storming of Redoubt 9
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The storming of Redoubt 9 was a decisive nighttime assault by American and French forces during the Yorktown campaign that helped break British defenses and hasten the end of major combat in the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Storming of Redoubt 10 | 1 |
| storming of Redoubt 9 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: storming of Redoubt 9 Context triple: [Siege of Yorktown, notableEvent, storming of Redoubt 9]
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Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was a major 1952 mass civil disobedience movement in apartheid-era South Africa, led by the African National Congress and allied organizations, to protest unjust segregation laws through nonviolent resistance.
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B.
Bloody Ridge
Bloody Ridge is a historically significant World War II battlefield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
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C.
Hell Bunker
Hell Bunker is a famously deep and punishing sand hazard on the Old Course at St Andrews, renowned as one of the most intimidating bunkers in golf.
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D.
The Riot Squad
The Riot Squad is the passionate and organized student cheering section that supports the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team at home games.
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E.
The Red Zone
The Red Zone is the official Stanford University student cheering section known for its energetic support at Cardinal football games.
- 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: storming of Redoubt 9 Target entity description: The storming of Redoubt 9 was a decisive nighttime assault by American and French forces during the Yorktown campaign that helped break British defenses and hasten the end of major combat in the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was a major 1952 mass civil disobedience movement in apartheid-era South Africa, led by the African National Congress and allied organizations, to protest unjust segregation laws through nonviolent resistance.
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B.
Bloody Ridge
Bloody Ridge is a historically significant World War II battlefield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
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C.
Hell Bunker
Hell Bunker is a famously deep and punishing sand hazard on the Old Course at St Andrews, renowned as one of the most intimidating bunkers in golf.
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D.
The Riot Squad
The Riot Squad is the passionate and organized student cheering section that supports the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team at home games.
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E.
The Red Zone
The Red Zone is the official Stanford University student cheering section known for its energetic support at Cardinal football games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military assault ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign |
Siege of Yorktown
ⓘ
surface form:
Yorktown campaign
|
| combatantSide |
Patriot (American Revolution)
ⓘ
surface form:
Patriot side in the American Revolutionary War
|
| commander |
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
ⓘ
surface form:
Comte de Rochambeau
George Washington ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1781-10-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy | tightening of Allied siege lines around Yorktown ⓘ |
| forceType |
Continental Army
ⓘ
surface form:
American Continental Army
French Army ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to end of major combat operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| location |
Yorktown
ⓘ
surface form:
Yorktown, Virginia
|
| opposingCommander |
Banastre Tarleton
ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis ⓘ |
| opposingForceType | British Army ⓘ |
| opposingSide | British side in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Siege of Yorktown
ⓘ
Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
surface form:
Yorktown campaign
|
| precededBy | artillery bombardment of British positions at Yorktown ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| relatedEvent |
Siege of Yorktown
ⓘ
surface form:
British surrender at Yorktown
storming of Redoubt 9 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Storming of Redoubt 10
|
| result |
American and French victory
ⓘ
capture of British defensive position Redoubt 9 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
breach of British outer defenses at Yorktown
ⓘ
hastened British decision to negotiate surrender at Yorktown ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic |
bayonet assault
ⓘ
night attack ⓘ |
| tacticalObjective | seizure of British redoubt ⓘ |
| theater | North American theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| year | 1781 ⓘ |
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Subject: storming of Redoubt 9 Description of subject: The storming of Redoubt 9 was a decisive nighttime assault by American and French forces during the Yorktown campaign that helped break British defenses and hasten the end of major combat in the American Revolutionary War.
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Storming of Redoubt 9
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Storming of Redoubt 10