Siege of Lexington, Missouri
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The Siege of Lexington, Missouri was a key early Civil War engagement in September 1861 in which Confederate forces under Sterling Price captured a strongly fortified Union garrison, boosting Southern control and morale in Missouri.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Lexington, Missouri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13113256 — 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: Siege of Lexington, Missouri Context triple: [Battle of Wilson's Creek, followedBy, Siege of Lexington, Missouri]
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Siege of Fort Harrison
The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
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Battle of Orchard Knob
The Battle of Orchard Knob was an 1863 American Civil War engagement near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces seized a key elevated position that served as a staging ground for their subsequent victories at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.
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C.
Battle of Poplar Grove
The Battle of Poplar Grove was a 1900 engagement during the Second Boer War in which British forces under Lord Roberts defeated Boer commandos near Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, contributing to the collapse of organized Boer resistance in the region.
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Battle of Fort Harrison
The Battle of Fort Harrison was a key 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces captured a vital Confederate defensive fortification as part of the broader operations against the Confederate capital.
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E.
Red Fork Battle
The Red Fork Battle, also known as the Dull Knife Fight, was a 1876 U.S. Army attack on a Northern Cheyenne village during the Great Sioux War, resulting in the destruction of the camp and significant hardship for the Cheyenne people.
- 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: Siege of Lexington, Missouri Target entity description: The Siege of Lexington, Missouri was a key early Civil War engagement in September 1861 in which Confederate forces under Sterling Price captured a strongly fortified Union garrison, boosting Southern control and morale in Missouri.
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A.
Siege of Fort Harrison
The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
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B.
Battle of Orchard Knob
The Battle of Orchard Knob was an 1863 American Civil War engagement near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces seized a key elevated position that served as a staging ground for their subsequent victories at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.
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C.
Battle of Poplar Grove
The Battle of Poplar Grove was a 1900 engagement during the Second Boer War in which British forces under Lord Roberts defeated Boer commandos near Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, contributing to the collapse of organized Boer resistance in the region.
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D.
Battle of Fort Harrison
The Battle of Fort Harrison was a key 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces captured a vital Confederate defensive fortification as part of the broader operations against the Confederate capital.
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E.
Red Fork Battle
The Red Fork Battle, also known as the Dull Knife Fight, was a 1876 U.S. Army attack on a Northern Cheyenne village during the Great Sioux War, resulting in the destruction of the camp and significant hardship for the Cheyenne people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Lexington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Hemp Bales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackingForceCommander | Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentRole |
Missouri State Guard conducting siege operations
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Union forces defending a fortified garrison ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
Missouri State Guard – comparatively lighter casualties
ⓘ
Union – significant casualties and capture of most of the garrison ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States-aligned Missouri State Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedSide |
James A. Mulligan – Union garrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sterling Price – Missouri State Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
James A. Mulligan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| consequence |
Boosted Southern morale in Missouri
ⓘ
Increased Confederate and Missouri State Guard control over parts of Missouri ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDetail | Main assault and surrender occurred on September 18–20, 1861 ⓘ |
| defensivePosition |
Entrenched Union lines around the Masonic College
ⓘ
Union fortifications on College Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1861-09-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Union counteroffensives in Missouri later in 1861 ⓘ |
| garrisonCommander | James A. Mulligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lafayette County, Missouri
NERFINISHED
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Missouri ⓘ Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Lexington, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTactic | Use of water-soaked hemp bales as movable breastworks by attackers ⓘ |
| objective |
Capture of Union garrison at Lexington
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Control of central Missouri along the Missouri River ⓘ |
| outcome | Surrender of Union garrison under James A. Mulligan ⓘ |
| partOf | Missouri campaign of 1861 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Wilson’s Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMilitaryUnit |
Missouri State Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union volunteer regiments from Illinois and Missouri ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| significance |
Demonstrated effectiveness of improvised field fortification tactics
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Key early-war engagement in the struggle for Missouri ⓘ |
| startDate | 1861-09-12 ⓘ |
| stateDuringConflict | Slave state remaining in the Union but contested by secessionists ⓘ |
| strength |
Missouri State Guard approximately 10,000–15,000 men
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Union garrison approximately 2,500–3,500 men ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Siege of Lexington, Missouri Description of subject: The Siege of Lexington, Missouri was a key early Civil War engagement in September 1861 in which Confederate forces under Sterling Price captured a strongly fortified Union garrison, boosting Southern control and morale in Missouri.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Wilson's Creek