Battle of Oriskany
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The Battle of Oriskany was a brutal and pivotal 1777 engagement in New York during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its high casualties and significant impact on the Saratoga campaign.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Oriskany canonical | 6 |
| Siege of Fort Stanwix | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Oriskany Context triple: [Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War, hasPart, Battle of Oriskany]
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A.
Battle of Bennington
The Battle of Bennington was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in which colonial militia forces defeated a British detachment, helping to undermine General Burgoyne’s campaign and setting the stage for the American victory at Saratoga.
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Battle of White Plains
The Battle of White Plains was a 1776 engagement in the American Revolutionary War in which British forces under General William Howe defeated George Washington’s Continental Army in New York, forcing an American retreat.
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C.
Battle of Queenston Heights
The Battle of Queenston Heights was a pivotal 1812 engagement in which British, Canadian, and Indigenous forces repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River, helping secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812.
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D.
Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga campaign was a pivotal 1777 series of battles in the American Revolutionary War that ended in a decisive American victory and helped secure French support for the revolution.
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E.
Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey where George Washington’s Continental Army defeated British forces, boosting Patriot morale and solidifying the momentum gained after Trenton.
- 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 Oriskany Target entity description: The Battle of Oriskany was a brutal and pivotal 1777 engagement in New York during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its high casualties and significant impact on the Saratoga campaign.
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A.
Battle of Bennington
The Battle of Bennington was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in which colonial militia forces defeated a British detachment, helping to undermine General Burgoyne’s campaign and setting the stage for the American victory at Saratoga.
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B.
Battle of White Plains
The Battle of White Plains was a 1776 engagement in the American Revolutionary War in which British forces under General William Howe defeated George Washington’s Continental Army in New York, forcing an American retreat.
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C.
Battle of Queenston Heights
The Battle of Queenston Heights was a pivotal 1812 engagement in which British, Canadian, and Indigenous forces repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River, helping secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812.
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D.
Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga campaign was a pivotal 1777 series of battles in the American Revolutionary War that ended in a decisive American victory and helped secure French support for the revolution.
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E.
Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey where George Washington’s Continental Army defeated British forces, boosting Patriot morale and solidifying the momentum gained after Trenton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Patriot militia column forced to withdraw
ⓘ
St. Leger’s force ultimately retreated from the Mohawk Valley ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British-allied militia
ⓘ
Iroquois warriors allied with the British ⓘ Loyalist forces ⓘ Patriot militia ⓘ |
| casualties | high on both sides ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
British Indian Department auxiliaries
ⓘ
King’s Royal Regiment of New York ⓘ
surface form:
King's Royal Regiment of New York (Loyalist)
Patriot New York militia ⓘ |
| commander |
Barry St. Leger
ⓘ
Joseph Brant ⓘ Nicholas Herkimer ⓘ Sir John Johnson ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Province of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
United States (then Province of New York)
|
| date | 1777-08-06 ⓘ |
| hasType |
ambush
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land battle ⓘ |
| location |
Mohawk Valley
ⓘ
near Oriskany, New York ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the American victory in the Saratoga campaign
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dividing the Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ heavy hand-to-hand combat ⓘ impact on the failure of the British St. Leger expedition ⓘ one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolutionary War relative to numbers engaged ⓘ |
| objective | relief of the besieged Fort Stanwix by Patriot militia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign
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surface form:
British 1777 campaign to isolate New England
Saratoga campaign ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Saratoga campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of Saratoga
Battle of Oriskany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Fort Stanwix
|
| result |
strategic American advantage
ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to the eventual surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga
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helped secure American control of upstate New York ⓘ |
| theater | Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Oriskany Description of subject: The Battle of Oriskany was a brutal and pivotal 1777 engagement in New York during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its high casualties and significant impact on the Saratoga campaign.
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Siege of Fort Stanwix