Battle of Wilson’s Creek

Target entity: Battle of Wilson’s Creek
Context triple: [Nathaniel Lyon, battles, Battle of Wilson’s Creek]

• A. Battle of Perryville
  The Battle of Perryville was a major American Civil War engagement in Kentucky in October 1862, marking the climax of the Confederate Heartland Offensive and securing Union control of the border state.
• B. Battle of Cedar Creek
  The Battle of Cedar Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement in the Shenandoah Valley that secured Union control of the region and boosted Northern morale late in the war.
• C. Battle of Missionary Ridge
  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.
• D. 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.
• E. Battle of Slim Buttes
  The Battle of Slim Buttes was an 1876 engagement in the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked and destroyed a Miniconjou Lakota village in present-day South Dakota, marking the first significant U.S. victory after the defeat at Little Bighorn.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of Wilson’s Creek
Target entity description: The Battle of Wilson’s Creek was a major early Civil War engagement in Missouri, notable for being one of the first significant battles in the Western Theater and for the death of Union General Nathaniel Lyon.

• A. Battle of Perryville
  The Battle of Perryville was a major American Civil War engagement in Kentucky in October 1862, marking the climax of the Confederate Heartland Offensive and securing Union control of the border state.
• B. Battle of Cedar Creek
  The Battle of Cedar Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement in the Shenandoah Valley that secured Union control of the region and boosted Northern morale late in the war.
• C. Battle of Missionary Ridge
  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.
• D. 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.
• E. Battle of Slim Buttes
  The Battle of Slim Buttes was an 1876 engagement in the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked and destroyed a Miniconjou Lakota village in present-day South Dakota, marking the first significant U.S. victory after the defeat at Little Bighorn.
• F. None of above. chosen