Battle of Five Forks
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The Battle of Five Forks was a decisive American Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces broke Confederate lines, leading directly to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Five Forks canonical | 12 |
| Five Forks | 1 |
| Five Forks Battlefield Unit | 1 |
| Five Forks, Virginia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1217568 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Five Forks Context triple: [Appomattox Campaign, hasPart, Battle of Five Forks]
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Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a major and notoriously bloody 1864 Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee repelled repeated Union assaults during Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign.
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Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was a major and brutal engagement of the American Civil War’s Overland Campaign in May 1864, marked by intense trench warfare and heavy casualties between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee.
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Battle of Hatcher's Run
The Battle of Hatcher's Run was a late–Civil War engagement in February 1865 in which Union forces extended their lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, helping to cut Confederate supply routes and tighten the noose around Robert E. Lee’s army.
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Battle of the Weldon Railroad
The Battle of the Weldon Railroad was an August 1864 American Civil War engagement in which Union forces seized and held a key Confederate supply line south of Petersburg, contributing significantly to the eventual fall of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Five Forks Target entity description: The Battle of Five Forks was a decisive American Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces broke Confederate lines, leading directly to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox.
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A.
Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a major and notoriously bloody 1864 Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee repelled repeated Union assaults during Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign.
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B.
Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was a major and brutal engagement of the American Civil War’s Overland Campaign in May 1864, marked by intense trench warfare and heavy casualties between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee.
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D.
Battle of Hatcher's Run
The Battle of Hatcher's Run was a late–Civil War engagement in February 1865 in which Union forces extended their lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, helping to cut Confederate supply routes and tighten the noose around Robert E. Lee’s army.
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E.
Battle of the Weldon Railroad
The Battle of the Weldon Railroad was an August 1864 American Civil War engagement in which Union forces seized and held a key Confederate supply line south of Petersburg, contributing significantly to the eventual fall of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Five Forks
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surface form:
Five Forks
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| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
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Robert E. Lee ⓘ South Side Railroad ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaignCommanderUnion | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| commander |
Fitzhugh Lee
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George Armstrong Custer ⓘ George Pickett ⓘ
surface form:
George E. Pickett
George G. Meade ⓘ Gouverneur Kemble Warren ⓘ
surface form:
Gouverneur K. Warren
Philip Sheridan ⓘ
surface form:
Philip H. Sheridan
Thomas L. Rosser ⓘ |
| confederateForces |
Cavalry under Fitzhugh Lee
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Pickett’s Division ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1865-04-01 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-04-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Appomattox Campaign retreat of Confederate forces
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Fall of Richmond ⓘ Third Battle of Petersburg ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | Known as the "Waterloo of the Confederacy" by some historians ⓘ |
| locationDescription | Intersection of five roads known as Five Forks ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Relief of Gouverneur K. Warren from command of V Corps by Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ |
| objective | Cut the South Side Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appomattox Campaign
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Siege of Petersburg ⓘ |
| place | Dinwiddie County, Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
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Battle of White Oak Road ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-04-01 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
Broke the end of the Confederate defensive line protecting Petersburg
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Contributed to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House ⓘ Directly preceded the fall of Petersburg ⓘ Directly preceded the fall of Richmond ⓘ Forced Robert E. Lee to evacuate Petersburg and Richmond ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome |
Confederate line at Five Forks collapsed
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Union forces overwhelmed the Confederate flank ⓘ |
| unionForces |
Union V Corps
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surface form:
Army of the Potomac V Corps
Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Five Forks Description of subject: The Battle of Five Forks was a decisive American Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces broke Confederate lines, leading directly to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox.
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