Battle of Rowanty Creek
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The Battle of Rowanty Creek was an 1865 American Civil War engagement during the Petersburg Campaign in which Union forces sought to cut Confederate supply lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Rowanty Creek canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8402827 — 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 Rowanty Creek Context triple: [Battle of Hatcher's Run, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Rowanty Creek]
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A.
Battle of Hoople’s Creek
The Battle of Hoople’s Creek was a minor engagement of the War of 1812 in which British and Canadian forces skirmished with advancing American troops in eastern Upper Canada shortly before the Battle of Crysler’s Farm.
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B.
Battle of Bloody Run
The Battle of Bloody Run was a 1763 clash near Fort Detroit during Pontiac’s War, where Native American forces ambushed and inflicted heavy casualties on a British detachment.
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C.
Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised and defeated Patriot militia led by Thomas Sumter.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek was an 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during the Peninsula Campaign’s Seven Days Battles.
- 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 Rowanty Creek Target entity description: The Battle of Rowanty Creek was an 1865 American Civil War engagement during the Petersburg Campaign in which Union forces sought to cut Confederate supply lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia.
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A.
Battle of Hoople’s Creek
The Battle of Hoople’s Creek was a minor engagement of the War of 1812 in which British and Canadian forces skirmished with advancing American troops in eastern Upper Canada shortly before the Battle of Crysler’s Farm.
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B.
Battle of Bloody Run
The Battle of Bloody Run was a 1763 clash near Fort Detroit during Pontiac’s War, where Native American forces ambushed and inflicted heavy casualties on a British detachment.
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C.
Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised and defeated Patriot militia led by Thomas Sumter.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
The Battle of Beaver Dam Creek was an 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during the Peninsula Campaign’s Seven Days Battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War engagement
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battle ⓘ |
| armedForcesBranch |
Confederate cavalry
NERFINISHED
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Confederate infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ Union cavalry ⓘ Union infantry ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | cut Confederate supply lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | February 5, 1865 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Union pressure on Confederate lines near Petersburg ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInfrastructure | Confederate supply lines southwest of Petersburg ⓘ |
| location |
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Rowanty Creek, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFront | Petersburg front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Petersburg Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Union efforts to sever Confederate communications and logistics around Petersburg ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Union attempts to cut Confederate supply routes around Petersburg ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Hatcher’s Run
NERFINISHED
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Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Rowanty Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | contributed to tightening Union control over approaches to Petersburg ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Union operations to extend lines around Petersburg ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | cavalry-infantry engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Rowanty Creek Description of subject: The Battle of Rowanty Creek was an 1865 American Civil War engagement during the Petersburg Campaign in which Union forces sought to cut Confederate supply lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia.
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