New Year’s Night 1888 raid on Randolph McCoy’s cabin
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The New Year’s Night 1888 raid on Randolph McCoy’s cabin was a violent Hatfield family attack on the McCoy homestead that left several McCoy family members dead or injured and marked the bloody climax of the infamous Hatfield–McCoy feud.
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| New Year’s Night 1888 raid on Randolph McCoy’s cabin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19828754 — 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)
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Target entity: New Year’s Night 1888 raid on Randolph McCoy’s cabin Context triple: [Hatfield–McCoy feud, significantEvent, New Year’s Night 1888 raid on Randolph McCoy’s cabin]
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James–Younger Gang bank raid of 1876
The James–Younger Gang bank raid of 1876 was a notorious failed robbery attempt by the outlaw gang led by Jesse James and Cole Younger that resulted in multiple deaths and marked the beginning of the gang’s downfall.
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Hunter’s Raid on Lynchburg
Hunter’s Raid on Lynchburg was a Union cavalry and infantry campaign in June 1864 aimed at capturing the strategic Confederate city of Lynchburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War.
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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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Salem raid (1863)
The Salem raid of 1863 was a Union cavalry operation during the American Civil War, led by General William W. Averell against Confederate infrastructure in southwestern Virginia.
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Morgan's Raid of 1863
Morgan's Raid of 1863 was a daring Confederate cavalry incursion led by General John H. Morgan that swept through several Northern states during the American Civil War, aiming to disrupt Union supply lines and spread alarm behind enemy lines.
- 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: New Year’s Night 1888 raid on Randolph McCoy’s cabin Target entity description: The New Year’s Night 1888 raid on Randolph McCoy’s cabin was a violent Hatfield family attack on the McCoy homestead that left several McCoy family members dead or injured and marked the bloody climax of the infamous Hatfield–McCoy feud.
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A.
James–Younger Gang bank raid of 1876
The James–Younger Gang bank raid of 1876 was a notorious failed robbery attempt by the outlaw gang led by Jesse James and Cole Younger that resulted in multiple deaths and marked the beginning of the gang’s downfall.
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B.
Hunter’s Raid on Lynchburg
Hunter’s Raid on Lynchburg was a Union cavalry and infantry campaign in June 1864 aimed at capturing the strategic Confederate city of Lynchburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War.
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C.
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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D.
Salem raid (1863)
The Salem raid of 1863 was a Union cavalry operation during the American Civil War, led by General William W. Averell against Confederate infrastructure in southwestern Virginia.
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E.
Morgan's Raid of 1863
Morgan's Raid of 1863 was a daring Confederate cavalry incursion led by General John H. Morgan that swept through several Northern states during the American Civil War, aiming to disrupt Union supply lines and spread alarm behind enemy lines.
- F. None of above. chosen
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