Battle of Riddell’s Shop
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The Battle of Riddell’s Shop, more commonly known as the Battle of Glendale, was a major 1862 engagement of the American Civil War’s Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia, involving intense fighting as Union forces retreated toward the James River.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Riddell’s Shop canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9242980 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Riddell’s Shop Context triple: [Battle of Glendale, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Riddell’s Shop]
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Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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Battle of Loudoun Hill
The Battle of Loudoun Hill was a 1307 engagement in the Wars of Scottish Independence where Robert the Bruce won a significant early victory against English forces, bolstering his campaign to secure Scotland’s crown.
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Battle of Chappell House
The Battle of Chappell House, better known as the Battle of Peebles' Farm, was an 1864 engagement during the Petersburg Campaign of the American Civil War in which Union forces sought to extend their siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia.
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Battle of Iron Hill
The Battle of Iron Hill, better known as the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major military engagement fought in that colony.
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Battle of Hunterstown
The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement of the American Civil War fought on July 2, 1863, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, involving Union and Confederate horsemen in the broader context of the Gettysburg Campaign.
- 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 Riddell’s Shop Target entity description: The Battle of Riddell’s Shop, more commonly known as the Battle of Glendale, was a major 1862 engagement of the American Civil War’s Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia, involving intense fighting as Union forces retreated toward the James River.
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A.
Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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B.
Battle of Loudoun Hill
The Battle of Loudoun Hill was a 1307 engagement in the Wars of Scottish Independence where Robert the Bruce won a significant early victory against English forces, bolstering his campaign to secure Scotland’s crown.
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C.
Battle of Chappell House
The Battle of Chappell House, better known as the Battle of Peebles' Farm, was an 1864 engagement during the Petersburg Campaign of the American Civil War in which Union forces sought to extend their siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia.
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D.
Battle of Iron Hill
The Battle of Iron Hill, better known as the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major military engagement fought in that colony.
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E.
Battle of Hunterstown
The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement of the American Civil War fought on July 2, 1863, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, involving Union and Confederate horsemen in the broader context of the Gettysburg Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Frayser’s Farm
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Glendale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands combined ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Union Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
George B. McClellan
NERFINISHED
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Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander |
A. P. Hill
NERFINISHED
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James Longstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrength | large portion of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | June 30, 1862 ⓘ |
| description |
intense fighting during Union retreat toward the James River
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major engagement of the Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Malvern Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Virginia Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Henrico County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex, poorly coordinated Confederate attacks
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fragmented Union defensive positions along multiple roads ⓘ |
| objective | to cut off Union retreat to the James River ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Gaines’s Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
McClellan’s retreat to Harrison’s Landing
NERFINISHED
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defense of the Union supply line to the James River ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
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tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| significance | key engagement preventing Confederates from destroying the Union army during the Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Confederate strategic advantage ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation |
Confederate forces attempting to strike the Union column in transit
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Union forces retreating from positions near Richmond ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War, 1862 ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
Edwin V. Sumner
NERFINISHED
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George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Kearny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionStrength | multiple corps of the Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Battle of Riddell’s Shop Description of subject: The Battle of Riddell’s Shop, more commonly known as the Battle of Glendale, was a major 1862 engagement of the American Civil War’s Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia, involving intense fighting as Union forces retreated toward the James River.
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