Beaver Dam Creek battlefield
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Beaver Dam Creek battlefield is a Civil War site near Richmond, Virginia, where Union and Confederate forces clashed during the Seven Days Battles and which is now preserved as part of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
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| Beaver Dam Creek battlefield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beaver Dam Creek battlefield Context triple: [Richmond National Battlefield Park, hasPart, Beaver Dam Creek battlefield]
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Kettle Creek Battlefield engagement
Kettle Creek Battlefield engagement is a Revolutionary War battle in Georgia where Patriot militia defeated Loyalist forces, boosting American morale and weakening British influence in the Southern colonies.
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B.
Modder River battlefield
Modder River battlefield is a historic South African site where a major early engagement of the Second Boer War took place between British forces and Boer commandos.
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C.
Bloody Ridge battlefield
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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D.
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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Thomas-Wright Battlefield
Thomas-Wright Battlefield is a historic site within Lava Beds National Monument associated with the Modoc War between the Modoc people and the U.S. Army in the 1870s.
- 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: Beaver Dam Creek battlefield Target entity description: Beaver Dam Creek battlefield is a Civil War site near Richmond, Virginia, where Union and Confederate forces clashed during the Seven Days Battles and which is now preserved as part of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
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A.
Kettle Creek Battlefield engagement
Kettle Creek Battlefield engagement is a Revolutionary War battle in Georgia where Patriot militia defeated Loyalist forces, boosting American morale and weakening British influence in the Southern colonies.
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B.
Modder River battlefield
Modder River battlefield is a historic South African site where a major early engagement of the Second Boer War took place between British forces and Boer commandos.
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C.
Bloody Ridge battlefield
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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D.
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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E.
Thomas-Wright Battlefield
Thomas-Wright Battlefield is a historic site within Lava Beds National Monument associated with the Modoc War between the Modoc people and the U.S. Army in the 1870s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battlefield
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historic site ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Mechanicsville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War sites in Virginia
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Battlefields in the United States ⓘ Protected areas of Hanover County, Virginia ⓘ |
| confederateArmyFormation | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederateCommander |
A. P. Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonewall Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse |
heritage tourism
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historic preservation ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| dateOfBattle | June 26, 1862 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Beaver Dam Creek
NERFINISHED
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earthworks ⓘ historical markers ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hanover County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Beaver Dam Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Mechanicsville, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Richmond National Battlefield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMilitaryCampaign |
Peninsula Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | part of a national battlefield park ⓘ |
| region | Central Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union defensive victory ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Union forces withdrew toward Gaines’s Mill ⓘ |
| unionArmyFormation | V Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unionCommander | Fitz John Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | military engagement ⓘ |
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Subject: Beaver Dam Creek battlefield Description of subject: Beaver Dam Creek battlefield is a Civil War site near Richmond, Virginia, where Union and Confederate forces clashed during the Seven Days Battles and which is now preserved as part of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
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