Battle of Glendale
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The Battle of Glendale was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Confederate forces attempted to cut off the Union Army’s retreat toward the James River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Glendale canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1992089 — 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: Battle of Glendale Context triple: [Seven Days Battles, includesBattle, Battle of Glendale]
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Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was a major American Civil War engagement in 1864 near Marietta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign, in which Union forces under William T. Sherman attacked entrenched Confederate troops commanded by Joseph E. Johnston.
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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.
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D.
Battle of Fair Oaks
The Battle of Fair Oaks, also known as the Battle of Seven Pines, was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, that halted the Union advance during the Peninsula Campaign and led to Robert E. Lee taking command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
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E.
Battle of Alma
The Battle of Alma was the first major engagement of the Crimean War, in which allied British and French forces defeated the Russian army near the Alma River in 1854.
- 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: Battle of Glendale Target entity description: The Battle of Glendale was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Confederate forces attempted to cut off the Union Army’s retreat toward the James River.
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A.
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was a major American Civil War engagement in 1864 near Marietta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign, in which Union forces under William T. Sherman attacked entrenched Confederate troops commanded by Joseph E. Johnston.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Battle of Fair Oaks
The Battle of Fair Oaks, also known as the Battle of Seven Pines, was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, that halted the Union advance during the Peninsula Campaign and led to Robert E. Lee taking command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
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E.
Battle of Alma
The Battle of Alma was the first major engagement of the Crimean War, in which allied British and French forces defeated the Russian army near the Alma River in 1854.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Frayser’s Farm
ⓘ
Battle of Lewis’s Farm ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Nelson’s Farm
Battle of New Market ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of New Market Road
Battle of Riddell’s Shop ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States of America (Union)
|
| campaign | Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| commander |
A.P. Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
A. P. Hill
Benjamin Huger ⓘ George McClellan ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan
James Longstreet ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ Theophilus H. Holmes ⓘ Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | June 30, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ |
| front | Richmond front ⓘ |
| location |
Henrico County
ⓘ
surface form:
Henrico County, Virginia
Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy casualties on both sides
ⓘ
multiple Confederate divisions attacking separated elements of the Union army ⓘ |
| objective | to cut off the Union Army of the Potomac’s retreat to the James River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peninsula Campaign
ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| phaseOfWar | early Eastern Theater operations ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Gaines’s Mill ⓘ |
| primaryConfederateForce | Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| primaryUnionForce | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
ⓘ
tactically inconclusive Confederate attacks ⓘ |
| riverNearby | James River ⓘ |
| significance |
central battle of the Seven Days Battles
ⓘ
key engagement in the Union withdrawal to the James River ⓘ |
| stateDuringWar |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Virginia
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| strategicOutcome | Union Army of the Potomac continued retreat toward the James River ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation |
Confederate forces attempting to strike the Union column in transit
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Union forces retreating from the Richmond area toward the James River ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Glendale Description of subject: The Battle of Glendale was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Confederate forces attempted to cut off the Union Army’s retreat toward the James River.
Referenced by (8)
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