Battle of Horseshoe Bend
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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was an 1814 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces led by Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the Red Stick Creek faction, leading to vast land cessions in the Southeast.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Horseshoe Bend canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Horseshoe Bend Context triple: [Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, battlefieldOf, Battle of Horseshoe Bend]
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Battle of Withlacoochee
The Battle of Withlacoochee was an 1835 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that marked one of the early major clashes of the Second Seminole War.
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Battle of Savage’s Station
The Battle of Savage’s Station was an 1862 American Civil War engagement during the Peninsula Campaign in which Union forces retreating toward the James River clashed with pursuing Confederate troops in Henrico County, Virginia.
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Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a major 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under General Nathanael Greene fought British troops in one of the conflict’s last large battles in the Southern theater.
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D.
Battle of the Wabash
The Battle of the Wabash was a devastating 1791 defeat of U.S. forces by a confederation of Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory, and remains one of the worst losses in U.S. Army history.
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E.
Battle of Vincennes
The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
- 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 Horseshoe Bend Target entity description: The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was an 1814 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces led by Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the Red Stick Creek faction, leading to vast land cessions in the Southeast.
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A.
Battle of Withlacoochee
The Battle of Withlacoochee was an 1835 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that marked one of the early major clashes of the Second Seminole War.
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B.
Battle of Savage’s Station
The Battle of Savage’s Station was an 1862 American Civil War engagement during the Peninsula Campaign in which Union forces retreating toward the James River clashed with pursuing Confederate troops in Henrico County, Virginia.
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C.
Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a major 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under General Nathanael Greene fought British troops in one of the conflict’s last large battles in the Southern theater.
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D.
Battle of the Wabash
The Battle of the Wabash was a devastating 1791 defeat of U.S. forces by a confederation of Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory, and remains one of the worst losses in U.S. Army history.
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E.
Battle of Vincennes
The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Tohopeka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cherokee allies of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Creek allies of the United States ⓘ Red Stick faction of the Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign | Jackson's Creek campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
heavy losses for Red Stick Creek faction
ⓘ
relatively lighter losses for United States and allies ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Red Stick Creek warriors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States forces and Native American allies ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Major General Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Creek War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Treaty of Fort Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ceded lands in present-day Alabama ⓘ ceded lands in present-day Georgia ⓘ large Creek land cessions in the Southeast ⓘ opened large areas of the Southeast to American settlement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1814-03-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty negotiations at Fort Jackson ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Andrew Jackson
NERFINISHED
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Cherokee warriors ⓘ Menawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Stick Creek warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Cherokee warriors
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Lower Creek warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Stick Creek warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee militia NERFINISHED ⓘ regular U.S. Army troops ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
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Horseshoe Bend, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Tallapoosa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Creek War
NERFINISHED
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War of 1812 theater in the Southeast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Emuckfaw
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Enotachopco Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Andrew Jackson's rise to national prominence
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U.S. expansion into the Southeast ⓘ |
| result | decisive United States victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat of the Red Stick Creek faction
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effectively ended major Creek resistance in the region ⓘ |
| theater | Southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1814 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Horseshoe Bend Description of subject: The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was an 1814 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces led by Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the Red Stick Creek faction, leading to vast land cessions in the Southeast.
Referenced by (8)
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