Battle of Petersburg (1781)
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The Battle of Petersburg (1781) was an American Revolutionary War engagement in Virginia in which British forces under Major General William Phillips and Benedict Arnold defeated a smaller American force, contributing to British control in the region prior to the Yorktown campaign.
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Target entity: Battle of Petersburg (1781) Context triple: [Virginia campaign, hasPart, Battle of Petersburg (1781)]
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Battle of Williamsburg
The Battle of Williamsburg was an early and inconclusive Civil War engagement in May 1862 in Virginia, fought as Union forces pursued the retreating Confederates during the Peninsula Campaign.
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Battle of Guilford Court House
The Battle of Guilford Court House was a major 1781 engagement in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, where heavy British casualties weakened their Southern campaign and helped pave the way to their eventual defeat at Yorktown.
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Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern
The Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern was a key armed clash near Toronto in December 1837, where William Lyon Mackenzie’s reform rebels were swiftly defeated by government forces during the Upper Canada Rebellion.
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Battle of Great Bridge
The Battle of Great Bridge was a pivotal early Revolutionary War engagement in December 1775 in colonial Virginia, where Patriot forces defeated British troops and effectively ended royal authority in the colony.
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Battle of White Oak Road
The Battle of White Oak Road was a late–Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines, helping to set the stage for the fall of Petersburg and the surrender at Appomattox.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Petersburg (1781) Target entity description: The Battle of Petersburg (1781) was an American Revolutionary War engagement in Virginia in which British forces under Major General William Phillips and Benedict Arnold defeated a smaller American force, contributing to British control in the region prior to the Yorktown campaign.
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A.
Battle of Williamsburg
The Battle of Williamsburg was an early and inconclusive Civil War engagement in May 1862 in Virginia, fought as Union forces pursued the retreating Confederates during the Peninsula Campaign.
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B.
Battle of Guilford Court House
The Battle of Guilford Court House was a major 1781 engagement in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, where heavy British casualties weakened their Southern campaign and helped pave the way to their eventual defeat at Yorktown.
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C.
Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern
The Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern was a key armed clash near Toronto in December 1837, where William Lyon Mackenzie’s reform rebels were swiftly defeated by government forces during the Upper Canada Rebellion.
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D.
Battle of Great Bridge
The Battle of Great Bridge was a pivotal early Revolutionary War engagement in December 1775 in colonial Virginia, where Patriot forces defeated British troops and effectively ended royal authority in the colony.
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E.
Battle of White Oak Road
The Battle of White Oak Road was a late–Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines, helping to set the stage for the fall of Petersburg and the surrender at Appomattox.
- F. None of above. chosen
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