Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations)
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The Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) was an 1862 Union naval campaign during the American Civil War in which Admiral David Farragut’s fleet captured the strategically vital port city of New Orleans from the Confederacy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of New Orleans (1862) | 1 |
| Battle of New Orleans (American Civil War) | 1 |
| Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T655620 — 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 New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) Context triple: [George Dewey, participatedIn, Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations)]
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A.
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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B.
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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C.
Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.
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D.
Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
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E.
Battle of the Chesapeake
The Battle of the Chesapeake was a pivotal 1781 naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which the French fleet blocked British relief forces, directly enabling the American victory at Yorktown.
- 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 New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) Target entity description: The Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) was an 1862 Union naval campaign during the American Civil War in which Admiral David Farragut’s fleet captured the strategically vital port city of New Orleans from the Confederacy.
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A.
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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B.
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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C.
Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.
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D.
Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
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E.
Battle of the Chesapeake
The Battle of the Chesapeake was a pivotal 1781 naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which the French fleet blocked British relief forces, directly enabling the American victory at Yorktown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Capture of New Orleans ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| campaign |
Siege of Vicksburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Mississippi River campaign
|
| commander |
Benjamin F. Butler
ⓘ
Admiral David Farragut ⓘ
surface form:
David G. Farragut
John K. Mitchell ⓘ Mansfield Lovell ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Navy West Gulf Blockading Squadron under David G. Farragut
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| consequence |
Union control of key Gulf Coast port
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loss of major Confederate industrial and commercial center ⓘ severe blow to Confederate morale ⓘ strengthened Union naval blockade in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | April 1862 ⓘ |
| defenses | Confederate river forts, obstructions, and fire rafts on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| endDate | April 28, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Butler’s administration of New Orleans
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Union occupation and administration of New Orleans ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| involved |
Confederate River Defense Fleet
ⓘ
Fort St. Philip ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate forts Jackson and St. Philip
Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron ⓘ |
| location |
New Orleans
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
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| navalForceSize | Union fleet of wooden warships and gunboats ⓘ |
| objective |
capture New Orleans
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secure lower Mississippi River for the Union ⓘ |
| outcome |
Union fleet passed Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip
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Union occupation of New Orleans ⓘ |
| partOf | Union campaign against the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| precededBy | bombardment of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip ⓘ |
| region |
Lower Mississippi River basin
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surface form:
Lower Mississippi Valley
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| relatedEvent |
Battle of Port Hudson
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surface form:
Siege of Port Hudson
Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | April 18, 1862 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico
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largest city in the Confederacy ⓘ major Confederate port and commercial center ⓘ |
| tactic |
Union fleet ran past Confederate forts on the Mississippi River
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naval bombardment of Confederate river forts ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) Description of subject: The Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) was an 1862 Union naval campaign during the American Civil War in which Admiral David Farragut’s fleet captured the strategically vital port city of New Orleans from the Confederacy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
David Farragut
this entity surface form:
Battle of New Orleans (American Civil War)
this entity surface form:
Battle of New Orleans (1862)