Smith’s Expedition to Tupelo
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Smith’s Expedition to Tupelo was a Union cavalry and infantry operation in July 1864 during the American Civil War, aimed at disrupting Confederate forces and protecting Union supply lines in northern Mississippi.
All labels observed (1)
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| Smith’s Expedition to Tupelo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16031159 — 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: Smith’s Expedition to Tupelo Context triple: [Harrisburg Campaign (American Civil War), alsoKnownAs, Smith’s Expedition to Tupelo]
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Red River Expedition
The Red River Expedition was a Canadian military campaign in 1870 sent to the Red River Colony (in present-day Manitoba) to assert federal authority and respond to Louis Riel’s provisional government during the Red River Rebellion.
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Jackson's Romney Expedition
Jackson's Romney Expedition was a Confederate winter campaign in early 1862 led by Stonewall Jackson in western Virginia, aimed at disrupting Union forces and infrastructure in the Shenandoah Valley region.
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Price’s Missouri Expedition
Price’s Missouri Expedition was a major 1864 Confederate cavalry campaign into Missouri led by General Sterling Price, intended to capture the state and influence the U.S. presidential election but ultimately ending in failure.
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D.
Second Franklin overland expedition
The Second Franklin overland expedition was a British Arctic exploration journey led by Sir John Franklin from 1825 to 1827 that aimed to chart the northern coast of North America and further the mapping of the Northwest Passage.
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E.
Sullivan Expedition
The Sullivan Expedition was a 1779 Continental Army campaign during the American Revolutionary War aimed at destroying Iroquois settlements allied with the British in New York and Pennsylvania.
- 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: Smith’s Expedition to Tupelo Target entity description: Smith’s Expedition to Tupelo was a Union cavalry and infantry operation in July 1864 during the American Civil War, aimed at disrupting Confederate forces and protecting Union supply lines in northern Mississippi.
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A.
Red River Expedition
The Red River Expedition was a Canadian military campaign in 1870 sent to the Red River Colony (in present-day Manitoba) to assert federal authority and respond to Louis Riel’s provisional government during the Red River Rebellion.
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B.
Jackson's Romney Expedition
Jackson's Romney Expedition was a Confederate winter campaign in early 1862 led by Stonewall Jackson in western Virginia, aimed at disrupting Union forces and infrastructure in the Shenandoah Valley region.
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C.
Price’s Missouri Expedition
Price’s Missouri Expedition was a major 1864 Confederate cavalry campaign into Missouri led by General Sterling Price, intended to capture the state and influence the U.S. presidential election but ultimately ending in failure.
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D.
Second Franklin overland expedition
The Second Franklin overland expedition was a British Arctic exploration journey led by Sir John Franklin from 1825 to 1827 that aimed to chart the northern coast of North America and further the mapping of the Northwest Passage.
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E.
Sullivan Expedition
The Sullivan Expedition was a 1779 Continental Army campaign during the American Revolutionary War aimed at destroying Iroquois settlements allied with the British in New York and Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
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