Bloody Ridge battlefield
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Bloody Ridge battlefield is a historic World War II combat site on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bloody Ridge battlefield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11169769 — 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: Bloody Ridge battlefield Context triple: [Solomon Islands World War II heritage sites, hasPart, Bloody Ridge battlefield]
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A.
Cedar Mountain Battlefield
Cedar Mountain Battlefield is a historic American Civil War battle site in Virginia, preserved as a park and memorial to the 1862 clash between Union and Confederate forces.
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B.
Houck's Ridge
Houck's Ridge is a prominent elevated landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, notable for its strategic role in the Civil War fighting near Devil's Den and Little Round Top.
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C.
Milagra Ridge
Milagra Ridge is a coastal open space in Pacifica, California, known for its scenic trails, wildlife habitat, and protected natural areas within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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D.
Wilderness Battlefield
Wilderness Battlefield is a major American Civil War site in Virginia where the bloody Battle of the Wilderness was fought in May 1864 between Union and Confederate forces.
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E.
Rosebud Battlefield
Rosebud Battlefield is the historic Montana site of an 1876 Great Sioux War engagement where Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne forces halted General George Crook’s U.S. Army column shortly before the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
- 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: Bloody Ridge battlefield Target entity description: Bloody Ridge battlefield is a historic World War II combat site on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
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A.
Cedar Mountain Battlefield
Cedar Mountain Battlefield is a historic American Civil War battle site in Virginia, preserved as a park and memorial to the 1862 clash between Union and Confederate forces.
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B.
Houck's Ridge
Houck's Ridge is a prominent elevated landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, notable for its strategic role in the Civil War fighting near Devil's Den and Little Round Top.
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C.
Milagra Ridge
Milagra Ridge is a coastal open space in Pacifica, California, known for its scenic trails, wildlife habitat, and protected natural areas within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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D.
Wilderness Battlefield
Wilderness Battlefield is a major American Civil War site in Virginia where the bloody Battle of the Wilderness was fought in May 1864 between Union and Confederate forces.
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E.
Rosebud Battlefield
Rosebud Battlefield is the historic Montana site of an 1876 Great Sioux War engagement where Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne forces halted General George Crook’s U.S. Army column shortly before the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
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historic battlefield ⓘ military historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edson’s Ridge battlefield
NERFINISHED
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Lunga Ridge battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied forces in World War II
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Japanese 35th Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
World War II battlefields
ⓘ
military history of the Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| commemorates | U.S. and Japanese soldiers killed in battle ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
1942-09-12
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1942-09-13 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
1st Marine Raider Battalion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1st Parachute Battalion (USMC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
tourist attraction
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war memorial site ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | monuments to Battle of Bloody Ridge ⓘ |
| hasTerrainFeature |
jungle
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ridge ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guadalcanal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Solomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Henderson Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Bloody Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Edson’s Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense close-quarters combat
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key American defensive victory ⓘ pivotal role in securing Henderson Field ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guadalcanal campaign
NERFINISHED
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Honiara area ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Melanesia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Guadalcanal air operations
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defense of Henderson Field ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
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United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bloody Ridge battlefield Description of subject: Bloody Ridge battlefield is a historic World War II combat site on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.