Battle of Missionary Ridge
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The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Missionary Ridge canonical | 10 |
| Battle of Chattanooga | 1 |
| Battle of Missionary Ridge at Chattanooga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Missionary Ridge Context triple: [Philip Sheridan, notableBattle, Battle of Missionary Ridge]
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Battle of Belmont
The Battle of Belmont was an early engagement of the Second Boer War in November 1899, in which British forces under Lord Methuen fought Boer commandos in the Northern Cape while advancing to relieve the besieged town of Kimberley.
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Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga was a major Confederate victory in the American Civil War, fought in September 1863 in northwestern Georgia and known as one of the war’s bloodiest engagements.
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Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was a major American Civil War engagement in 1864 near Marietta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign, in which Union forces under William T. Sherman attacked entrenched Confederate troops commanded by Joseph E. Johnston.
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Battle of Pittsburg Landing
The Battle of Pittsburg Landing, more commonly known as the Battle of Shiloh, was a major early Civil War clash in April 1862 in Tennessee that resulted in massive casualties and signaled the brutal scale of the conflict to come.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Missionary Ridge Target entity description: The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
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A.
Battle of Belmont
The Battle of Belmont was an early engagement of the Second Boer War in November 1899, in which British forces under Lord Methuen fought Boer commandos in the Northern Cape while advancing to relieve the besieged town of Kimberley.
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B.
Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga was a major Confederate victory in the American Civil War, fought in September 1863 in northwestern Georgia and known as one of the war’s bloodiest engagements.
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C.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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D.
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was a major American Civil War engagement in 1864 near Marietta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign, in which Union forces under William T. Sherman attacked entrenched Confederate troops commanded by Joseph E. Johnston.
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E.
Battle of Pittsburg Landing
The Battle of Pittsburg Landing, more commonly known as the Battle of Shiloh, was a major early Civil War clash in April 1862 in Tennessee that resulted in massive casualties and signaled the brutal scale of the conflict to come.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Missionary Ridge
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surface form:
Battle of Missionary Ridge at Chattanooga
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| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaignObjective | Lift the Confederate siege of Union forces in Chattanooga ⓘ |
| commander |
Braxton Bragg
ⓘ
George H. Thomas ⓘ Joseph Hooker ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
surface form:
William T. Sherman
|
| confederateArmy | Army of Tennessee ⓘ |
| confederateCommander | Braxton Bragg ⓘ |
| conflictIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | November 25, 1863 ⓘ |
| endDate | November 25, 1863 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Tullahoma Campaign
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surface form:
Relief of the Siege of Chattanooga
Union advance into Georgia ⓘ |
| front | Western front of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| frontLineFeature | Missionary Ridge ⓘ |
| location |
Missionary Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
near Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ |
| month | November ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Unexpected frontal charge by Union troops broke Confederate center
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Union infantry assault up Missionary Ridge ⓘ |
| outcome |
Confederate Army of Tennessee forced to retreat
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Confederate defensive line on Missionary Ridge broken ⓘ Union secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| partOf | Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Lookout Mountain
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Battle of Orchard Knob ⓘ |
| railHub | Chattanooga ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Chickamauga
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Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Chattanooga
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| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| significance |
Opened the gateway to the Deep South for Union forces
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Set the stage for the Atlanta Campaign ⓘ |
| startDate | November 25, 1863 ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
Break Confederate siege of Chattanooga
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Secure control of Chattanooga as a supply and rail hub ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| unionCenterCommander | George H. Thomas ⓘ |
| unionForceCommander | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| unionLeftCommander |
William Tecumseh Sherman
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surface form:
William T. Sherman
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| unionRightCommander | Joseph Hooker ⓘ |
| year | 1863 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Missionary Ridge Description of subject: The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
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