Battle of Malvern Hill
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The Battle of Malvern Hill was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia, where Union forces repelled repeated Confederate assaults, effectively ending the Peninsula Campaign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Malvern Hill canonical | 11 |
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Target entity: Battle of Malvern Hill Context triple: [Seven Days Battles, includesBattle, Battle of Malvern Hill]
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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 Mechanicsville
The Battle of Mechanicsville was an 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, marking the opening clash of Robert E. Lee’s Seven Days Campaign against Union forces during the Peninsula Campaign.
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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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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 Gaines’s Mill
The Battle of Gaines’s Mill was a major American Civil War engagement in June 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, marking Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first major victory over Union forces near Richmond, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Malvern Hill Target entity description: The Battle of Malvern Hill was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia, where Union forces repelled repeated Confederate assaults, effectively ending the Peninsula Campaign.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Mechanicsville
The Battle of Mechanicsville was an 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, marking the opening clash of Robert E. Lee’s Seven Days Campaign against Union forces during the Peninsula Campaign.
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C.
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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D.
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 Gaines’s Mill
The Battle of Gaines’s Mill was a major American Civil War engagement in June 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, marking Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first major victory over Union forces near Richmond, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Frayser’s Farm
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surface form:
Battle of Poindexter’s Farm
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| artilleryUsed | Union field artillery batteries ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Harrison’s Landing, Virginia ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaign | Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| commander |
A.P. Hill
ⓘ
D. H. Hill ⓘ
surface form:
D.H. Hill
Fitz John Porter ⓘ George McClellan ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan
James Longstreet ⓘ John B. Magruder ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
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| confederateCasualties | approximately 5,600 total casualties ⓘ |
| confederateForce | Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| confederateObjective | destroy or rout the Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | July 1, 1862 ⓘ |
| endedCampaign | Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| followedBy | withdrawal of Union forces to Harrison’s Landing ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Theater ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Henrico County
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surface form:
Henrico County, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia ⓘ |
| militarySignificance |
demonstrated power of massed artillery in defensive warfare
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marked the failure of the Confederate offensive to destroy the Army of the Potomac during the Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
repeated frontal Confederate assaults
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strong Union artillery positions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peninsula Campaign
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Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| phaseOfWar | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Glendale ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | End of the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| strengthConfederate | approximately 55,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthUnion | approximately 54,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union defensive success ⓘ |
| terrain | elevated open plateau ⓘ |
| unionCasualties | approximately 3,200 total casualties ⓘ |
| unionForce | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| unionObjective | cover withdrawal to the James River ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Malvern Hill Description of subject: The Battle of Malvern Hill was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia, where Union forces repelled repeated Confederate assaults, effectively ending the Peninsula Campaign.
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