Ice March
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The Ice March was a grueling winter retreat of White Army forces during the Russian Civil War, marked by extreme hardship and heavy losses.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ice March canonical | 2 |
| First Kuban Ice March | 1 |
| Great Siberian Ice March | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T323688 — 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: Ice March Context triple: [White movement, notableEvent, Ice March]
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A.
The Icebergs
The Icebergs is a monumental 1861 landscape painting by American artist Frederic Edwin Church, renowned for its dramatic, highly detailed depiction of Arctic ice formations and sublime natural grandeur.
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B.
Mist Trail
Mist Trail is a popular and steep hiking route in Yosemite National Park known for its close-up, mist-soaked views of Vernal and Nevada Falls.
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C.
Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
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D.
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a popular nickname for Alaska, highlighting its vast wilderness, remoteness, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
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E.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
- 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: Ice March Target entity description: The Ice March was a grueling winter retreat of White Army forces during the Russian Civil War, marked by extreme hardship and heavy losses.
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A.
The Icebergs
The Icebergs is a monumental 1861 landscape painting by American artist Frederic Edwin Church, renowned for its dramatic, highly detailed depiction of Arctic ice formations and sublime natural grandeur.
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B.
Mist Trail
Mist Trail is a popular and steep hiking route in Yosemite National Park known for its close-up, mist-soaked views of Vernal and Nevada Falls.
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C.
Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
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D.
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a popular nickname for Alaska, highlighting its vast wilderness, remoteness, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
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E.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the Russian Civil War
ⓘ
military retreat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Caucasus campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
First Kuban Campaign
Ice March ⓘ
surface form:
First Kuban Ice March
|
| casualties |
heavy losses among troops
ⓘ
significant non-combat deaths from exposure and disease ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
extreme winter conditions
ⓘ
heavy casualties ⓘ long-distance marching on foot ⓘ severe shortages of food and supplies ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | veterans of the Volunteer Army ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | White émigré memoir literature ⓘ |
| conflict | Russian Civil War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Kuban Campaign ⓘ |
| hasCause |
advance of Bolshevik forces in southern Russia
ⓘ
defeat of White forces in the Don region ⓘ |
| hasPart | battles with Red Army units along the route ⓘ |
| hasType | strategic withdrawal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
became a symbol of sacrifice for the White movement
ⓘ
early key episode in the formation of the White Volunteer Army ⓘ |
| location |
Krasnodar Krai
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuban region
North Caucasus ⓘ southern Russia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | anti-Bolshevik forces ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Anton Denikin
ⓘ
Lavr Kornilov ⓘ Mikhail Alekseyev ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large number of officers among the troops
ⓘ
presence of civilian refugees accompanying the army ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolsheviks
|
| participant |
Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolshevik Red Army (as opposing force)
Volunteer Army ⓘ White Army ⓘ |
| result |
significant loss of personnel
ⓘ
strengthening of White movement’s symbolic identity ⓘ survival of core Volunteer Army forces ⓘ |
| routeEnd |
Krasnodar Krai
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuban region (Ekaterinodar area)
|
| routeStart |
Rostov-on-Don
ⓘ
surface form:
Rostov-on-Don area
|
| startTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early phase of the Russian Civil War ⓘ |
| weatherCondition |
severe cold
ⓘ
snow and ice-covered terrain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ice March Description of subject: The Ice March was a grueling winter retreat of White Army forces during the Russian Civil War, marked by extreme hardship and heavy losses.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Siberian Ice March
this entity surface form:
First Kuban Ice March