Battle of Iron Hill
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The Battle of Iron Hill, better known as the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major military engagement fought in that colony.
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| Battle of Iron Hill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6705675 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Iron Hill Context triple: [Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Iron Hill]
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Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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Battle of Guard Hill
The Battle of Guard Hill was a minor American Civil War engagement in August 1864 near Front Royal, Virginia, in which Union cavalry clashed with Confederate forces during the Shenandoah Valley operations.
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Battle of Quaker Hill
The Battle of Quaker Hill was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, involving Continental, British, and Hessian forces during the failed allied Franco-American attempt to retake Newport.
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Battle of Mount Harriet
The Battle of Mount Harriet was a key night assault during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured a strategically important Argentine-held position overlooking Port Stanley.
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Battle of Champion Hill
The Battle of Champion Hill was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in May 1863, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in Mississippi, opening the way for the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg.
- 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 Iron Hill Target entity description: The Battle of Iron Hill, better known as the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major military engagement fought in that colony.
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A.
Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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B.
Battle of Guard Hill
The Battle of Guard Hill was a minor American Civil War engagement in August 1864 near Front Royal, Virginia, in which Union cavalry clashed with Confederate forces during the Shenandoah Valley operations.
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C.
Battle of Quaker Hill
The Battle of Quaker Hill was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, involving Continental, British, and Hessian forces during the failed allied Franco-American attempt to retake Newport.
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D.
Battle of Mount Harriet
The Battle of Mount Harriet was a key night assault during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured a strategically important Argentine-held position overlooking Port Stanley.
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E.
Battle of Champion Hill
The Battle of Champion Hill was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in May 1863, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in Mississippi, opening the way for the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ skirmish ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Cooch’s Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
American militia
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Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| campaign | Philadelphia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | American casualties higher than British casualties ⓘ |
| colony | Delaware Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
British and Hessian forces
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Patriot forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Cornwallis
NERFINISHED
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George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Ewald NERFINISHED ⓘ William Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ William Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | United States (then Thirteen Colonies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1777-09-03 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Brandywine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcesType |
Continental light infantry
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Hessian jägers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
Christina River
NERFINISHED
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Cooch’s Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | engagement primarily involving light infantry and skirmishers ⓘ |
| location |
New Castle County, Delaware
NERFINISHED
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near Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby Iron Hill in Delaware ⓘ |
| notableAs | only major military engagement fought in Delaware during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| partOf | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | British landing at Head of Elk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAt | Cooch’s Bridge Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Delaware historical markers ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose | American delaying action against British advance on Philadelphia ⓘ |
| territorialChange | British forces advanced northward toward Philadelphia ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Iron Hill Description of subject: The Battle of Iron Hill, better known as the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major military engagement fought in that colony.
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