First Battle of Lexington

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The First Battle of Lexington was a key 1861 American Civil War engagement in Missouri in which pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard forces besieged and compelled the surrender of a Union garrison, boosting Southern control and morale in the region.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Lexington (1861)	2
Battle of Lexington	1
Battle of Lexington (First Battle of Lexington)	1
Battle of Lexington (First Battle of Lexington, 1861)	1
First Battle of Lexington canonical	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Battle of Lexington
Context triple: [Battle of Lexington (American Civil War), alsoKnownAs, First Battle of Lexington]

A. Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
B. Battle of Ridgefield
The Battle of Ridgefield was a 1777 Revolutionary War clash in Connecticut in which American forces, including Benedict Arnold, attempted to resist a British raid on military supplies.
C. Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a pivotal early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in June 1775, demonstrating that colonial forces could mount a strong resistance against the British despite ultimately losing the ground.
D. First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the opening major land battle of the American Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory and shattering early illusions of a quick and easy conflict.
E. Battle of Fort Necessity
The Battle of Fort Necessity was a 1754 early engagement of the French and Indian War in which a young George Washington suffered his first military defeat, helping ignite the broader conflict between Britain and France in North America.
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: First Battle of Lexington
Target entity description: The First Battle of Lexington was a key 1861 American Civil War engagement in Missouri in which pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard forces besieged and compelled the surrender of a Union garrison, boosting Southern control and morale in the region.

A. Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
B. Battle of Ridgefield
The Battle of Ridgefield was a 1777 Revolutionary War clash in Connecticut in which American forces, including Benedict Arnold, attempted to resist a British raid on military supplies.
C. Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a pivotal early engagement of the American Revolutionary War in June 1775, demonstrating that colonial forces could mount a strong resistance against the British despite ultimately losing the ground.
D. First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the opening major land battle of the American Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory and shattering early illusions of a quick and easy conflict.
E. Battle of Fort Necessity
The Battle of Fort Necessity was a 1754 early engagement of the French and Indian War in which a young George Washington suffered his first military defeat, helping ignite the broader conflict between Britain and France in North America.
F. None of above. chosen