Battle of Averasborough
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The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Averasborough canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Averasborough Context triple: [Carolinas Campaign, notableBattle, Battle of Averasborough]
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Battle of Ashdown
The Battle of Ashdown was a key 9th-century engagement in which the future King Alfred the Great helped secure a crucial victory for the Anglo-Saxons against Viking invaders.
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Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Battle of Deorham
The Battle of Deorham was a late 6th-century conflict in which the West Saxons decisively defeated the Britons, leading to Saxon control of parts of southwestern Britain and the separation of Wales from the southwest peninsula.
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Battle of Sedgemore
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685, marking the last major engagement fought on English soil.
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Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was a 1642 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces attacked and briefly overwhelmed Parliamentarian troops west of London before being checked by a larger Parliamentarian army.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Averasborough Target entity description: The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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A.
Battle of Ashdown
The Battle of Ashdown was a key 9th-century engagement in which the future King Alfred the Great helped secure a crucial victory for the Anglo-Saxons against Viking invaders.
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B.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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C.
Battle of Deorham
The Battle of Deorham was a late 6th-century conflict in which the West Saxons decisively defeated the Britons, leading to Saxon control of parts of southwestern Britain and the separation of Wales from the southwest peninsula.
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D.
Battle of Sedgemore
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685, marking the last major engagement fought on English soil.
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E.
Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was a 1642 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces attacked and briefly overwhelmed Parliamentarian troops west of London before being checked by a larger Parliamentarian army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Averasboro ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaignObjective | Slow the Union advance in the Carolinas Campaign ⓘ |
| casualtiesConfederate | approximately 865 casualties ⓘ |
| casualtiesUnion | approximately 682 casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States Army
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surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Henry W. Slocum
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Jefferson C. Davis ⓘ Joseph Wheeler ⓘ William B. Hazen ⓘ William J. Hardee ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
surface form:
William T. Sherman
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| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | March 16, 1865 ⓘ |
| day | 16 ⓘ |
| endDate | March 16, 1865 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Bentonville ⓘ |
| front | Carolinas front ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate cavalry
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Confederate infantry ⓘ Union XIV Corps ⓘ Union XX Corps ⓘ |
| location |
Cumberland County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Harnett County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | March ⓘ |
| objective | Delay Sherman’s advance toward Raleigh and Goldsboro ⓘ |
| partOf | Carolinas Campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Carolinas Campaign
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surface form:
Sherman’s March through South Carolina
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| preservedAt | Averasboro Battlefield and Museum ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate tactical success
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Union strategic advantage maintained ⓘ |
| significance | Slowed Sherman’s left wing prior to Battle of Bentonville ⓘ |
| startDate | March 16, 1865 ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| stateOfWar | late stage of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| strengthConfederate | approximately 6,000 troops ⓘ |
| strengthUnion | approximately 25,000 troops ⓘ |
| tacticalNature | delaying action by Confederate forces ⓘ |
| terrain | farmland and swampy ground near Cape Fear River ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Averasborough Description of subject: The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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