Battle of the Clearwater
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The Battle of the Clearwater was a major 1877 engagement in Idaho between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce that marked a turning point in the Nez Perce War by forcing the tribe’s retreat toward Montana.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Clearwater canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Clearwater | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2265067 — 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: Battle of the Clearwater Context triple: [Nez Perce War, battle, Battle of the Clearwater]
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A.
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek was an 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during the Peninsula Campaign’s Seven Days Battles.
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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.
Battle of Wahoo Swamp
The Battle of Wahoo Swamp was a major 1836 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that highlighted the difficulty of suppressing Native resistance during the Second Seminole War.
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D.
Battle of Brier Creek
The Battle of Brier Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which British forces routed a Continental army, helping to reassert British control over the state.
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E.
Battle of Oak Grove
The Battle of Oak Grove was an early engagement of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign in the American Civil War, marking Union General George B. McClellan’s initial attempt to advance on Richmond, Virginia.
- 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 the Clearwater Target entity description: The Battle of the Clearwater was a major 1877 engagement in Idaho between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce that marked a turning point in the Nez Perce War by forcing the tribe’s retreat toward Montana.
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A.
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek was an 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during the Peninsula Campaign’s Seven Days Battles.
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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.
Battle of Wahoo Swamp
The Battle of Wahoo Swamp was a major 1836 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that highlighted the difficulty of suppressing Native resistance during the Second Seminole War.
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D.
Battle of Brier Creek
The Battle of Brier Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which British forces routed a Continental army, helping to reassert British control over the state.
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E.
Battle of Oak Grove
The Battle of Oak Grove was an early engagement of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign in the American Civil War, marking Union General George B. McClellan’s initial attempt to advance on Richmond, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chief Joseph’s 1877 fighting retreat
ⓘ
Nez Perce displacement from ancestral lands ⓘ U.S. westward expansion ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nez Perce
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| campaign | U.S. Army pursuit of Nez Perce in 1877 ⓘ |
| casualties | U.S. Army and Nez Perce casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | mid-war engagement of the Nez Perce War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Nez Perce
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Chief Joseph
ⓘ
Looking Glass ⓘ Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ White Bird ⓘ |
| conflict | Nez Perce War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | July 11–12, 1877 ⓘ |
| effect | forced Nez Perce retreat toward Montana Territory ⓘ |
| endDate | July 12, 1877 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Big Hole ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
|
| historicalRegion | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| location |
Idaho Territory
ⓘ
near present-day Lewiston, Idaho ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army cavalry units
ⓘ
Infantry Branch ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army infantry units
|
| notableFor |
being one of the largest battles of the Nez Perce War
ⓘ
demonstrating Nez Perce skill in defensive warfare ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Nez Perce
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| outcome | Nez Perce withdrawal from the battlefield ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars in the American West
Nez Perce War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of White Bird Canyon ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| river | Clearwater River ⓘ |
| startDate | July 11, 1877 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | weakened Nez Perce ability to resist further U.S. Army pursuit ⓘ |
| terrain | timbered plateau above the Clearwater River ⓘ |
| theater |
Nez Perce War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest theater of the Nez Perce War
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| turningPointIn | Nez Perce War ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | 19th-century frontier warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1877 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Clearwater Description of subject: The Battle of the Clearwater was a major 1877 engagement in Idaho between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce that marked a turning point in the Nez Perce War by forcing the tribe’s retreat toward Montana.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Clearwater