Fairfax Court House raid
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The Fairfax Court House raid was a daring 1863 Confederate cavalry operation led by John S. Mosby in which his Rangers penetrated Union lines to capture a Union general and other prisoners in Fairfax, Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fairfax Court House raid canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22548400 — 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: Fairfax Court House raid Context triple: [John S. Mosby, notableEngagement, Fairfax Court House raid]
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St. Albans Raid
The St. Albans Raid was a Confederate cavalry incursion from Canada into the Union town of St. Albans, Vermont, in October 1864, considered the northernmost land action of the American Civil War.
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B.
Danbury Raid
The Danbury Raid was a 1777 British expedition during the American Revolutionary War that targeted and destroyed Continental Army supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, prompting subsequent clashes with American forces.
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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.
Pigeon Hill raid
The Pigeon Hill raid was a minor 1866 incursion by Irish-American Fenian militants from the United States into Canada East (Quebec), intended to pressure Britain over Irish independence as part of the broader Fenian Raids.
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E.
Johnsonville raid
The Johnsonville raid was a Confederate cavalry attack led by Nathan Bedford Forrest in November 1864 that destroyed Union supply depots and shipping along the Tennessee River during the American Civil War.
- 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: Fairfax Court House raid Target entity description: The Fairfax Court House raid was a daring 1863 Confederate cavalry operation led by John S. Mosby in which his Rangers penetrated Union lines to capture a Union general and other prisoners in Fairfax, Virginia.
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A.
St. Albans Raid
The St. Albans Raid was a Confederate cavalry incursion from Canada into the Union town of St. Albans, Vermont, in October 1864, considered the northernmost land action of the American Civil War.
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B.
Danbury Raid
The Danbury Raid was a 1777 British expedition during the American Revolutionary War that targeted and destroyed Continental Army supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, prompting subsequent clashes with American forces.
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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.
Pigeon Hill raid
The Pigeon Hill raid was a minor 1866 incursion by Irish-American Fenian militants from the United States into Canada East (Quebec), intended to pressure Britain over Irish independence as part of the broader Fenian Raids.
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E.
Johnsonville raid
The Johnsonville raid was a Confederate cavalry attack led by Nathan Bedford Forrest in November 1864 that destroyed Union supply depots and shipping along the Tennessee River during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.