Battle of Norridgewock
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The Battle of Norridgewock was a 1724 raid by New England colonial forces against a Jesuit mission and Abenaki village in present-day Maine, resulting in the death of Father Sébastien Rale and marking a pivotal moment in the struggle between British colonists and the Wabanaki Confederacy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Norridgewock canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Pequawket | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9408123 — 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 Norridgewock Context triple: [Father Rale's War, notableBattle, Battle of Norridgewock]
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A.
Battle of Fort Anne
The Battle of Fort Anne was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which retreating American forces briefly checked the British advance following the fall of Fort Ticonderoga.
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B.
Lord Dunmore’s War
Lord Dunmore’s War was a 1774 frontier conflict between colonial Virginia and Shawnee and Mingo nations that helped set the stage for the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Battle of Grand Pré
The Battle of Grand Pré was a 1747 engagement during King George’s War in which French and Acadian forces surprised and defeated a British garrison in present-day Nova Scotia, Canada.
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D.
Great Swamp Fight
The Great Swamp Fight was a brutal 1675 assault by colonial militia on a fortified Narragansett stronghold in present-day Rhode Island, resulting in heavy Native American casualties and becoming one of the bloodiest engagements of King Philip's War.
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E.
Battle of Machias
The Battle of Machias was one of the first naval engagements of the American Revolutionary War, in which colonial militia and sailors captured a British armed schooner off the coast of Maine.
- 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 Norridgewock Target entity description: The Battle of Norridgewock was a 1724 raid by New England colonial forces against a Jesuit mission and Abenaki village in present-day Maine, resulting in the death of Father Sébastien Rale and marking a pivotal moment in the struggle between British colonists and the Wabanaki Confederacy.
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A.
Battle of Fort Anne
The Battle of Fort Anne was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which retreating American forces briefly checked the British advance following the fall of Fort Ticonderoga.
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B.
Lord Dunmore’s War
Lord Dunmore’s War was a 1774 frontier conflict between colonial Virginia and Shawnee and Mingo nations that helped set the stage for the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Battle of Grand Pré
The Battle of Grand Pré was a 1747 engagement during King George’s War in which French and Acadian forces surprised and defeated a British garrison in present-day Nova Scotia, Canada.
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D.
Great Swamp Fight
The Great Swamp Fight was a brutal 1675 assault by colonial militia on a fortified Narragansett stronghold in present-day Rhode Island, resulting in heavy Native American casualties and becoming one of the bloodiest engagements of King Philip's War.
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E.
Battle of Machias
The Battle of Machias was one of the first naval engagements of the American Revolutionary War, in which colonial militia and sailors captured a British armed schooner off the coast of Maine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ raid ⓘ |
| aftermath |
deepened hostility between British colonists and Wabanaki peoples
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destruction of Norridgewock village ⓘ displacement of surviving Abenaki ⓘ strengthening of British control in central Maine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Raid on Norridgewock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Abenaki
NERFINISHED
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French-allied Abenaki ⓘ New England colonial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabanaki Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Abenaki resistance to English settlements along the Kennebec River
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British attempts to assert control over Maine frontier ⓘ New England desire to neutralize French influence via Jesuit missions ⓘ tensions over British expansion into Wabanaki territory ⓘ |
| commander |
Abenaki leaders of Norridgewock
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Father Sébastien Rale NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremiah Moulton NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson Harmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | frontier raid ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1724-08-23 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key event in the decline of the Norridgewock Abenaki community
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pivotal moment in struggle between British colonists and Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ symbol of colonial violence against Indigenous communities in New England ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
United States
NERFINISHED
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state of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kennebec River valley
NERFINISHED
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Norridgewock, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Madison, Maine area ⓘ |
| notableDeath |
Jesuit missionary Sébastien Rale
NERFINISHED
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Sébastien Rale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Wabanaki Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Wabanaki conflicts
NERFINISHED
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Dummer's War NERFINISHED ⓘ Father Rale's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Massachusetts provincial militia
NERFINISHED
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New England rangers and volunteers ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
destroy the Abenaki village at Norridgewock
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disrupt Wabanaki resistance on the Kennebec frontier ⓘ kill or capture Father Sébastien Rale ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-French rivalry in North America
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French and Indian Wars era ⓘ Jesuit missions in New France NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabanaki Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | New England colonial victory ⓘ |
| target |
Abenaki village at Norridgewock
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Jesuit mission at Norridgewock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1724 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Norridgewock Description of subject: The Battle of Norridgewock was a 1724 raid by New England colonial forces against a Jesuit mission and Abenaki village in present-day Maine, resulting in the death of Father Sébastien Rale and marking a pivotal moment in the struggle between British colonists and the Wabanaki Confederacy.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Pequawket