Battle of Rattlesnake Springs
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The Battle of Rattlesnake Springs was an 1880 engagement in Texas during Victorio’s Apache War, where U.S. forces and scouts successfully blocked Apache access to water, contributing to the eventual defeat of Victorio’s band.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Rattlesnake Springs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9783864 — 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 Rattlesnake Springs Context triple: [Victorio's War, notableEvent, Battle of Rattlesnake Springs]
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A.
Battle of Cool Spring
The Battle of Cool Spring was an American Civil War engagement fought in July 1864 in Virginia, where Union forces attempted to cross the Shenandoah River and were repulsed by Confederate troops under General Jubal Early.
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B.
Battle of Poison Spring
The Battle of Poison Spring was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, notable for a Confederate victory and the massacre of Black Union soldiers by Confederate and allied Native American forces.
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C.
Battle of Cabin Creek
The Battle of Cabin Creek was an American Civil War engagement in Indian Territory in which Union forces successfully defended a vital supply train against Confederate troops, helping secure Federal control in the region.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Lone Jack
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.
- 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 Rattlesnake Springs Target entity description: The Battle of Rattlesnake Springs was an 1880 engagement in Texas during Victorio’s Apache War, where U.S. forces and scouts successfully blocked Apache access to water, contributing to the eventual defeat of Victorio’s band.
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A.
Battle of Cool Spring
The Battle of Cool Spring was an American Civil War engagement fought in July 1864 in Virginia, where Union forces attempted to cross the Shenandoah River and were repulsed by Confederate troops under General Jubal Early.
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B.
Battle of Poison Spring
The Battle of Poison Spring was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, notable for a Confederate victory and the massacre of Black Union soldiers by Confederate and allied Native American forces.
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C.
Battle of Cabin Creek
The Battle of Cabin Creek was an American Civil War engagement in Indian Territory in which Union forces successfully defended a vital supply train against Confederate troops, helping secure Federal control in the region.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Lone Jack
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Apache warriors
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ Victorio’s band ⓘ |
| combatant |
U.S. Army scouts
ⓘ
U.S. cavalry ⓘ
linked to:
United States Cavalry
|
| conflict |
Apache Wars
ⓘ
Victorio’s War ⓘ
linked to:
Victorio's War
|
| consequence | contributed to eventual defeat of Victorio’s band ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1880 ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–Civil War Indian Wars ⓘ |
| indigenousGroupInvolved | Chiricahua Apache ⓘ |
| involves | control of water resources ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. Army campaigns against Victorio ⓘ |
| location |
Texas
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| namedAfter | Rattlesnake Springs ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Victorio ⓘ |
| partOf | Victorio’s Apache War ⓘ |
| region | West Texas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Apache Wars in Texas
ⓘ
Victorio ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | block Apache access to water ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | U.S. forces held control of water sources ⓘ |
| theater |
American Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
|
| typeOfWarfare | Indian Wars engagement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Rattlesnake Springs Description of subject: The Battle of Rattlesnake Springs was an 1880 engagement in Texas during Victorio’s Apache War, where U.S. forces and scouts successfully blocked Apache access to water, contributing to the eventual defeat of Victorio’s band.
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