Battle of Lincoln
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The Battle of Lincoln was a multi-day 1878 gunfight and siege in Lincoln, New Mexico, that became the climactic confrontation of the Lincoln County War and prominently involved figures like Billy the Kid.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Lincoln canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9323753 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Lincoln Context triple: [Lincoln County War, notableEvent, Battle of Lincoln]
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Battle of Lincoln (1141)
The Battle of Lincoln (1141) was a major engagement in the English civil war known as The Anarchy, where forces loyal to Empress Matilda captured King Stephen, dramatically shifting the balance of power in the struggle for the English crown.
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Battle of Boroughbridge
The Battle of Boroughbridge was a pivotal 1322 clash in England in which King Edward II’s forces decisively defeated rebellious barons led by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, effectively crushing major opposition to the king’s rule.
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Battle of York
The Battle of York was a War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured and burned the British colonial capital of York (now Toronto), significantly impacting the defense and development of Upper Canada.
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Battle of Fulford
The Battle of Fulford was a 1066 clash near York in which a Norwegian-led invading force defeated the northern English earls shortly before the main events of the Norman Conquest.
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Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.
- 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 Lincoln Target entity description: The Battle of Lincoln was a multi-day 1878 gunfight and siege in Lincoln, New Mexico, that became the climactic confrontation of the Lincoln County War and prominently involved figures like Billy the Kid.
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A.
Battle of Lincoln (1141)
The Battle of Lincoln (1141) was a major engagement in the English civil war known as The Anarchy, where forces loyal to Empress Matilda captured King Stephen, dramatically shifting the balance of power in the struggle for the English crown.
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B.
Battle of Boroughbridge
The Battle of Boroughbridge was a pivotal 1322 clash in England in which King Edward II’s forces decisively defeated rebellious barons led by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, effectively crushing major opposition to the king’s rule.
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C.
Battle of York
The Battle of York was a War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured and burned the British colonial capital of York (now Toronto), significantly impacting the defense and development of Upper Canada.
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D.
Battle of Fulford
The Battle of Fulford was a 1066 clash near York in which a Norwegian-led invading force defeated the northern English earls shortly before the main events of the Norman Conquest.
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E.
Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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gunfight ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| aftermath |
collapse of organized resistance by the Regulators
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waning of the Lincoln County War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Five-Day Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
commercial and political rivalry in Lincoln County
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murder of John Tunstall ⓘ |
| combatant |
Murphy–Dolan faction
NERFINISHED
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Regulators NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunstall–McSween faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Lincoln County War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1878-07-19 ⓘ |
| era | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Billy the Kid legends ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Alexander McSween killed
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multiple Regulators killed ⓘ several Murphy–Dolan supporters killed ⓘ |
| hasDuration | five days ⓘ |
| involves | burning of the McSween house ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory
NERFINISHED
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Lincoln, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Alexander McSween
NERFINISHED
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Billy the Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Bowdre NERFINISHED ⓘ Doc Scurlock NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ George Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ James Dolan NERFINISHED ⓘ John Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ José Chavez y Chavez NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff George Peppin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff William Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan McSween NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom O’Folliard NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army troops from Fort Stanton ⓘ |
| partOf | Lincoln County War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the Tunstall–McSween faction
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victory for the Murphy–Dolan faction ⓘ |
| significance | climactic confrontation of the Lincoln County War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1878-07-15 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1878 ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
building siege
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urban gun battle ⓘ |
| year | 1878 ⓘ |
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