Battle of Champion Hill
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The Battle of Champion Hill was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in May 1863, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in Mississippi, opening the way for the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Champion Hill canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1190177 — 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: Battle of Champion Hill Context triple: [Siege of Vicksburg, precededBy, Battle of Champion Hill]
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Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
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Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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Battle of Hanging Rock
The Battle of Hanging Rock was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where Patriot militia forces, including those led by Thomas Sumter, attacked a British outpost as part of the southern campaign.
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Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill
The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill was a 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under Nathanael Greene were repulsed by British troops near Camden despite inflicting significant casualties.
- 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 Champion Hill Target entity description: The Battle of Champion Hill was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in May 1863, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in Mississippi, opening the way for the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg.
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A.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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B.
Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
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C.
Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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D.
Battle of Hanging Rock
The Battle of Hanging Rock was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where Patriot militia forces, including those led by Thomas Sumter, attacked a British outpost as part of the southern campaign.
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E.
Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill
The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill was a 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under Nathanael Greene were repulsed by British troops near Camden despite inflicting significant casualties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Baker’s Creek ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaign | Grant’s operations against Vicksburg ⓘ |
| category |
Western Theater of the American Civil War
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surface form:
Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War
|
| commander |
James B. McPherson
ⓘ
John A. McClernand ⓘ John C. Pemberton ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
surface form:
William T. Sherman
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| ConfederateArmy |
Confederate Army of Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Mississippi
|
| ConfederateCasualtiesApproximate | about 3,800 ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommanderRank | Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | May 16, 1863 ⓘ |
| effect |
compelled Pemberton to abandon defensive line east of Vicksburg
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led directly to Confederate withdrawal across Big Black River ⓘ |
| estimatedConfederateStrength | about 22,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| estimatedUnionStrength | about 29,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Big Black River Bridge ⓘ |
| front | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locationRelativeToCity | east of Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| month | May ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Champion family plantation ⓘ |
| notableFeature | largest and bloodiest engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ |
| objective | to cut Confederate forces off from Vicksburg ⓘ |
| partOf |
Siege of Vicksburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Vicksburg Campaign
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| place | Hinds County, Mississippi ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Raymond ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partly preserved as a battlefield site ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Siege of Vicksburg
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surface form:
Capture of Vicksburg
Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
forced Confederate retreat toward Vicksburg
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opened the way for the siege of Vicksburg ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union forces seized Champion Hill ridge ⓘ |
| terrain | rolling hills and wooded ridges ⓘ |
| UnionArmy | Army of the Tennessee ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesApproximate | about 2,400 ⓘ |
| UnionCommanderRank |
Ulysses S. Grant
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surface form:
Major General Ulysses S. Grant
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| year | 1863 ⓘ |
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