Hornet's Nest
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Hornet's Nest was a fiercely contested defensive position held by Union troops during the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh, known for its intense and prolonged fighting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hornet's Nest canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1091014 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hornet's Nest Context triple: [Battle of Shiloh, notableLocation, Hornet's Nest]
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A.
Hornets Nest
"Hornets Nest" is a film produced by Mandalay Pictures, best known as one of the studio’s notable releases.
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B.
Bucksturm
Bucksturm is a historic medieval tower in Osnabrück, Germany, known for its former use as a city fortification and prison.
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C.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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D.
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures is a 1997 British comedy film, conceived as a spiritual successor to A Fish Called Wanda, featuring John Cleese and other members of that ensemble in a farcical story about a struggling zoo.
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E.
The Invasion
The Invasion is a classic Doctor Who serial featuring the Second Doctor and marking a major early appearance of the Cybermen in a contemporary Earth setting.
- 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: Hornet's Nest Target entity description: Hornet's Nest was a fiercely contested defensive position held by Union troops during the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh, known for its intense and prolonged fighting.
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A.
Hornets Nest
"Hornets Nest" is a film produced by Mandalay Pictures, best known as one of the studio’s notable releases.
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B.
Bucksturm
Bucksturm is a historic medieval tower in Osnabrück, Germany, known for its former use as a city fortification and prison.
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C.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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D.
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures is a 1997 British comedy film, conceived as a spiritual successor to A Fish Called Wanda, featuring John Cleese and other members of that ensemble in a farcical story about a struggling zoo.
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E.
The Invasion
The Invasion is a classic Doctor Who serial featuring the Second Doctor and marking a major early appearance of the Cybermen in a contemporary Earth setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
ⓘ
battlefield position ⓘ defensive position ⓘ |
| associatedWithUnit |
Army of the Ohio
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the Ohio
Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the Tennessee
|
| attackedByUnit |
Confederate Army of Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of the Mississippi
|
| casualties | high on both sides ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 6 April 1862 ⓘ |
| frontCommander |
Benjamin M. Prentiss
ⓘ
W. H. L. Wallace ⓘ |
| heldBy | Union Army ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Battle of Shiloh
ⓘ
Hardin County, Tennessee ⓘ Shiloh ⓘ
surface form:
Shiloh battlefield
Tennessee ⓘ |
| memorial | Shiloh National Military Park markers ⓘ |
| namedFor | likened to a nest of angry hornets due to intense fire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy casualties
ⓘ
intense and prolonged fighting ⓘ stubborn Union resistance ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army
|
| partOf | Union defensive line at Shiloh ⓘ |
| preservedAs | historic battlefield site ⓘ |
| result | eventual Confederate capture of position ⓘ |
| tacticalEffect |
bought time for Union reinforcements
ⓘ
delayed Confederate advance ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | sunken road ⓘ |
| weaponryUsed |
artillery
ⓘ
rifled muskets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hornet's Nest Description of subject: Hornet's Nest was a fiercely contested defensive position held by Union troops during the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh, known for its intense and prolonged fighting.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.