Battle of the Mesa
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The Battle of the Mesa was a minor engagement during the Mexican–American War, fought near Los Angeles in January 1847, that helped secure U.S. control over Southern California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Mesa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12084194 — 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 the Mesa Context triple: [Battle of La Mesa, alsoKnownAs, Battle of the Mesa]
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Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
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Battle of Slim Buttes
The Battle of Slim Buttes was an 1876 engagement in the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked and destroyed a Miniconjou Lakota village in present-day South Dakota, marking the first significant U.S. victory after the defeat at Little Bighorn.
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Battle of Canyon Creek
The Battle of Canyon Creek was an 1877 engagement in Montana during the Nez Perce War, in which U.S. Army forces attempted unsuccessfully to stop the Nez Perce as they retreated toward Canada.
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D.
Battle of Cottonwood
The Battle of Cottonwood was a key engagement during the 1877 Nez Perce War in which U.S. Army forces clashed with Nez Perce warriors in Idaho Territory as the tribe attempted to evade forced relocation.
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E.
Battle of White Bird Canyon
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was the opening engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, in which Nez Perce warriors decisively defeated U.S. Army forces in present-day Idaho.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Mesa Target entity description: The Battle of the Mesa was a minor engagement during the Mexican–American War, fought near Los Angeles in January 1847, that helped secure U.S. control over Southern California.
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A.
Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
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B.
Battle of Slim Buttes
The Battle of Slim Buttes was an 1876 engagement in the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked and destroyed a Miniconjou Lakota village in present-day South Dakota, marking the first significant U.S. victory after the defeat at Little Bighorn.
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C.
Battle of Canyon Creek
The Battle of Canyon Creek was an 1877 engagement in Montana during the Nez Perce War, in which U.S. Army forces attempted unsuccessfully to stop the Nez Perce as they retreated toward Canada.
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D.
Battle of Cottonwood
The Battle of Cottonwood was a key engagement during the 1877 Nez Perce War in which U.S. Army forces clashed with Nez Perce warriors in Idaho Territory as the tribe attempted to evade forced relocation.
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E.
Battle of White Bird Canyon
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was the opening engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, in which Nez Perce warriors decisively defeated U.S. Army forces in present-day Idaho.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of La Mesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Californio militia
NERFINISHED
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United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | reconquest of Los Angeles by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
Californio forces of Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
José María Flores
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert F. Stockton NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen W. Kearny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| country | Mexico (at the time of the battle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | January 9, 1847 ⓘ |
| followedBy | American occupation of Los Angeles in 1847 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | fought on a mesa (tableland) near the San Gabriel River ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
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Era of U.S. westward expansion ⓘ |
| location |
San Gabriel River area
NERFINISHED
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near Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| opposingForceType | Californio lancers and militia ⓘ |
| partOf | California campaign of the Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Rio San Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryU.S.ForceType | artillery and volunteer troops GENERATED ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure U.S. control over Southern California
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last major engagement of the California campaign ⓘ |
| territorialControlAfter | secured U.S. control over Southern California ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Coast theater of the Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1847 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Mesa Description of subject: The Battle of the Mesa was a minor engagement during the Mexican–American War, fought near Los Angeles in January 1847, that helped secure U.S. control over Southern California.
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