Sullivan Expedition
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The Sullivan Expedition was a 1779 Continental Army campaign during the American Revolutionary War aimed at destroying Iroquois settlements allied with the British in New York and Pennsylvania.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sullivan Expedition canonical | 7 |
| Sullivan Campaign | 1 |
| Sullivan Expedition of 1779 | 1 |
| Sullivan–Clinton Expedition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sullivan Expedition Context triple: [John Sullivan, notableWork, Sullivan Expedition]
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Braddock Expedition
The Braddock Expedition was a 1755 British military campaign during the French and Indian War, led by General Edward Braddock in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Fort Duquesne from the French.
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Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was an 1811 conflict in Indiana Territory in which U.S. forces led by William Henry Harrison defeated Native American warriors associated with Tecumseh’s confederacy, heightening tensions that contributed to the War of 1812.
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Tecumseh's War
Tecumseh's War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Old Northwest in which the Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his Native American confederacy resisted U.S. expansion into their lands.
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Indian Creek massacre
The Indian Creek massacre was an 1832 attack during the Black Hawk War in which a group of Potawatomi and Sauk warriors killed and captured settlers near present-day Earlville, Illinois.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sullivan Expedition Target entity description: The Sullivan Expedition was a 1779 Continental Army campaign during the American Revolutionary War aimed at destroying Iroquois settlements allied with the British in New York and Pennsylvania.
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A.
Braddock Expedition
The Braddock Expedition was a 1755 British military campaign during the French and Indian War, led by General Edward Braddock in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Fort Duquesne from the French.
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B.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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C.
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was an 1811 conflict in Indiana Territory in which U.S. forces led by William Henry Harrison defeated Native American warriors associated with Tecumseh’s confederacy, heightening tensions that contributed to the War of 1812.
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D.
Tecumseh's War
Tecumseh's War was an early 19th-century conflict in the Old Northwest in which the Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his Native American confederacy resisted U.S. expansion into their lands.
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E.
Indian Creek massacre
The Indian Creek massacre was an 1832 attack during the Black Hawk War in which a group of Potawatomi and Sauk warriors killed and captured settlers near present-day Earlville, Illinois.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Continental Army operation
ⓘ
event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sullivan Expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Sullivan Campaign
Sullivan Expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Sullivan–Clinton Expedition
|
| battle | Battle of Newtown ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ Loyalists ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commander |
James Clinton
ⓘ
John Sullivan ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBattleOfNewtown | 1779-08-29 ⓘ |
| effectOnPopulation | refugee crisis among Iroquois ⓘ |
| endTime | 1779-10 ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | considered a major blow to the Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ |
| location |
Finger Lakes
ⓘ
surface form:
Finger Lakes region
Iroquois territory ⓘ New York ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Northern Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
northern Pennsylvania
|
| objective |
destroy Iroquois settlements allied with the British
ⓘ
neutralize Iroquois military capability ⓘ punish Iroquois raids on frontier settlements ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
John Butler
ⓘ
Joseph Brant ⓘ |
| orderedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| participant |
Continental Army
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ Loyalist forces ⓘ |
| partOf | United States military history ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Iroquois crops and food stores
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destruction of numerous Iroquois villages ⓘ mass displacement of Iroquois civilians ⓘ weakening of Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1779-06 ⓘ |
| strategy | scorched earth ⓘ |
| target |
Cayuga settlements
ⓘ
Iroquois nations allied with the British ⓘ Mohawk settlements ⓘ Onondaga nation ⓘ
surface form:
Onondaga settlements
Seneca settlements ⓘ |
| theatre | Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| year | 1779 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sullivan Expedition Description of subject: The Sullivan Expedition was a 1779 Continental Army campaign during the American Revolutionary War aimed at destroying Iroquois settlements allied with the British in New York and Pennsylvania.
Referenced by (10)
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