The Battle of Alligator Hill
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The Battle of Alligator Hill is a short story from James A. Michener’s Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Tales of the South Pacific," set against the backdrop of World War II in the Pacific theater.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Battle of Alligator Hill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10210396 — 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: The Battle of Alligator Hill Context triple: [Tales of the South Pacific, hasNotableStory, The Battle of Alligator Hill]
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A.
Battle of Brigade Hill
The Battle of Brigade Hill was a World War II engagement along the Kokoda Track in Papua in September 1942, where Australian forces attempted to halt the advancing Japanese toward Port Moresby.
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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 Alligator Creek
The Battle of Alligator Creek was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault, helping secure their foothold on the island.
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D.
Battle of Wahoo Swamp
The Battle of Wahoo Swamp was a major 1836 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that highlighted the difficulty of suppressing Native resistance during the Second Seminole War.
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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
- 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: The Battle of Alligator Hill Target entity description: The Battle of Alligator Hill is a short story from James A. Michener’s Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Tales of the South Pacific," set against the backdrop of World War II in the Pacific theater.
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A.
Battle of Brigade Hill
The Battle of Brigade Hill was a World War II engagement along the Kokoda Track in Papua in September 1942, where Australian forces attempted to halt the advancing Japanese toward Port Moresby.
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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 Alligator Creek
The Battle of Alligator Creek was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault, helping secure their foothold on the island.
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D.
Battle of Wahoo Swamp
The Battle of Wahoo Swamp was a major 1836 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that highlighted the difficulty of suppressing Native resistance during the Second Seminole War.
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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 (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| author |
James A. Michener
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linked to:
James Michener
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
short story literature
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war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Tales of the South Pacific ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| originalCollectionAuthor |
James A. Michener
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linked to:
James Michener
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| originalCollectionAward | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| originalCollectionAwardedTo | Tales of the South Pacific ⓘ |
| originalCollectionPublicationForm | short story cycle ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Tales of the South Pacific ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
Pacific theater of World War II
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linked to:
Pacific War
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Battle of Alligator Hill Description of subject: The Battle of Alligator Hill is a short story from James A. Michener’s Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Tales of the South Pacific," set against the backdrop of World War II in the Pacific theater.
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