of Quaker Road
The Battle of Quaker Road was an American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces advanced against Confederate positions during the final campaign leading to the fall of Richmond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Oak Hills (Battle of Oak Hills) Target entity description: Oak Hills, better known as Wilson’s Creek, was the site of a major early Civil War battle in Missouri between Union and Confederate forces in 1861.
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A.
Battle of Mount Harriet
The Battle of Mount Harriet was a key night assault during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured a strategically important Argentine-held position overlooking Port Stanley.
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B.
Battle of Short Hills
The Battle of Short Hills was a 1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey, where General George Washington’s Continental forces clashed with British troops under General William Howe in a series of maneuvers rather than a single pitched battle.
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C.
Battle of Guard Hill
The Battle of Guard Hill was a minor American Civil War engagement in August 1864 near Front Royal, Virginia, in which Union cavalry clashed with Confederate forces during the Shenandoah Valley operations.
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D.
Glendale battlefield
Glendale battlefield is a Civil War site in Virginia where one of the Seven Days Battles took place, now preserved as part of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
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E.
Battle of Quaker Road
The Battle of Quaker Road was an American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces advanced against Confederate positions during the final campaign leading to the fall of Richmond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oak Hills
ⓘ
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (site today) ⓘ
linked to:
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
|
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Missouri State Guard ⓘ United States (Union) ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| campaignObjective | control of Missouri ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses | high on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Benjamin McCulloch
ⓘ
Franz Sigel ⓘ Nathaniel Lyon ⓘ Sterling Price ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1861-08-10 ⓘ |
| duration | one day ⓘ |
| endDate | 1861-08-10 ⓘ |
| engagedForces |
Confederate forces from Arkansas and Texas
ⓘ
Missouri State Guard units ⓘ
linked to:
Missouri State Guard
Union Army of the West ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the Missouri
|
| followedBy |
Battle of Lexington (1861)
ⓘ
linked to:
First Battle of Lexington
|
| hasAlias |
Battle of Wilson's Creek
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Wilson’s Creek
Wilson's Creek ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Wilson’s Creek
|
| hasCategory |
Battles of the American Civil War in Missouri
ⓘ
Confederate victories of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Missouri ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Springfield, Missouri
ⓘ
Wilson's Creek ⓘ
linked to:
Wilson’s Creek, Missouri
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of Union Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
ⓘ
first Union general officer killed in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Missouri campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Missouri Campaign of 1864
Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ |
| precededBy | Camp Jackson Affair ⓘ |
| preservedAs |
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
ⓘ
linked to:
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
|
| primaryWatercourse |
Wilson's Creek
ⓘ
linked to:
Wilson’s Creek, Missouri
|
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped keep Missouri in the Union politically despite Confederate field victory
ⓘ
major early battle west of the Mississippi River in the Civil War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1861-08-10 ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| stateHistoricalMarker | Missouri ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | temporary Confederate control of southwestern Missouri ⓘ |
| terrain | wooded hills and creek valleys ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
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Subject: Oak Hills (Battle of Oak Hills) Description of subject: Oak Hills, better known as Wilson’s Creek, was the site of a major early Civil War battle in Missouri between Union and Confederate forces in 1861.
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