Battle of Dallas
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The Battle of Dallas was a May 1864 engagement in the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, in which Union and Confederate forces clashed near Dallas, Georgia, as part of General William T. Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dallas (1864) | 2 |
| Battle of Dallas canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Dallas (New Hope Church–Dallas line fighting) | 1 |
| Battle of Dallas during the American Civil War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11162763 — 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 Dallas Context triple: [Battle of Resaca, followedBy, Battle of Dallas]
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A.
Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal 1836 siege and fight during the Texas Revolution in which a small group of Texan defenders was overwhelmed by Mexican forces, becoming a lasting symbol of resistance and sacrifice.
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B.
Battle of the Brazos
The Battle of the Brazos is a historic college football rivalry game between Baylor University and Texas A&M University, traditionally marked by intense competition and regional pride in Texas.
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C.
Battle of Arlington
The Battle of Arlington, also known as the Battle of Menotomy, was a fierce skirmish during the opening day of the American Revolutionary War in which colonial militia clashed with British troops retreating from Concord through present-day Arlington, Massachusetts.
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D.
Battle of Talladega
The Battle of Talladega was an 1813 engagement in present-day Alabama during the Creek War, in which U.S. forces under Andrew Jackson fought against Red Stick Creek warriors.
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E.
Battle of Nashville
The Battle of Nashville was a major American Civil War engagement in December 1864 in which Union forces decisively defeated the Confederate Army of Tennessee, effectively destroying it as a fighting force.
- 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 Dallas Target entity description: The Battle of Dallas was a May 1864 engagement in the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, in which Union and Confederate forces clashed near Dallas, Georgia, as part of General William T. Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta.
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A.
Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal 1836 siege and fight during the Texas Revolution in which a small group of Texan defenders was overwhelmed by Mexican forces, becoming a lasting symbol of resistance and sacrifice.
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B.
Battle of the Brazos
The Battle of the Brazos is a historic college football rivalry game between Baylor University and Texas A&M University, traditionally marked by intense competition and regional pride in Texas.
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C.
Battle of Arlington
The Battle of Arlington, also known as the Battle of Menotomy, was a fierce skirmish during the opening day of the American Revolutionary War in which colonial militia clashed with British troops retreating from Concord through present-day Arlington, Massachusetts.
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D.
Battle of Talladega
The Battle of Talladega was an 1813 engagement in present-day Alabama during the Creek War, in which U.S. forces under Andrew Jackson fought against Red Stick Creek warriors.
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E.
Battle of Nashville
The Battle of Nashville was a major American Civil War engagement in December 1864 in which Union forces decisively defeated the Confederate Army of Tennessee, effectively destroying it as a fighting force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Engagement at Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | Capture of Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army of Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
James B. McPherson
NERFINISHED
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Joseph E. Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Hardee NERFINISHED ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | May 26, 1864 ⓘ |
| endDate | May 28, 1864 ⓘ |
| engagedForces |
Confederate Army of Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Union Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Pickett’s Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paulding County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Confederate assaults on entrenched Union lines
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Union defensive positions around Dallas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlanta Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign operations west of Atlanta ⓘ Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Dallas, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of New Hope Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Inconclusive
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Union defensive success ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Continued Union advance toward Atlanta ⓘ |
| theaterCommanderConfederate | Joseph E. Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterCommanderUnion | William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction |
field battle
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infantry engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Battle of Dallas Description of subject: The Battle of Dallas was a May 1864 engagement in the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, in which Union and Confederate forces clashed near Dallas, Georgia, as part of General William T. Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Dallas (1864)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Dallas (New Hope Church–Dallas line fighting)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Dallas (1864)
subject surface form:
Dallas, Georgia
this entity surface form:
Battle of Dallas during the American Civil War