Battle of Quaker Road
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The Battle of Quaker Road was an American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces advanced against Confederate positions during the final campaign leading to the fall of Richmond.
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| Battle of Quaker Road canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9940146 — 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 Quaker Road Context triple: [Battle of Lewis’s Farm, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Quaker Road]
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Battle of Quaker Hill
The Battle of Quaker Hill was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, involving Continental, British, and Hessian forces during the failed allied Franco-American attempt to retake Newport.
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Battle of Mount Harriet
The Battle of Mount Harriet was a key night assault during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured a strategically important Argentine-held position overlooking Port Stanley.
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C.
Battle of Bound Brook
The Battle of Bound Brook was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey in which British and Hessian forces launched a surprise attack on a Continental Army outpost.
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D.
Battle of Marks' Mills
The Battle of Marks' Mills was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, where Confederate forces ambushed and decisively defeated a Union supply column during the Red River Campaign.
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Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
- 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 Quaker Road Target entity description: The Battle of Quaker Road was an American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces advanced against Confederate positions during the final campaign leading to the fall of Richmond.
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A.
Battle of Quaker Hill
The Battle of Quaker Hill was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, involving Continental, British, and Hessian forces during the failed allied Franco-American attempt to retake Newport.
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B.
Battle of Mount Harriet
The Battle of Mount Harriet was a key night assault during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured a strategically important Argentine-held position overlooking Port Stanley.
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C.
Battle of Bound Brook
The Battle of Bound Brook was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey in which British and Hessian forces launched a surprise attack on a Continental Army outpost.
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D.
Battle of Marks' Mills
The Battle of Marks' Mills was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, where Confederate forces ambushed and decisively defeated a Union supply column during the Red River Campaign.
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E.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Lewis Farm
NERFINISHED
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Lewis Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis’s Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateConfederateStrength | about 2,000–3,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| approximateUnionStrength | about 5,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective |
support Union operations toward Five Forks
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turn the Confederate right flank at Petersburg ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of the Potomac
NERFINISHED
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Confederate Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ V Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Bushrod Johnson
NERFINISHED
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Charles Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ George E. Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ Gouverneur K. Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Heth NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua L. Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederateCasualties | several hundred killed, wounded, and missing ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1865-03-29 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-03-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Five Forks NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of White Oak Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
fought along Quaker Road
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near Gravelly Run ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Union forces advanced along Quaker Road toward the Boydton Plank Road
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Union troops drove Confederates from positions near Lewis Farm ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
1st Division, V Corps (Union Army)
NERFINISHED
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3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederate infantry under Bushrod Johnson ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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near Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Fall of Petersburg
NERFINISHED
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Fall of Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-03-29 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
contributed to the final Union offensive leading to the evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg
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helped unhinge Confederate defenses southwest of Petersburg ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unionCasualties | several hundred killed, wounded, and missing ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Quaker Road Description of subject: The Battle of Quaker Road was an American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces advanced against Confederate positions during the final campaign leading to the fall of Richmond.
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