Raids of William Phillips in Virginia
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The Raids of William Phillips in Virginia were a series of destructive 1781 British military operations led by General William Phillips that targeted American supply depots, infrastructure, and towns during the Revolutionary War.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17049714 — 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: Raids of William Phillips in Virginia Context triple: [Virginia campaign, hasPart, Raids of William Phillips in Virginia]
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A.
Jubal Early’s raid on Washington
Jubal Early’s raid on Washington was a Confederate Civil War offensive in July 1864 that brought Southern forces to the outskirts of the U.S. capital, prompting emergency Union defenses and heightening Northern alarm.
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B.
Wilson's Raid
Wilson's Raid was a major Union cavalry campaign in the final months of the American Civil War that swept through Alabama and Georgia, destroying Confederate infrastructure and war-making capacity.
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C.
Sheridan’s Trevilian Raid
Sheridan’s Trevilian Raid was a major Union cavalry expedition led by General Philip Sheridan in June 1864 during the American Civil War, aimed at disrupting Confederate rail lines and supplies in central Virginia.
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D.
“The March into Virginia”
“The March into Virginia” is a Civil War–themed poem by Herman Melville included in his collection *Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War*, reflecting on the experiences and emotions of soldiers entering the conflict.
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E.
Fall of Richmond
The Fall of Richmond was the April 1865 capture of the Confederate capital by Union forces, signaling the imminent end of the American Civil War.
- 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: Raids of William Phillips in Virginia Target entity description: The Raids of William Phillips in Virginia were a series of destructive 1781 British military operations led by General William Phillips that targeted American supply depots, infrastructure, and towns during the Revolutionary War.
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A.
Jubal Early’s raid on Washington
Jubal Early’s raid on Washington was a Confederate Civil War offensive in July 1864 that brought Southern forces to the outskirts of the U.S. capital, prompting emergency Union defenses and heightening Northern alarm.
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B.
Wilson's Raid
Wilson's Raid was a major Union cavalry campaign in the final months of the American Civil War that swept through Alabama and Georgia, destroying Confederate infrastructure and war-making capacity.
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C.
Sheridan’s Trevilian Raid
Sheridan’s Trevilian Raid was a major Union cavalry expedition led by General Philip Sheridan in June 1864 during the American Civil War, aimed at disrupting Confederate rail lines and supplies in central Virginia.
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D.
“The March into Virginia”
“The March into Virginia” is a Civil War–themed poem by Herman Melville included in his collection *Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War*, reflecting on the experiences and emotions of soldiers entering the conflict.
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E.
Fall of Richmond
The Fall of Richmond was the April 1865 capture of the Confederate capital by Union forces, signaling the imminent end of the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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