fighting at Devil’s Den
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Fighting at Devil’s Den was a fierce and pivotal clash on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by brutal close-quarters combat among rocky terrain between Union and Confederate forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fighting at Devil's Den | 1 |
| fighting at Devil’s Den canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: fighting at Devil’s Den Context triple: [Battle of Gettysburg, notableEvent, fighting at Devil’s Den]
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A.
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a protracted and costly 1951 U.S.-led United Nations offensive against entrenched North Korean and Chinese forces in the mountainous terrain of North Korea.
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B.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
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C.
Bloody Ridge
Bloody Ridge is a historically significant World War II battlefield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
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D.
Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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E.
Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: fighting at Devil’s Den Target entity description: Fighting at Devil’s Den was a fierce and pivotal clash on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by brutal close-quarters combat among rocky terrain between Union and Confederate forces.
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A.
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a protracted and costly 1951 U.S.-led United Nations offensive against entrenched North Korean and Chinese forces in the mountainous terrain of North Korea.
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B.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
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C.
Bloody Ridge
Bloody Ridge is a historically significant World War II battlefield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
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D.
Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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E.
Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engagement of the American Civil War
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engagement of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| casualties | high on both sides ⓘ |
| characteristic |
close-quarters combat
ⓘ
heavy casualties ⓘ intense musket and artillery fire ⓘ |
| commanderSide1 |
Confederate general Henry L. Benning
ⓘ
surface form:
Brigadier General Henry L. Benning
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward ⓘ |
| commanderSide2 |
Confederate general Henry L. Benning
ⓘ
surface form:
Brigadier General Henry L. Benning
Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson ⓘ John Bell Hood ⓘ
surface form:
Major General John Bell Hood
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentSiteUse | historic battlefield and tourist site ⓘ |
| date | July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for the rocky, den-like formations on the hill ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War era
|
| location |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Devil's Den ⓘ
surface form:
Devil’s Den
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
|
| memorializedBy | Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ |
| notableFor | fierce hand-to-hand fighting among rocks and boulders ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| phaseOf | second day of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Little Round Top
ⓘ
The Slaughter Pen ⓘ The Wheatfield ⓘ |
| result | Confederate tactical success ⓘ |
| resultDetail | Confederate forces captured Devil’s Den ⓘ |
| side1 |
Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the Potomac
|
| side2 |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
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| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | helped threaten the Union left flank at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| terrain |
boulder-strewn ground
ⓘ
rocky hill ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | afternoon ⓘ |
| unitInvolvedSide1 |
Union III Corps
ⓘ
Union V Corps ⓘ |
| unitInvolvedSide2 |
First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
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surface form:
Confederate First Corps
Hood's Division ⓘ
surface form:
Hood’s Division
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Subject: fighting at Devil’s Den Description of subject: Fighting at Devil’s Den was a fierce and pivotal clash on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by brutal close-quarters combat among rocky terrain between Union and Confederate forces.
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