Battle of Fox’s Gap
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The Battle of Fox’s Gap was a Civil War engagement fought on September 14, 1862, as part of the larger Battle of South Mountain during the Maryland Campaign, where Union and Confederate forces clashed over a key mountain pass in Maryland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fox’s Gap canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Turner’s Gap | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5553063 — 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: Battle of Fox’s Gap Context triple: [Maryland Campaign, includesEngagement, Battle of Fox’s Gap]
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Battle of Crampton’s Gap
The Battle of Crampton’s Gap was an American Civil War clash on September 14, 1862, in which Union forces seized a key South Mountain pass in Maryland, helping to set the stage for the Battle of Antietam.
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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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Battle of Matson’s Ford
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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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 Guard Hill
The Battle of Guard Hill was a minor American Civil War engagement in August 1864 near Front Royal, Virginia, in which Union cavalry clashed with Confederate forces during the Shenandoah Valley operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Fox’s Gap Target entity description: The Battle of Fox’s Gap was a Civil War engagement fought on September 14, 1862, as part of the larger Battle of South Mountain during the Maryland Campaign, where Union and Confederate forces clashed over a key mountain pass in Maryland.
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A.
Battle of Crampton’s Gap
The Battle of Crampton’s Gap was an American Civil War clash on September 14, 1862, in which Union forces seized a key South Mountain pass in Maryland, helping to set the stage for the Battle of Antietam.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Matson’s Ford
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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D.
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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E.
Battle of Guard Hill
The Battle of Guard Hill was a minor American Civil War engagement in August 1864 near Front Royal, Virginia, in which Union cavalry clashed with Confederate forces during the Shenandoah Valley operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action at Fox’s Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Daniel Wise house
NERFINISHED
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Reno Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Wise farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCommanderConfederate | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCommanderUnion | George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
D. H. Hill
NERFINISHED
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Jacob D. Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse L. Reno NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlando B. Willcox NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Rodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel D. Sturgis NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Garland Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
historical markers
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monuments ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | September 14, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceTypeConfederate | elements of D. H. Hill’s division ⓘ |
| forceTypeUnion | IX Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped delay Confederate forces before Antietam ⓘ |
| location |
Fox’s Gap
NERFINISHED
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Frederick County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ South Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Union Major General Jesse L. Reno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of South Mountain
NERFINISHED
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Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ operations to force South Mountain passes ⓘ |
| precededBy | Confederate invasion of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEngagement |
Battle of Crampton’s Gap
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Turner’s Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Union tactical success
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inconclusive ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservation | partially preserved battlefield ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
open route toward Sharpsburg
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seize South Mountain pass at Fox’s Gap ⓘ |
| terrain |
farmland
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mountain pass ⓘ wooded slopes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Fox’s Gap Description of subject: The Battle of Fox’s Gap was a Civil War engagement fought on September 14, 1862, as part of the larger Battle of South Mountain during the Maryland Campaign, where Union and Confederate forces clashed over a key mountain pass in Maryland.
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