Warwick Line
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The Warwick Line was a Confederate defensive fortification system on the Virginia Peninsula that played a key role in delaying Union forces during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Warwick Line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5849733 — 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: Warwick Line Context triple: [Army of the Peninsula, usedFortificationsAt, Warwick Line]
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A.
Windsor Lines
Windsor Lines are a group of suburban and regional railway services in southwest London and Berkshire, connecting London Waterloo with destinations including Windsor and Eton Riverside.
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Belgrave line
The Belgrave line is a suburban railway service in Melbourne, Australia, running from the city’s central business district into the outer eastern suburb of Belgrave.
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Hastings line
The Hastings line is a railway route in Southeast England that connects London with the coastal town of Hastings, serving intermediate towns such as Royal Tunbridge Wells.
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D.
Stirling Lines
Stirling Lines is the primary military base in Herefordshire, England that serves as the headquarters and main garrison for the British Army’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) regiment.
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E.
Marlborough Lines
Marlborough Lines is a British Army garrison site in the United Kingdom that serves as a base and administrative hub for various military units and support services.
- 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: Warwick Line Target entity description: The Warwick Line was a Confederate defensive fortification system on the Virginia Peninsula that played a key role in delaying Union forces during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.
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A.
Windsor Lines
Windsor Lines are a group of suburban and regional railway services in southwest London and Berkshire, connecting London Waterloo with destinations including Windsor and Eton Riverside.
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B.
Belgrave line
The Belgrave line is a suburban railway service in Melbourne, Australia, running from the city’s central business district into the outer eastern suburb of Belgrave.
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C.
Hastings line
The Hastings line is a railway route in Southeast England that connects London with the coastal town of Hastings, serving intermediate towns such as Royal Tunbridge Wells.
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D.
Stirling Lines
Stirling Lines is the primary military base in Herefordshire, England that serves as the headquarters and main garrison for the British Army’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) regiment.
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E.
Marlborough Lines
Marlborough Lines is a British Army garrison site in the United Kingdom that serves as a base and administrative hub for various military units and support services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate defensive line
ⓘ
military fortification system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Newport News, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warwick County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorktown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignTheater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | John B. Magruder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
defense of Richmond
ⓘ
defense of the Virginia Peninsula ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1862 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Army of the Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | John B. Magruder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Yorktown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Mulberry Island, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
artillery positions
ⓘ
dammed sections of the Warwick River ⓘ earthworks ⓘ redoubts ⓘ rifle pits ⓘ |
| followedBy | Williamsburg Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Hampton Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureUsed | Warwick River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
ⓘ
Virginia Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army artillery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate States Army infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Siege of Yorktown (1862) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedCommander | George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peninsula Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defenses of Richmond ⓘ |
| purpose |
delay Union advance up the Virginia Peninsula
ⓘ
protect approaches to Richmond ⓘ |
| resultOfUse | slowed Union advance toward Richmond in 1862 ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Warwick River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| status | abandoned military fortification ⓘ |
| strategicRole | delayed Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| typeOfFortification | field fortification ⓘ |
| usedBy | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Siege of Yorktown (1862) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Warwick Line Description of subject: The Warwick Line was a Confederate defensive fortification system on the Virginia Peninsula that played a key role in delaying Union forces during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.
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