Battle of the Big Hole
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The Battle of the Big Hole was an 1877 clash in Montana between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce that marked one of the bloodiest and most pivotal engagements of the Nez Perce War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Big Hole canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Big Hole | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2265068 — 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 the Big Hole Context triple: [Nez Perce War, battle, Battle of the Big Hole]
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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 White Bird Canyon
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was the opening engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, in which Nez Perce warriors decisively defeated U.S. Army forces in present-day Idaho.
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C.
Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an 1876 clash in which Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors decisively defeated Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry, becoming a symbol of Native American resistance to U.S. expansion.
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D.
Battle of the Yellowstone (1876)
The Battle of the Yellowstone (1876) was a minor engagement during the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces clashed with Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors along the Yellowstone River in present-day Montana.
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E.
Battle of the Powder River (1876)
The Battle of the Powder River (1876) was an early engagement of the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota village in present-day Montana, setting the stage for subsequent conflicts like the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
- 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 Big Hole Target entity description: The Battle of the Big Hole was an 1877 clash in Montana between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce that marked one of the bloodiest and most pivotal engagements of the Nez Perce 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 White Bird Canyon
The Battle of White Bird Canyon was the opening engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, in which Nez Perce warriors decisively defeated U.S. Army forces in present-day Idaho.
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C.
Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an 1876 clash in which Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors decisively defeated Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry, becoming a symbol of Native American resistance to U.S. expansion.
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D.
Battle of the Yellowstone (1876)
The Battle of the Yellowstone (1876) was a minor engagement during the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces clashed with Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne warriors along the Yellowstone River in present-day Montana.
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E.
Battle of the Powder River (1876)
The Battle of the Powder River (1876) was an early engagement of the Great Sioux War in which U.S. Army forces attacked a Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota village in present-day Montana, setting the stage for subsequent conflicts like the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Big Hole
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Big Hole
|
| belligerent |
Nez Perce
ⓘ
surface form:
Nez Perce people
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Nez Perce
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Chief Joseph
ⓘ
John Gibbon ⓘ Looking Glass ⓘ White Bird ⓘ |
| conflict | Nez Perce War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1877-08-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1877-08-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Nez Perce retreat toward Canada ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureNearby | Big Hole River ⓘ |
| hasCampaignObjective | U.S. attempt to halt Nez Perce flight ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryOpposingForces | U.S. Army vs. Nez Perce ⓘ |
| hasSite | Big Hole National Battlefield ⓘ |
| hasType | 19th-century battle in North America ⓘ |
| impact |
increased U.S. public attention to the Nez Perce War
ⓘ
weakened Nez Perce fighting strength ⓘ |
| involvesEthnicGroup | Nez Perce ⓘ |
| involvesMilitaryUnit |
2nd Cavalry Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)
7th U.S. Infantry ⓘ
surface form:
7th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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| location |
Beaverhead County
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaverhead County, Montana
Montana Territory ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| memorial | Big Hole National Battlefield ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the bloodiest battles of the Nez Perce War
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high civilian and noncombatant casualties among the Nez Perce ⓘ surprise attack on a Nez Perce encampment ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
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surface form:
American Indian Wars
Nez Perce War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Clearwater ⓘ |
| result |
heavy Nez Perce casualties
ⓘ
strategic United States victory ⓘ tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| startDate | 1877-08-09 ⓘ |
| stateToday | Montana ⓘ |
| theater |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
|
| tookPlaceIn | United States territory ⓘ |
| year | 1877 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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Battle of Big Hole