Battle of New Madrid
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The Battle of New Madrid was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Missouri in which Union forces captured a key Confederate stronghold along the Mississippi River, helping secure control of the vital waterway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of New Madrid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5720933 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of New Madrid Context triple: [Mississippi Valley Theater, hasKeyEvent, Battle of New Madrid]
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Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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Battle of the River Raisin
The Battle of the River Raisin was a significant and bloody War of 1812 clash between American and British-Indian forces, remembered for the subsequent massacre of American prisoners and the rallying cry "Remember the Raisin."
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C.
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.
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D.
Battle of Vincennes
The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
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E.
Fort Henry campaign
The Fort Henry campaign was an early Union offensive in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, led by Ulysses S. Grant to secure control of the Tennessee River and open a pathway into the Confederate heartland.
- 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: Battle of New Madrid Target entity description: The Battle of New Madrid was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Missouri in which Union forces captured a key Confederate stronghold along the Mississippi River, helping secure control of the vital waterway.
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A.
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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B.
Battle of the River Raisin
The Battle of the River Raisin was a significant and bloody War of 1812 clash between American and British-Indian forces, remembered for the subsequent massacre of American prisoners and the rallying cry "Remember the Raisin."
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C.
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.
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D.
Battle of Vincennes
The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
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E.
Fort Henry campaign
The Fort Henry campaign was an early Union offensive in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, led by Ulysses S. Grant to secure control of the Tennessee River and open a pathway into the Confederate heartland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of New Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Island Number Ten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Island Number Ten campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthConfederate | approximately 3,000–4,000 troops ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthUnion | approximately 7,000–10,000 troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Gideon J. Pillow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John P. McCown NERFINISHED ⓘ John Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| consequence |
facilitated Union capture of Island Number Ten
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forced Confederate evacuation of New Madrid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1862 ⓘ |
| effect | helped open the Mississippi River to Union control south of Cairo ⓘ |
| endDate | 1862-03-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy | siege of Island Number Ten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortifications | Confederate earthworks and batteries ⓘ |
| front | Western front of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| location | New Madrid, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchConfederate | Confederate Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchUnion | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderConfederate | Major General John P. McCown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderUnion | Brigadier General John Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Confederate stronghold at New Madrid
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support operations against Island Number Ten ⓘ |
| outcome | Union secured a key position on the Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Island Number Ten campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Union preparations against Island Number Ten ⓘ |
| primaryTacticConfederate | defensive fortification of river approaches ⓘ |
| primaryTacticUnion | artillery bombardment and siege works ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Missouri ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| river | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-03-03 ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Mississippi River ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Union naval forces on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Union capture of New Madrid, Missouri ⓘ |
| theater | Mississippi River theater ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | siege and bombardment ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of New Madrid Description of subject: The Battle of New Madrid was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Missouri in which Union forces captured a key Confederate stronghold along the Mississippi River, helping secure control of the vital waterway.
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