Battle of Quaker Road
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The Battle of Quaker Road was an American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces advanced against Confederate positions during the final campaign leading to the fall of Richmond.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Quaker Road canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Battle of Quaker Road Context triple: [Battle of Lewis’s Farm, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Quaker Road]
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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 Bound Brook
The Battle of Bound Brook was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey in which British and Hessian forces launched a surprise attack on a Continental Army outpost.
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Battle of Marks' Mills
The Battle of Marks' Mills was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, where Confederate forces ambushed and decisively defeated a Union supply column during the Red River Campaign.
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Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Quaker Road Target entity description: The Battle of Quaker Road was an American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces advanced against Confederate positions during the final campaign leading to the fall of Richmond.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Battle of Bound Brook
The Battle of Bound Brook was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey in which British and Hessian forces launched a surprise attack on a Continental Army outpost.
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D.
Battle of Marks' Mills
The Battle of Marks' Mills was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, where Confederate forces ambushed and decisively defeated a Union supply column during the Red River Campaign.
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Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Lewis Farm
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Lewis’s Farm
Lewis Farm ⓘ Lewis’s Farm ⓘ
linked to:
Lewis Farm
|
| approximateConfederateStrength | about 2,000–3,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| approximateUnionStrength | about 5,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| campaignObjective |
support Union operations toward Five Forks
ⓘ
turn the Confederate right flank at Petersburg ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Army of Northern Virginia
Union Army ⓘ V Corps (Union Army) ⓘ |
| commander |
Bushrod Johnson
ⓘ
Charles Griffin ⓘ George E. Pickett ⓘ
linked to:
George Pickett
Gouverneur K. Warren ⓘ
linked to:
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
Henry Heth ⓘ Joshua L. Chamberlain ⓘ
linked to:
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
|
| confederateCasualties | several hundred killed, wounded, and missing ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1865-03-29 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-03-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
ⓘ
Battle of Five Forks ⓘ Battle of White Oak Road ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
fought along Quaker Road
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near Gravelly Run ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Union forces advanced along Quaker Road toward the Boydton Plank Road
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Union troops drove Confederates from positions near Lewis Farm ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
1st Division, V Corps (Union Army)
ⓘ
linked to:
1st Division, V Corps
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps ⓘ Confederate infantry under Bushrod Johnson ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appomattox Campaign
ⓘ
Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
|
| place |
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
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near Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Petersburg ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Fall of Petersburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Third Battle of Petersburg
Fall of Richmond ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-03-29 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
contributed to the final Union offensive leading to the evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg
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helped unhinge Confederate defenses southwest of Petersburg ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| unionCasualties | several hundred killed, wounded, and missing ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Quaker Road Description of subject: The Battle of Quaker Road was an American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces advanced against Confederate positions during the final campaign leading to the fall of Richmond.
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