Battle of Monett's Ferry
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The Battle of Monett's Ferry was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana during the Red River Campaign, where Union forces successfully forced a crossing and escape from a Confederate blocking position.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Monett's Ferry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10403505 — 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 Monett's Ferry Context triple: [Red River Campaign (participation), notableBattle, Battle of Monett's Ferry]
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A.
Battle of Matson’s Ford
The Battle of Matson’s Ford was a minor engagement of the American Revolutionary War in December 1777, in which British forces disrupted Continental Army movements near the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia campaign.
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Battle of Wyse Fork
The Battle of Wyse Fork was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Kinston, North Carolina, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to block their advance toward Goldsboro during the closing weeks of the war.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Boteler’s Ford
The Battle of Boteler’s Ford was a minor but consequential American Civil War engagement fought on the Potomac River in September 1862, immediately after the Battle of Antietam, as Union forces pursued Robert E. Lee’s retreating Confederate army.
- 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 Monett's Ferry Target entity description: The Battle of Monett's Ferry was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana during the Red River Campaign, where Union forces successfully forced a crossing and escape from a Confederate blocking position.
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A.
Battle of Matson’s Ford
The Battle of Matson’s Ford was a minor engagement of the American Revolutionary War in December 1777, in which British forces disrupted Continental Army movements near the Schuylkill River during the Philadelphia campaign.
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B.
Battle of Wyse Fork
The Battle of Wyse Fork was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Kinston, North Carolina, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to block their advance toward Goldsboro during the closing weeks of the war.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Boteler’s Ford
The Battle of Boteler’s Ford was a minor but consequential American Civil War engagement fought on the Potomac River in September 1862, immediately after the Battle of Antietam, as Union forces pursued Robert E. Lee’s retreating Confederate army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Cane River Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cane River National Heritage Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | secure Union retreat from the Red River valley ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Hamilton P. Bee
NERFINISHED
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Nathaniel P. Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Emory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | April 23, 1864 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Union retreat toward Alexandria, Louisiana ⓘ |
| front | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Cane River Union forces
NERFINISHED
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Confederate cavalry ⓘ XIX Corps (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Louisiana
NERFINISHED
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Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate artillery
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Confederate cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ Union cavalry ⓘ Union infantry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical role in Union withdrawal from the Red River Campaign
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use of flanking maneuver to bypass strong defensive position ⓘ |
| outcome |
Union army escaped Confederate attempt to trap it
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Union forces forced a crossing of Cane River ⓘ |
| partOf | Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Mansfield
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Pleasant Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Cane River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the failure of Confederate efforts to trap Union forces during the Red River Campaign
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helped prevent the destruction or capture of Banks's army ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | enable Union army to escape Confederate blocking position ⓘ |
| tacticalResult |
Confederate blocking force outflanked
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Confederate position abandoned ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
rear-guard action
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river crossing operation ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Monett's Ferry Description of subject: The Battle of Monett's Ferry was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana during the Red River Campaign, where Union forces successfully forced a crossing and escape from a Confederate blocking position.
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