Siege of Fort Harrison
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The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Fort Harrison canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2144130 — 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: Siege of Fort Harrison Context triple: [Tecumseh's War, hasPart, Siege of Fort Harrison]
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A.
Siege of Ninety Six
The Siege of Ninety Six was a major 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina, where Patriot forces attempted to capture a key British stronghold in the Southern theater.
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B.
Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
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C.
siege of Fort Narhantes
The siege of Fort Narhantes was a key military engagement during the Tuscarora War in early 18th-century colonial North Carolina, reflecting the intense conflict between European settlers and the Tuscarora people.
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D.
North Bridge skirmish
The North Bridge skirmish was an early and pivotal clash between colonial militia and British troops on April 19, 1775, marking the start of open armed conflict in the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Siege of Brookfield
The Siege of Brookfield was a 1675 Native American attack and prolonged assault on the English settlement of Brookfield, Massachusetts, during King Philip's War, which highlighted the vulnerability of frontier towns in early colonial New England.
- 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: Siege of Fort Harrison Target entity description: The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
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A.
Siege of Ninety Six
The Siege of Ninety Six was a major 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina, where Patriot forces attempted to capture a key British stronghold in the Southern theater.
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B.
Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
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C.
siege of Fort Narhantes
The siege of Fort Narhantes was a key military engagement during the Tuscarora War in early 18th-century colonial North Carolina, reflecting the intense conflict between European settlers and the Tuscarora people.
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D.
North Bridge skirmish
The North Bridge skirmish was an early and pivotal clash between colonial militia and British troops on April 19, 1775, marking the start of open armed conflict in the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Siege of Brookfield
The Siege of Brookfield was a 1675 Native American attack and prolonged assault on the English settlement of Brookfield, Massachusetts, during King Philip's War, which highlighted the vulnerability of frontier towns in early colonial New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tecumseh
ⓘ
Tenskwatawa ⓘ |
| attackingForce |
Native American warriors
ⓘ
members of Tecumseh's confederacy ⓘ |
| attackType | siege and attempted burning of the fort ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Native American forces
ⓘ
Northwest Indian Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Tecumseh's confederacy
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cause |
Native American resistance to U.S. expansion in the Old Northwest
ⓘ
broader conflict associated with Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa ⓘ |
| combatant |
Indiana territorial militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indiana Territory militia
U.S. Regular Army troops ⓘ |
| commander | Zachary Taylor ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| conflictType | frontier warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1812-09-04 ⓘ |
| defendingCommander | Zachary Taylor ⓘ |
| endDate | 1812-09-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further frontier fighting in the Old Northwest during the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| fortNamedAfter | William Henry Harrison ⓘ |
| garrisonStrength |
approximately 50 U.S. soldiers
ⓘ
including sick and convalescent troops ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Native American forces suffered killed and wounded before withdrawing
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U.S. forces suffered several killed and wounded ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Harrison
ⓘ
Indiana Territory ⓘ near present-day Terre Haute, Indiana ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Harrison ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of a small frontier outpost against a larger Native American force
ⓘ
one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
Tecumseh's War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Tippecanoe ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | United States vs. Native American confederacy ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | early demonstration of Zachary Taylor's leadership ⓘ |
| region | Old Northwest ⓘ |
| relatedTo | conflict with Tecumseh's confederacy ⓘ |
| result | American victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1812-09-04 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
helped maintain U.S. control of the Indiana frontier
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secured a key outpost on the Wabash River ⓘ |
| theater |
Northwest theater of the War of 1812
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surface form:
Northwestern theater of the War of 1812
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Subject: Siege of Fort Harrison Description of subject: The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
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