Battle of Lone Jack
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The Battle of Lone Jack was an American Civil War engagement in August 1862 in western Missouri, marked by intense close-quarters fighting between Union forces and Confederate guerrillas and militia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Lone Jack canonical | 7 |
| Battle of Lone Jack in Missouri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3190888 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Lone Jack Context triple: [Lone Jack, Missouri, knownFor, Battle of Lone Jack]
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A.
Battle of Coleto
The Battle of Coleto was an 1836 engagement in the Texas Revolution in which Mexican forces surrounded and compelled the surrender of Colonel James Fannin’s Texian army, leading directly to the Goliad Massacre.
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B.
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.
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C.
Battle of Canyon Creek
The Battle of Canyon Creek was an 1877 engagement in Montana during the Nez Perce War, in which U.S. Army forces attempted unsuccessfully to stop the Nez Perce as they retreated toward Canada.
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D.
Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
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E.
Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
- 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: Battle of Lone Jack Target entity description: The Battle of Lone Jack was an American Civil War engagement in August 1862 in western Missouri, marked by intense close-quarters fighting between Union forces and Confederate guerrillas and militia.
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A.
Battle of Coleto
The Battle of Coleto was an 1836 engagement in the Texas Revolution in which Mexican forces surrounded and compelled the surrender of Colonel James Fannin’s Texian army, leading directly to the Goliad Massacre.
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B.
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.
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C.
Battle of Canyon Creek
The Battle of Canyon Creek was an 1877 engagement in Montana during the Nez Perce War, in which U.S. Army forces attempted unsuccessfully to stop the Nez Perce as they retreated toward Canada.
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D.
Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
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E.
Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| aftermath | Confederate control of the immediate area was temporary ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
Confederate guerrillas ⓘ Missouri State Guard elements ⓘ
linked to:
Missouri State Guard
Union ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLossesConfederate | heavy casualties ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLossesUnion | heavy casualties ⓘ |
| category |
August 1862 events
ⓘ
Battles of the American Civil War in Missouri ⓘ Battles of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ Conflicts in 1862 ⓘ |
| characteristic |
close-quarters fighting
ⓘ
street fighting in the town of Lone Jack ⓘ |
| combatantType |
Confederate guerrillas
ⓘ
Confederate militia ⓘ regular Union troops ⓘ |
| commander |
DeWitt C. Hunter
ⓘ
Emory S. Foster ⓘ John T. Hughes ⓘ Upton Hays ⓘ Vernon K. Stevenson ⓘ William Quantrill ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | August 16, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued guerrilla warfare in western Missouri ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Lone Jack Battlefield, Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield and Cemetery
|
| memorial |
Lone Jack Battlefield Museum and Soldier’s Cemetery
ⓘ
linked to:
Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield and Cemetery
|
| month | August 1862 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense small-arms combat
ⓘ
participation of guerrilla leader William Quantrill ⓘ |
| objective | Union attempt to disrupt Confederate recruiting in western Missouri ⓘ |
| outcome | Union force withdrew from Lone Jack ⓘ |
| partOf |
Missouri campaign of 1862
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War in Missouri
Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ |
| place | Lone Jack, Missouri ⓘ |
| precededBy | Confederate recruiting and raiding activity in western Missouri in summer 1862 ⓘ |
| region | western Missouri ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| strengthConfederate | approximately 1,500 to 1,800 men ⓘ |
| strengthUnion | approximately 800 men ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Lone Jack Description of subject: The Battle of Lone Jack was an American Civil War engagement in August 1862 in western Missouri, marked by intense close-quarters fighting between Union forces and Confederate guerrillas and militia.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Lone Jack