Quantrill's Raid
E471865
Quantrill's Raid was a brutal Confederate guerrilla attack led by William Quantrill in 1863, in which pro-slavery fighters massacred civilians and burned much of Lawrence, Kansas, during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quantrill's Raid canonical | 1 |
| Quantrill's Raiders | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4818640 — 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.
Target entity: Quantrill's Raid Context triple: [Lawrence, Kansas, siteOf, Quantrill's Raid]
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Coushatta Massacre
The Coushatta Massacre was an 1874 Reconstruction-era attack in Louisiana in which members of the White League murdered Republican officeholders and freedmen to undermine Black political rights and restore white supremacist control.
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Washita Massacre
The Washita Massacre was an 1868 U.S. Army attack led by George Armstrong Custer on a Southern Cheyenne village in present-day Oklahoma, resulting in the deaths of many Native American men, women, and children and becoming a symbol of the violence of the Indian Wars.
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Pottawatomie massacre
The Pottawatomie massacre was an 1856 episode of anti-slavery violence in Kansas in which abolitionist John Brown and his followers killed five pro-slavery settlers, escalating tensions that helped lead to the American Civil War.
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Johnson County War
The Johnson County War was a violent late-19th-century conflict in Wyoming between large cattle barons and smaller settlers and rustlers, emblematic of the lawlessness and power struggles of the American Wild West.
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Civil War in Indian Territory
The Civil War in Indian Territory refers to the series of military campaigns, guerrilla conflicts, and internal tribal divisions that took place among Native American nations in present-day Oklahoma during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Quantrill's Raid Target entity description: Quantrill's Raid was a brutal Confederate guerrilla attack led by William Quantrill in 1863, in which pro-slavery fighters massacred civilians and burned much of Lawrence, Kansas, during the American Civil War.
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A.
Coushatta Massacre
The Coushatta Massacre was an 1874 Reconstruction-era attack in Louisiana in which members of the White League murdered Republican officeholders and freedmen to undermine Black political rights and restore white supremacist control.
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B.
Washita Massacre
The Washita Massacre was an 1868 U.S. Army attack led by George Armstrong Custer on a Southern Cheyenne village in present-day Oklahoma, resulting in the deaths of many Native American men, women, and children and becoming a symbol of the violence of the Indian Wars.
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C.
Pottawatomie massacre
The Pottawatomie massacre was an 1856 episode of anti-slavery violence in Kansas in which abolitionist John Brown and his followers killed five pro-slavery settlers, escalating tensions that helped lead to the American Civil War.
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D.
Johnson County War
The Johnson County War was a violent late-19th-century conflict in Wyoming between large cattle barons and smaller settlers and rustlers, emblematic of the lawlessness and power struggles of the American Wild West.
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E.
Civil War in Indian Territory
The Civil War in Indian Territory refers to the series of military campaigns, guerrilla conflicts, and internal tribal divisions that took place among Native American nations in present-day Oklahoma during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the American Civil War
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massacre ⓘ military raid ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Order No. 11 (Union depopulation order in western Missouri)
NERFINISHED
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increased Union reprisals in Missouri ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lawrence Massacre
NERFINISHED
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Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jayhawker–bushwhacker conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bushwhackers in Missouri and Kansas ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate guerrillas
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pro-slavery bushwhackers ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred after years of pre-war violence in Kansas ⓘ |
| civilianTargeted | yes ⓘ |
| commander | William Clarke Quantrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| context |
Bleeding Kansas legacy
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border warfare in Kansas–Missouri region ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1863-08-21 ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | notorious Confederate atrocity ⓘ |
| leader | William Clarke Quantrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Lawrence, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motive |
pro-Confederate revenge for Union actions in Missouri
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retaliation against Lawrence as an anti-slavery stronghold ⓘ |
| notableFor |
burning of large parts of Lawrence
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one of the bloodiest events in Kansas during the Civil War ⓘ systematic killing of male civilians ⓘ |
| numberOfCivilianDeaths |
approximately 150
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over 150 men and boys ⓘ |
| partOf | guerrilla conflict in the Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ |
| perpetratorIdeology | pro-slavery ⓘ |
| perpetratorSide | Confederate ⓘ |
| primaryVictims | Unionist male civilians in Lawrence ⓘ |
| propertyDestruction |
burning of businesses
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burning of homes ⓘ destruction of public buildings ⓘ |
| region | Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Bleeding Kansas
NERFINISHED
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Order No. 11 (1863) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate guerrilla victory
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destruction of much of Lawrence, Kansas ⓘ mass killing of civilians ⓘ |
| target | Unionist town of Lawrence, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence |
arson
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ mass killing ⓘ |
| victimSide | Union supporters ⓘ |
| year | 1863 ⓘ |
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Subject: Quantrill's Raid Description of subject: Quantrill's Raid was a brutal Confederate guerrilla attack led by William Quantrill in 1863, in which pro-slavery fighters massacred civilians and burned much of Lawrence, Kansas, during the American Civil War.
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