Battle of Cottonwood
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The Battle of Cottonwood was a key engagement during the 1877 Nez Perce War in which U.S. Army forces clashed with Nez Perce warriors in Idaho Territory as the tribe attempted to evade forced relocation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cottonwood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11131624 — 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 Cottonwood Context triple: [Battle of White Bird Canyon, followedBy, Battle of Cottonwood]
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A.
Battle of Canyon Creek
The Battle of Canyon Creek was an 1877 engagement in Montana during the Nez Perce War, in which U.S. Army forces attempted unsuccessfully to stop the Nez Perce as they retreated toward Canada.
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B.
Battle of White Bird Canyon
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was the opening engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, in which Nez Perce warriors decisively defeated U.S. Army forces in present-day Idaho.
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C.
Battle of Summit Springs
The Battle of Summit Springs was an 1869 U.S. Army attack on a Cheyenne village in Colorado Territory that marked a significant engagement in the Indian Wars and involved Pawnee Scouts fighting alongside U.S. forces.
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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 Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
- 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 Cottonwood Target entity description: The Battle of Cottonwood was a key engagement during the 1877 Nez Perce War in which U.S. Army forces clashed with Nez Perce warriors in Idaho Territory as the tribe attempted to evade forced relocation.
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A.
Battle of Canyon Creek
The Battle of Canyon Creek was an 1877 engagement in Montana during the Nez Perce War, in which U.S. Army forces attempted unsuccessfully to stop the Nez Perce as they retreated toward Canada.
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B.
Battle of White Bird Canyon
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was the opening engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, in which Nez Perce warriors decisively defeated U.S. Army forces in present-day Idaho.
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C.
Battle of Summit Springs
The Battle of Summit Springs was an 1869 U.S. Army attack on a Cheyenne village in Colorado Territory that marked a significant engagement in the Indian Wars and involved Pawnee Scouts fighting alongside U.S. forces.
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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 Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nez Perce tribe
ⓘ
linked to:
Nez Perce
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| cause | U.S. attempt to force Nez Perce relocation to a reservation ⓘ |
| combatant |
Nez Perce
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| conflict | Nez Perce War ⓘ |
| conflictType | U.S.–Native American conflict ⓘ |
| date | 1877 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Big Hole
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Big Hole
Battle of the Clearwater ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Nez Perce warriors
ⓘ
linked to:
Nez Perce
cavalry units of the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| location |
Idaho Territory
ⓘ
near Cottonwood, Idaho Territory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstration of Nez Perce tactical skill
ⓘ
successful Nez Perce evasion of encircling U.S. forces ⓘ |
| objective |
Nez Perce attempt to evade U.S. forces
ⓘ
U.S. Army attempt to block Nez Perce escape ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nez Perce War
ⓘ
Nez Perce flight toward Montana Territory ⓘ
linked to:
Nez Perce War
U.S. Indian Wars ⓘ
linked to:
American Indian Wars in the West
|
| precededBy |
Battle of White Bird Canyon
ⓘ
Battle of the Clearwater (in campaign sequence around the region) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Clearwater
|
| relatedTo |
Nez Perce flight to Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Nez Perce War
U.S. federal Indian policy in the 19th century ⓘ |
| result |
Nez Perce victory
ⓘ
United States defeat ⓘ |
| territoryAtTime |
Idaho Territory, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Idaho Territory
|
| year | 1877 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Cottonwood Description of subject: The Battle of Cottonwood was a key engagement during the 1877 Nez Perce War in which U.S. Army forces clashed with Nez Perce warriors in Idaho Territory as the tribe attempted to evade forced relocation.
Referenced by (1)
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