Illinois campaign
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The Illinois campaign was a Revolutionary War military expedition led by George Rogers Clark that secured the Northwest Territory for the United States by capturing key British-held posts in the Illinois Country.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Rogers Clark’s Illinois campaign | 3 |
| George Rogers Clark’s 1778 Illinois campaign | 1 |
| Illinois campaign canonical | 1 |
| Illinois campaign of the American Revolutionary War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Illinois campaign Context triple: [George Rogers Clark, notableWork, Illinois campaign]
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Tullahoma Campaign
The Tullahoma Campaign was a series of maneuvers and engagements in the summer of 1863 during the American Civil War in which Union forces outflanked and compelled the retreat of Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee in Middle Tennessee.
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Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was an 1811 conflict in Indiana Territory in which U.S. forces led by William Henry Harrison defeated Native American warriors associated with Tecumseh’s confederacy, heightening tensions that contributed to the War of 1812.
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Nashville Campaign
The Nashville Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in late 1864 in Tennessee, culminating in the decisive Union victory at the Battle of Nashville that shattered Confederate forces in the Western Theater.
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Fort Donelson campaign
The Fort Donelson campaign was a major early Union offensive in the American Civil War that secured key Confederate forts in Tennessee, opened vital rivers for Northern advances, and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
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Battle of the Wabash
The Battle of the Wabash was a devastating 1791 defeat of U.S. forces by a confederation of Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory, and remains one of the worst losses in U.S. Army history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Illinois campaign Target entity description: The Illinois campaign was a Revolutionary War military expedition led by George Rogers Clark that secured the Northwest Territory for the United States by capturing key British-held posts in the Illinois Country.
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A.
Tullahoma Campaign
The Tullahoma Campaign was a series of maneuvers and engagements in the summer of 1863 during the American Civil War in which Union forces outflanked and compelled the retreat of Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee in Middle Tennessee.
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B.
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was an 1811 conflict in Indiana Territory in which U.S. forces led by William Henry Harrison defeated Native American warriors associated with Tecumseh’s confederacy, heightening tensions that contributed to the War of 1812.
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C.
Nashville Campaign
The Nashville Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in late 1864 in Tennessee, culminating in the decisive Union victory at the Battle of Nashville that shattered Confederate forces in the Western Theater.
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Fort Donelson campaign
The Fort Donelson campaign was a major early Union offensive in the American Civil War that secured key Confederate forts in Tennessee, opened vital rivers for Northern advances, and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
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E.
Battle of the Wabash
The Battle of the Wabash was a devastating 1791 defeat of U.S. forces by a confederation of Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory, and remains one of the worst losses in U.S. Army history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revolutionary War campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
George Rogers Clark
ⓘ
surface form:
George Rogers Clark Illinois campaign
Illinois expedition ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Patrick Henry ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| capturedPlace |
Cahokia
ⓘ
Kaskaskia, Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
Kaskaskia
Vincennes, Indiana ⓘ
surface form:
Vincennes
|
| commander | George Rogers Clark ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryClaimedFor |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1779 ⓘ |
| forceType |
Virginia militia
ⓘ
frontier volunteers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
expanded U.S. territorial claims west of the Appalachians
ⓘ
helped justify American claims to the Northwest Territory in the Treaty of Paris 1783 ⓘ |
| involvedFort |
Fort Gage
ⓘ
Fort Sackville ⓘ |
| leader | George Rogers Clark ⓘ |
| location |
Illinois Country
ⓘ
Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Siege of Fort Sackville ⓘ |
| objective |
to capture British-held posts in the Illinois Country
ⓘ
to secure the Northwest Territory for the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Virginia’s western operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| predecessorPoliticalEntity | Province of Quebec ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cahokia Mounds region
ⓘ
surface form:
Cahokia
Fort Sackville ⓘ George Rogers Clark ⓘ Illinois Country ⓘ Kaskaskia, Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
Kaskaskia
Northwest Territory ⓘ Vincennes, Indiana ⓘ
surface form:
Vincennes
|
| result |
American victory
ⓘ
United States control of much of the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| sponsor | Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1778 ⓘ |
| strategy |
alliance with local French inhabitants
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securing Native American neutrality or support ⓘ surprise overland march ⓘ |
| strengthApproximate | about 175 men at outset ⓘ |
| target | British military presence in the Illinois Country ⓘ |
| theater | Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
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Subject: Illinois campaign Description of subject: The Illinois campaign was a Revolutionary War military expedition led by George Rogers Clark that secured the Northwest Territory for the United States by capturing key British-held posts in the Illinois Country.
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