Little Turtle's War
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Little Turtle's War was a late 18th-century conflict between a confederation of Native American tribes and the United States over control of the Northwest Territory, named after the Miami war chief Little Turtle who led many of the Native forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Turtle | 1 |
| Little Turtle's War canonical | 1 |
| Little Turtle’s War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T432382 — 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: Little Turtle's War Context triple: [Northwest Indian War, alsoKnownAs, Little Turtle's War]
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A.
Red Cloud's War
Red Cloud's War was an armed conflict from 1866 to 1868 in which Oglala Lakota leader Red Cloud successfully resisted U.S. military expansion along the Bozeman Trail in present-day Wyoming and Montana.
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B.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
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C.
L’Enfant
L’Enfant is the surname of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the French-born American architect and civil engineer best known for designing the basic plan for Washington, D.C.
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D.
The Lady of the Aroostook
The Lady of the Aroostook is an 1879 novel by American author William Dean Howells that follows a young New England woman’s transatlantic voyage and explores themes of social class, romance, and cultural contrast.
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E.
Gateway to the West
"Gateway to the West" is a nickname highlighting Omaha, Nebraska’s historic role as a major starting point for westward expansion and transportation in the United States.
- 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: Little Turtle's War Target entity description: Little Turtle's War was a late 18th-century conflict between a confederation of Native American tribes and the United States over control of the Northwest Territory, named after the Miami war chief Little Turtle who led many of the Native forces.
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A.
Red Cloud's War
Red Cloud's War was an armed conflict from 1866 to 1868 in which Oglala Lakota leader Red Cloud successfully resisted U.S. military expansion along the Bozeman Trail in present-day Wyoming and Montana.
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B.
The Land
The Land is an EPCOT pavilion focused on agriculture and the natural environment, featuring attractions and exhibits about sustainable farming, ecosystems, and human interaction with the Earth.
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C.
L’Enfant
L’Enfant is the surname of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the French-born American architect and civil engineer best known for designing the basic plan for Washington, D.C.
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D.
The Lady of the Aroostook
The Lady of the Aroostook is an 1879 novel by American author William Dean Howells that follows a young New England woman’s transatlantic voyage and explores themes of social class, romance, and cultural contrast.
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E.
Gateway to the West
"Gateway to the West" is a nickname highlighting Omaha, Nebraska’s historic role as a major starting point for westward expansion and transportation in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American resistance
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Miami Confederacy
ⓘ
surface form:
Miami Confederacy War
Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Delaware Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Delaware tribe
Kentucky militia ⓘ Lenape ⓘ
surface form:
Lenape tribe
Miami tribe ⓘ Ottawa tribe ⓘ Potawatomi ⓘ
surface form:
Potawatomi tribe
Shawnee Nation ⓘ
surface form:
Shawnee tribe
United States Army ⓘ Wyandot ⓘ
surface form:
Wyandot tribe
|
| cause |
United States expansion into Northwest Territory
ⓘ
disputed control of Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| concludedBy | Treaty of Greenville ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Native American tribal confederation
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryInvolved |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
Native American land cessions in Northwest Territory
ⓘ
opening of Northwest Territory to U.S. settlement ⓘ |
| endTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tecumseh's War ⓘ |
| hasCommanderForSide |
Anthony Wayne
ⓘ
Arthur St. Clair ⓘ Blue Jacket ⓘ Buckongahelas ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Josiah Harmar ⓘ Little Turtle ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Northwest Territory
ⓘ
present-day Illinois ⓘ present-day Indiana ⓘ present-day Michigan ⓘ Ohio ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Ohio
present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Little Turtle ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Fallen Timbers
ⓘ
Battle of the Wabash ⓘ Harmar's Campaign, 1790 ⓘ
surface form:
Harmar's Defeat
Battle of the Wabash ⓘ
surface form:
St. Clair's Defeat
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| opposingForce |
Northwest Indian Confederacy
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Confederacy of Native American tribes
|
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
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| precededBy | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1785 ⓘ |
| treatySigned | Treaty of Greenville ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Turtle's War Description of subject: Little Turtle's War was a late 18th-century conflict between a confederation of Native American tribes and the United States over control of the Northwest Territory, named after the Miami war chief Little Turtle who led many of the Native forces.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Little Turtle
this entity surface form:
Little Turtle’s War