Battle of Picacho Pass
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The Battle of Picacho Pass was a minor American Civil War skirmish in 1862 near Picacho Peak in the Arizona Territory, often cited as the westernmost engagement of the war.
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| Battle of Picacho Pass canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19046054 — 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 Picacho Pass Context triple: [Picacho Peak, hasHistoricalEvent, Battle of Picacho Pass]
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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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B.
Battle of San Pasqual
The Battle of San Pasqual was an 1846 engagement during the Mexican–American War in Southern California, notable for being one of the bloodiest battles in the region and a rare tactical setback for U.S. forces.
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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.
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Battle of Glorieta Pass
The Battle of Glorieta Pass was a pivotal 1862 American Civil War engagement in the New Mexico Territory that halted the Confederate advance into the Southwest and is often called the "Gettysburg of the West."
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E.
Battle of Las Animas Canyon
The Battle of Las Animas Canyon was a key 1879 engagement in Victorio's War in which Apache forces under Chief Victorio ambushed and inflicted heavy casualties on U.S. and New Mexico militia troops in New Mexico Territory.
- 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 Picacho Pass Target entity description: The Battle of Picacho Pass was a minor American Civil War skirmish in 1862 near Picacho Peak in the Arizona Territory, often cited as the westernmost engagement of the war.
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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 San Pasqual
The Battle of San Pasqual was an 1846 engagement during the Mexican–American War in Southern California, notable for being one of the bloodiest battles in the region and a rare tactical setback for U.S. forces.
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C.
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.
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D.
Battle of Glorieta Pass
The Battle of Glorieta Pass was a pivotal 1862 American Civil War engagement in the New Mexico Territory that halted the Confederate advance into the Southwest and is often called the "Gettysburg of the West."
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E.
Battle of Las Animas Canyon
The Battle of Las Animas Canyon was a key 1879 engagement in Victorio's War in which Apache forces under Chief Victorio ambushed and inflicted heavy casualties on U.S. and New Mexico militia troops in New Mexico Territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.