Battle of Proctor's Creek
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The Battle of Proctor's Creek was an 1864 American Civil War clash near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under P.G.T. Beauregard repelled Union General Benjamin Butler’s offensive, effectively bottling up his army on the Bermuda Hundred peninsula.
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| Battle of Proctor's Creek canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23167440 — 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 Proctor's Creek Context triple: [Bermuda Hundred Campaign, notableEngagement, Battle of Proctor's Creek]
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Battle of Briar Creek
The Battle of Briar Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which British forces routed a Continental Army detachment, helping to reassert British control over the state.
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Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised and defeated Patriot militia led by Thomas Sumter.
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Battle of Parent's Creek
The Battle of Parent's Creek, more famously known as the Battle of Bloody Run, was a 1763 conflict during Pontiac's Rebellion in which Native American forces ambushed and heavily defeated a British detachment near Fort Detroit.
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Battle of Van Nest's Mill
The Battle of Van Nest's Mill was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey in which Continental and militia forces attacked and disrupted a British foraging party.
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Battle of Kettle Creek
The Battle of Kettle Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which Patriot militia forces defeated a larger Loyalist force, helping to weaken British control in the Southern colonies.
- 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: Battle of Proctor's Creek Target entity description: The Battle of Proctor's Creek was an 1864 American Civil War clash near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under P.G.T. Beauregard repelled Union General Benjamin Butler’s offensive, effectively bottling up his army on the Bermuda Hundred peninsula.
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A.
Battle of Briar Creek
The Battle of Briar Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which British forces routed a Continental Army detachment, helping to reassert British control over the state.
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B.
Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised and defeated Patriot militia led by Thomas Sumter.
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C.
Battle of Parent's Creek
The Battle of Parent's Creek, more famously known as the Battle of Bloody Run, was a 1763 conflict during Pontiac's Rebellion in which Native American forces ambushed and heavily defeated a British detachment near Fort Detroit.
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D.
Battle of Van Nest's Mill
The Battle of Van Nest's Mill was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey in which Continental and militia forces attacked and disrupted a British foraging party.
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E.
Battle of Kettle Creek
The Battle of Kettle Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which Patriot militia forces defeated a larger Loyalist force, helping to weaken British control in the Southern colonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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