Battle of Blair's Landing
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The Battle of Blair's Landing was a minor 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana during the Union’s Red River Campaign, notable for its riverine fighting and the death of Confederate General Thomas Green.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Blair's Landing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10403504 — 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 Blair's Landing Context triple: [Red River Campaign (participation), notableBattle, Battle of Blair's Landing]
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A.
Battle of Fishdam Ford
The Battle of Fishdam Ford was a minor 1780 engagement in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Patriot militia forces clashed with British troops prior to the larger Battle of Blackstock’s Farm.
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B.
Battle of Fort Montgomery
The Battle of Fort Montgomery was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which British forces captured the strategic Hudson River fortifications held by the Continental Army.
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C.
Battle of Fort George
The Battle of Fort George was a significant War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured the British-held fort at the mouth of the Niagara River in Upper Canada, helping secure control of the Niagara frontier.
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D.
Battle of Cumberland Church
The Battle of Cumberland Church was a late-April 1865 engagement in the American Civil War’s Appomattox Campaign, in which Union forces clashed with Robert E. Lee’s retreating Confederate army just days before its final surrender.
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E.
Battle of Briar Creek
The Battle of Briar Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which British forces routed a Continental Army detachment, helping to reassert British control over the state.
- 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 Blair's Landing Target entity description: The Battle of Blair's Landing was a minor 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana during the Union’s Red River Campaign, notable for its riverine fighting and the death of Confederate General Thomas Green.
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A.
Battle of Fishdam Ford
The Battle of Fishdam Ford was a minor 1780 engagement in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Patriot militia forces clashed with British troops prior to the larger Battle of Blackstock’s Farm.
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B.
Battle of Fort Montgomery
The Battle of Fort Montgomery was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which British forces captured the strategic Hudson River fortifications held by the Continental Army.
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C.
Battle of Fort George
The Battle of Fort George was a significant War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured the British-held fort at the mouth of the Niagara River in Upper Canada, helping secure control of the Niagara frontier.
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D.
Battle of Cumberland Church
The Battle of Cumberland Church was a late-April 1865 engagement in the American Civil War’s Appomattox Campaign, in which Union forces clashed with Robert E. Lee’s retreating Confederate army just days before its final surrender.
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E.
Battle of Briar Creek
The Battle of Briar Creek was a 1779 American Revolutionary War engagement in Georgia in which British forces routed a Continental Army detachment, helping to reassert British control over the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Blair Landing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | cover Union naval withdrawal during the Red River Campaign ⓘ |
| casualty | Thomas Green (killed in action) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate cavalry
NERFINISHED
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Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderConfederate | Brigadier General Thomas Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderUnion | Rear Admiral David D. Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateForces | Confederate cavalry brigade ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | April 12, 1864 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War, 1864 Red River operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Blair's Landing, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Green
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riverine fighting on the Red River ⓘ |
| outcomeDetail | Confederate attack repulsed by Union naval gunfire ⓘ |
| partOf | Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Mansfield
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Pleasant Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Inconclusive ⓘ |
| river | Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Union retreat down the Red River ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | riverine engagement ⓘ |
| UnionForces |
Union gunboats
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armed transports ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Blair's Landing Description of subject: The Battle of Blair's Landing was a minor 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana during the Union’s Red River Campaign, notable for its riverine fighting and the death of Confederate General Thomas Green.
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