Battle of Spanish Fort
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The Battle of Spanish Fort was a late-Civil War Union assault on Confederate defenses near Mobile, Alabama, in March–April 1865 that helped secure the fall of one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf Coast strongholds.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Spanish Fort canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12753999 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Spanish Fort Context triple: [Army of the Gulf, notableEngagement, Battle of Spanish Fort]
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Battle of Fort Blakeley
The Battle of Fort Blakeley was one of the final major engagements of the American Civil War, in which Union forces captured a Confederate fortification in Alabama just days before the war’s end.
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Battle of Honey Hill
The Battle of Honey Hill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in South Carolina in which Union forces, including notable African American regiments, unsuccessfully attempted to cut the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.
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Battle of Harrison's Island
The Battle of Harrison's Island, better known as the Battle of Ball's Bluff, was an early and disastrous 1861 American Civil War engagement in Virginia that resulted in a significant Union defeat and led to increased congressional scrutiny of the war’s conduct.
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Battle of Utoy Creek
The Battle of Utoy Creek was an 1864 engagement during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, in which Union forces attempted to cut off Confederate rail and supply lines southwest of Atlanta.
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E.
Battle of Sailor Creek
The Battle of Sailor Creek was a major engagement of the American Civil War, fought on April 6, 1865 in Virginia, that resulted in a decisive Union victory and the capture of a large portion of Robert E. Lee’s army shortly before its surrender at Appomattox.
- 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 Spanish Fort Target entity description: The Battle of Spanish Fort was a late-Civil War Union assault on Confederate defenses near Mobile, Alabama, in March–April 1865 that helped secure the fall of one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf Coast strongholds.
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A.
Battle of Fort Blakeley
The Battle of Fort Blakeley was one of the final major engagements of the American Civil War, in which Union forces captured a Confederate fortification in Alabama just days before the war’s end.
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B.
Battle of Honey Hill
The Battle of Honey Hill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in South Carolina in which Union forces, including notable African American regiments, unsuccessfully attempted to cut the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.
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C.
Battle of Harrison's Island
The Battle of Harrison's Island, better known as the Battle of Ball's Bluff, was an early and disastrous 1861 American Civil War engagement in Virginia that resulted in a significant Union defeat and led to increased congressional scrutiny of the war’s conduct.
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D.
Battle of Utoy Creek
The Battle of Utoy Creek was an 1864 engagement during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, in which Union forces attempted to cut off Confederate rail and supply lines southwest of Atlanta.
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E.
Battle of Sailor Creek
The Battle of Sailor Creek was a major engagement of the American Civil War, fought on April 6, 1865 in Virginia, that resulted in a decisive Union victory and the capture of a large portion of Robert E. Lee’s army shortly before its surrender at Appomattox.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Spanish Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Union XIII Corps
NERFINISHED
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Union XVI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignTheater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesConfederate | approximately 600 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| casualtiesUnion | approximately 700 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| chronology | one of the last major battles of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army of Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Dabney H. Maury
NERFINISHED
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Edward Canby NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Corse NERFINISHED ⓘ Randall L. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnd | 1865-04-08 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1865-03-27 ⓘ |
| defensiveCommander | Randall L. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| description | Union forces besieged and assaulted Confederate fortifications at Spanish Fort, Alabama ⓘ |
| endedWith | evacuation of Confederate defenders ⓘ |
| era | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Fort Blakely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortification | Spanish Fort defensive works ⓘ |
| fortificationType | earthwork fortifications ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Spanish Fort, Alabama
NERFINISHED
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near Mobile, Alabama ⓘ |
| objective | capture Confederate defenses protecting Mobile, Alabama ⓘ |
| offensiveCommander | Edward Canby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mobile Campaign
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Union Gulf Coast operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Union advance on Mobile defenses ⓘ |
| purposeUnion | to neutralize Confederate defenses east of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Fort Blakely
NERFINISHED
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Fall of Mobile, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the fall of Mobile, Alabama
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helped secure one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf Coast strongholds ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| strengthConfederate | approximately 2,500–3,500 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthUnion | approximately 32,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
assault
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siege ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Spanish Fort Description of subject: The Battle of Spanish Fort was a late-Civil War Union assault on Confederate defenses near Mobile, Alabama, in March–April 1865 that helped secure the fall of one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf Coast strongholds.
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