Battle of Stoney Creek
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The Battle of Stoney Creek was a pivotal 1813 engagement in the War of 1812 in which British forces halted an American advance into Upper Canada near present-day Hamilton, Ontario.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Stoney Creek canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7749425 — 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 Stoney Creek Context triple: [Defence of Upper Canada, hasPart, Battle of Stoney Creek]
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Battle of Moraviantown
The Battle of Moraviantown was a decisive 1813 engagement in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces defeated a combined British and Native American force in Upper Canada, resulting in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and the collapse of his confederacy.
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Battle of Brier Creek
The Battle of Brier Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which British forces routed a Continental army, helping to reassert British control over the state.
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Battle of Crysler’s Farm
The Battle of Crysler’s Farm was a pivotal 1813 engagement of the War of 1812 in which a smaller British and Canadian force decisively repelled a much larger American army along the St. Lawrence River, halting the U.S. advance on Montreal.
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Battle of Lundy’s Lane
The Battle of Lundy’s Lane was one of the bloodiest and most hard-fought engagements of the War of 1812, fought near Niagara Falls between British-Canadian forces and the United States in July 1814.
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Battle of Fort George
The Battle of Fort George was a significant War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured the British-held fort at the mouth of the Niagara River in Upper Canada, helping secure control of the Niagara frontier.
- 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 Stoney Creek Target entity description: The Battle of Stoney Creek was a pivotal 1813 engagement in the War of 1812 in which British forces halted an American advance into Upper Canada near present-day Hamilton, Ontario.
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A.
Battle of Moraviantown
The Battle of Moraviantown was a decisive 1813 engagement in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces defeated a combined British and Native American force in Upper Canada, resulting in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and the collapse of his confederacy.
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B.
Battle of Brier Creek
The Battle of Brier Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which British forces routed a Continental army, helping to reassert British control over the state.
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C.
Battle of Crysler’s Farm
The Battle of Crysler’s Farm was a pivotal 1813 engagement of the War of 1812 in which a smaller British and Canadian force decisively repelled a much larger American army along the St. Lawrence River, halting the U.S. advance on Montreal.
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D.
Battle of Lundy’s Lane
The Battle of Lundy’s Lane was one of the bloodiest and most hard-fought engagements of the War of 1812, fought near Niagara Falls between British-Canadian forces and the United States in July 1814.
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E.
Battle of Fort George
The Battle of Fort George was a significant War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured the British-held fort at the mouth of the Niagara River in Upper Canada, helping secure control of the Niagara frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Stony Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States Army ⓘ militia of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| casualties | significant casualties on both British and American sides ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
American force of roughly 3,000–3,500 soldiers
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British-Canadian force of roughly 700 soldiers ⓘ |
| commander |
John Chandler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ John Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Winder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1813-06-06 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1813-06-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Beaver Dams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | fought near the shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Battle of Stoney Creek National Historic Site of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Battlefield House Museum & Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Niagara frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Stoney Creek, Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near present-day Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| modernJurisdiction | Hamilton, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of American generals William H. Winder and John Chandler ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pivotal role in defending Upper Canada from American invasion in 1813
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surprise British night attack against larger American force ⓘ |
| objective | halt American advance into Upper Canada ⓘ |
| partOf | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | capture of Fort George by American forces ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | designated a National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1813-06-06 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
ended immediate American offensive against the Niagara peninsula
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forced American withdrawal toward Fort George ⓘ helped secure British control of the Niagara frontier in 1813 ⓘ |
| tacticalNature |
bayonet assault
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night attack ⓘ |
| territory | Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Niagara Peninsula theatre of the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| yearOfNationalHistoricSiteDesignation | 1960 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Stoney Creek Description of subject: The Battle of Stoney Creek was a pivotal 1813 engagement in the War of 1812 in which British forces halted an American advance into Upper Canada near present-day Hamilton, Ontario.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Defence of Upper Canada