Dull Knife Fight
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Dull Knife Fight was a key 1876 battle in which U.S. Army forces attacked the Northern Cheyenne village of Chief Dull Knife during the Great Sioux War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dull Knife Fight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2256860 — 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: Dull Knife Fight Context triple: [Great Sioux War of 1876, notableEngagement, Dull Knife Fight]
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A.
Cibecue Creek battle
The Cibecue Creek battle was an 1881 clash in Arizona Territory between U.S. Army forces and White Mountain Apache that marked a major turning point in the Apache Wars by intensifying resistance and mistrust on both sides.
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B.
Battle of the Rosebud
The Battle of the Rosebud was an 1876 engagement in the Montana Territory where U.S. forces under General George Crook were checked by a coalition of Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse, helping set the stage for the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Fetterman Fight
The Fetterman Fight was an 1866 battle near Fort Phil Kearny in which Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, marking one of the worst military defeats for the United States on the Great Plains prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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D.
Jicarilla War
The Jicarilla War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and the Jicarilla Apache in the American Southwest, marked by battles over land, resources, and U.S. expansion.
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E.
Battle of Fort Ridgely
The Battle of Fort Ridgely was a key 1862 clash in Minnesota during the U.S.–Dakota War, in which Dakota forces attacked a U.S. Army fort but were ultimately repelled, helping to secure settler strongholds in the region.
- 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: Dull Knife Fight Target entity description: Dull Knife Fight was a key 1876 battle in which U.S. Army forces attacked the Northern Cheyenne village of Chief Dull Knife during the Great Sioux War.
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A.
Cibecue Creek battle
The Cibecue Creek battle was an 1881 clash in Arizona Territory between U.S. Army forces and White Mountain Apache that marked a major turning point in the Apache Wars by intensifying resistance and mistrust on both sides.
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B.
Battle of the Rosebud
The Battle of the Rosebud was an 1876 engagement in the Montana Territory where U.S. forces under General George Crook were checked by a coalition of Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse, helping set the stage for the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Fetterman Fight
The Fetterman Fight was an 1866 battle near Fort Phil Kearny in which Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, marking one of the worst military defeats for the United States on the Great Plains prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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D.
Jicarilla War
The Jicarilla War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and the Jicarilla Apache in the American Southwest, marked by battles over land, resources, and U.S. expansion.
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E.
Battle of Fort Ridgely
The Battle of Fort Ridgely was a key 1862 clash in Minnesota during the U.S.–Dakota War, in which Dakota forces attacked a U.S. Army fort but were ultimately repelled, helping to secure settler strongholds in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Summit Springs
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Red Fork
Mackenzie’s Raid ⓘ Red Fork Battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Northern Cheyenne
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cause | U.S. campaign to force Northern Plains tribes onto reservations ⓘ |
| combatant |
Northern Cheyenne
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Dull Knife
ⓘ
Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| conflictType | U.S.–Native American conflict ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1876 ⓘ |
| effect |
further weakening of Northern Cheyenne resistance
ⓘ
loss of horses and supplies by Northern Cheyenne ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Dull Knife
ⓘ
Northern Cheyenne ⓘ Ranald S. Mackenzie ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
|
| historicalRegion | Great Plains ⓘ |
| involves |
burning of Cheyenne supplies
ⓘ
capture or killing of horses ⓘ destruction of lodges ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyoming Territory ⓘ |
| militaryAction | surprise attack on Cheyenne village ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attack on non-fortified Native American village
ⓘ
role in forcing Northern Cheyenne flight in winter 1876–1877 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Northern Cheyenne
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Cheyenne village of Dull Knife
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Sioux War of 1876
ⓘ
Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. winter campaign of 1876–1877
|
| relatedTo |
Battle of the Little Bighorn
ⓘ
Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| result |
United States victory
ⓘ
destruction of Northern Cheyenne village ⓘ displacement of Northern Cheyenne ⓘ |
| target |
Northern Cheyenne
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Cheyenne winter village
village of Chief Dull Knife ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Dull Knife Fight Description of subject: Dull Knife Fight was a key 1876 battle in which U.S. Army forces attacked the Northern Cheyenne village of Chief Dull Knife during the Great Sioux War.
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