Forage War
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The Forage War was a series of small-scale skirmishes and raids in early 1777 during the American Revolutionary War, in which American forces harassed British and Hessian troops in New Jersey to disrupt their supply lines and weaken their control of the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Forage War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forage War Context triple: [Battle of Princeton, followedBy, Forage War]
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A.
Border War
Border War is a historic college sports rivalry primarily between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, spanning multiple sports and rooted in longstanding regional and cultural tensions.
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B.
Battle for Land
Battle for Land was a Fascist Italy agricultural and land reclamation initiative aimed at increasing arable land and showcasing the regime’s economic and ideological strength.
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C.
Guerra del Asiento
Guerra del Asiento es el nombre en español de la Guerra del Asiento o Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkins, un conflicto del siglo XVIII entre Gran Bretaña y España principalmente por disputas comerciales y coloniales en el Caribe y América.
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D.
War of the Camps
The War of the Camps was a series of brutal mid-1980s sieges and battles in Lebanon in which the Amal Movement and its allies fought Palestinian factions for control of refugee camps during the Lebanese Civil War.
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E.
War of the Reunions
The War of the Reunions was a short conflict (1683–1684) in which Louis XIV’s France fought Spain and its allies to consolidate territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands and along France’s eastern frontier.
- 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: Forage War Target entity description: The Forage War was a series of small-scale skirmishes and raids in early 1777 during the American Revolutionary War, in which American forces harassed British and Hessian troops in New Jersey to disrupt their supply lines and weaken their control of the region.
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A.
Border War
Border War is a historic college sports rivalry primarily between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, spanning multiple sports and rooted in longstanding regional and cultural tensions.
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B.
Battle for Land
Battle for Land was a Fascist Italy agricultural and land reclamation initiative aimed at increasing arable land and showcasing the regime’s economic and ideological strength.
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C.
Guerra del Asiento
Guerra del Asiento es el nombre en español de la Guerra del Asiento o Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkins, un conflicto del siglo XVIII entre Gran Bretaña y España principalmente por disputas comerciales y coloniales en el Caribe y América.
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D.
War of the Camps
The War of the Camps was a series of brutal mid-1980s sieges and battles in Lebanon in which the Amal Movement and its allies fought Palestinian factions for control of refugee camps during the Lebanese Civil War.
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E.
War of the Reunions
The War of the Reunions was a short conflict (1683–1684) in which Louis XIV’s France fought Spain and its allies to consolidate territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands and along France’s eastern frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
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series of skirmishes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New Jersey campaign of 1778
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surface form:
New Jersey Forage War
|
| belligerent |
British Army
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ New Jersey militia ⓘ Patriot irregulars ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ John Cadwalader ⓘ Lord Stirling ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ Philemon Dickinson ⓘ William Howe ⓘ |
| conflictOf | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| conflictType | asymmetric warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Hesse-Kassel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | March 1777 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Philadelphia campaign ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal |
disrupt British supply lines
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prevent British foraging ⓘ weaken British control of New Jersey ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Central New Jersey
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New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
North Jersey ⓘ
surface form:
Northern New Jersey
|
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Millstone
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skirmishes near New Brunswick ⓘ skirmishes near Quibbletown ⓘ skirmishes near Springfield, New Jersey ⓘ skirmishes near Woodbridge ⓘ |
| partOf | New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Princeton
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Battle of Trenton ⓘ |
| result |
British confinement to positions around New York City
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Patriot strategic advantage in New Jersey ⓘ boost to American morale ⓘ increased British supply difficulties ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure New Jersey for the Patriot cause
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limited British ability to project power inland from New York City ⓘ |
| startTime | January 1777 ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
ambushes
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attacks on foraging parties ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ harassment of outposts ⓘ hit-and-run raids ⓘ |
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Subject: Forage War Description of subject: The Forage War was a series of small-scale skirmishes and raids in early 1777 during the American Revolutionary War, in which American forces harassed British and Hessian troops in New Jersey to disrupt their supply lines and weaken their control of the region.
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