Battle of Matson’s Ford
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The Battle of Matson’s Ford was a minor engagement of the American Revolutionary War in December 1777, in which British forces disrupted Continental Army movements near the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia campaign.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Matson’s Ford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5217302 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Matson’s Ford Context triple: [Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign, hasBattle, Battle of Matson’s Ford]
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Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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Battle of Wyse Fork
The Battle of Wyse Fork was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Kinston, North Carolina, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to block their advance toward Goldsboro during the closing weeks of the war.
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Battle of High Bridge
The Battle of High Bridge was a late Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces sought to prevent Confederate troops from destroying a key railroad bridge during Robert E. Lee’s retreat toward Appomattox.
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D.
Battle of Tumbledown Mountain
The Battle of Tumbledown Mountain was a key night engagement during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured strategic high ground from Argentine troops near Port Stanley.
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E.
Battle of Bloody Run
The Battle of Bloody Run was a 1763 clash near Fort Detroit during Pontiac’s War, where Native American forces ambushed and inflicted heavy casualties on a British detachment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Matson’s Ford Target entity description: The Battle of Matson’s Ford was a minor engagement of the American Revolutionary War in December 1777, in which British forces disrupted Continental Army movements near the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia campaign.
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A.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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B.
Battle of Wyse Fork
The Battle of Wyse Fork was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Kinston, North Carolina, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to block their advance toward Goldsboro during the closing weeks of the war.
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C.
Battle of High Bridge
The Battle of High Bridge was a late Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces sought to prevent Confederate troops from destroying a key railroad bridge during Robert E. Lee’s retreat toward Appomattox.
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D.
Battle of Tumbledown Mountain
The Battle of Tumbledown Mountain was a key night engagement during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured strategic high ground from Argentine troops near Port Stanley.
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E.
Battle of Bloody Run
The Battle of Bloody Run was a 1763 clash near Fort Detroit during Pontiac’s War, where Native American forces ambushed and inflicted heavy casualties on a British detachment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action at Matson’s Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Continental Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign | Philadelphia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | December 11, 1777 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | encampment at Valley Forge ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| involves | Schuylkill River crossings near Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Matson’s Ford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schuylkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ near present-day Conshohocken, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| militaryCampaignPhase | late phase of the 1777 Philadelphia campaign ⓘ |
| month | December ⓘ |
| natureOfEngagement | minor engagement ⓘ |
| objective |
British attempt to secure crossings of the Schuylkill River
ⓘ
Continental Army attempt to cross the Schuylkill River ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Charles Cornwallis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ John Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of White Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | British occupation of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | Valley Forge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British forces disrupted Continental Army movements
ⓘ
British tactical victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Schuylkill River crossing at Matson’s Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side |
Loyalist and British forces
ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence | contributed to Washington’s decision to move to Valley Forge ⓘ |
| theater | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | river crossing action ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Matson’s Ford Description of subject: The Battle of Matson’s Ford was a minor engagement of the American Revolutionary War in December 1777, in which British forces disrupted Continental Army movements near the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia campaign.
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