Groton Heights battlefield
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Groton Heights battlefield is a historic Revolutionary War site in Groton, Connecticut, where British forces led by Benedict Arnold captured Fort Griswold in a bloody 1781 battle.
All labels observed (1)
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| Groton Heights battlefield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11393837 — 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: Groton Heights battlefield Context triple: [William Ledyard, associatedWith, Groton Heights battlefield]
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A.
Glendale battlefield
Glendale battlefield is a Civil War site in Virginia where one of the Seven Days Battles took place, now preserved as part of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
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B.
Thomas-Wright Battlefield
Thomas-Wright Battlefield is a historic site within Lava Beds National Monument associated with the Modoc War between the Modoc people and the U.S. Army in the 1870s.
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C.
Belmont battlefield
Belmont battlefield is a historic South African site where a significant early engagement of the Second Boer War took place between British and Boer forces.
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D.
Bloody Ridge battlefield
Bloody Ridge battlefield is a historic World War II combat site on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
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E.
Beaver Dam Creek battlefield
Beaver Dam Creek battlefield is a Civil War site near Richmond, Virginia, where Union and Confederate forces clashed during the Seven Days Battles and which is now preserved as part of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
- 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: Groton Heights battlefield Target entity description: Groton Heights battlefield is a historic Revolutionary War site in Groton, Connecticut, where British forces led by Benedict Arnold captured Fort Griswold in a bloody 1781 battle.
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A.
Glendale battlefield
Glendale battlefield is a Civil War site in Virginia where one of the Seven Days Battles took place, now preserved as part of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
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B.
Thomas-Wright Battlefield
Thomas-Wright Battlefield is a historic site within Lava Beds National Monument associated with the Modoc War between the Modoc people and the U.S. Army in the 1870s.
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C.
Belmont battlefield
Belmont battlefield is a historic South African site where a significant early engagement of the Second Boer War took place between British and Boer forces.
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D.
Bloody Ridge battlefield
Bloody Ridge battlefield is a historic World War II combat site on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
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E.
Beaver Dam Creek battlefield
Beaver Dam Creek battlefield is a Civil War site near Richmond, Virginia, where Union and Confederate forces clashed during the Seven Days Battles and which is now preserved as part of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War site
ⓘ
historic battlefield ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedict Arnold’s 1781 raid on New London and Groton
ⓘ
linked to:
British raid on New London, Connecticut
burning of New London ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War sites
ⓘ
linked to:
American Revolution historic sites
Battlefields in the United States ⓘ Parks in Connecticut ⓘ |
| combatant |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| conflict | Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfEvent | September 6, 1781 ⓘ |
| designation |
U.S. National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| governingBody |
State of Connecticut
ⓘ
linked to:
Connecticut
|
| hasMemorial |
Groton Monument (Groton Battle Monument)
ⓘ
linked to:
Groton Monument
monument to Col. William Ledyard and the defenders ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fort Griswold
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
|
| hasView | Thames River ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Groton, Connecticut ⓘ New London County, Connecticut ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| nearestCity | New London, Connecticut ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Benedict Arnold
ⓘ
William Ledyard ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Groton Monument (Groton Battle Monument)
ⓘ
linked to:
Groton Monument
earthen fortifications of Fort Griswold ⓘ monuments commemorating the battle ⓘ stone walls of Fort Griswold ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Fort Griswold by local militia
ⓘ
heavy American casualties after the fort’s surrender ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection ⓘ |
| partOf | Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | commanded the approach to New London harbor via the Thames River ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| toponym | Groton Heights ⓘ |
| use |
historic site
ⓘ
public park ⓘ |
| visitorActivities |
learning about the American Revolutionary War
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touring historic fortifications ⓘ visiting monuments and memorials ⓘ |
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Subject: Groton Heights battlefield Description of subject: Groton Heights battlefield is a historic Revolutionary War site in Groton, Connecticut, where British forces led by Benedict Arnold captured Fort Griswold in a bloody 1781 battle.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold