Third Indian War
E101639
The Third Indian War, better known as King George's War, was the North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession (1744–1748), marked by colonial and Indigenous conflicts between British and French interests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Indian War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T843967 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third Indian War Context triple: [King George's War, alsoKnownAs, Third Indian War]
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A.
Second Anglo-Maratha War
The Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) was a major conflict in India between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire that significantly expanded British territorial control and influence on the subcontinent.
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B.
Second Carnatic War
The Second Carnatic War was an 18th-century conflict in southern India between the British and French East India Companies and their Indian allies, which significantly advanced British colonial dominance in the region.
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C.
Third Anglo-Maratha War
The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1819) was the final conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire, resulting in the defeat of the Marathas and the consolidation of British control over most of India.
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D.
Third Anglo-Mysore War
The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792) was a major conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Tipu Sultan and a British-led coalition that significantly curtailed Mysore’s power and territory.
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E.
Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third Indian War Target entity description: The Third Indian War, better known as King George's War, was the North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession (1744–1748), marked by colonial and Indigenous conflicts between British and French interests.
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A.
Second Anglo-Maratha War
The Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) was a major conflict in India between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire that significantly expanded British territorial control and influence on the subcontinent.
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B.
Second Carnatic War
The Second Carnatic War was an 18th-century conflict in southern India between the British and French East India Companies and their Indian allies, which significantly advanced British colonial dominance in the region.
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C.
Third Anglo-Maratha War
The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1819) was the final conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire, resulting in the defeat of the Marathas and the consolidation of British control over most of India.
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D.
Third Anglo-Mysore War
The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792) was a major conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Tipu Sultan and a British-led coalition that significantly curtailed Mysore’s power and territory.
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E.
Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North American theater of a European war
ⓘ
colonial war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | King George's War ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British colonies in North America
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France ⓘ French colonies in North America ⓘ Indigenous allies of Britain ⓘ Indigenous allies of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| cause |
extension of the War of the Austrian Succession to North America
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rivalry between Britain and France for control of North America ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | third of the four major French and Indian Wars ⓘ |
| combatantsDescription | European imperial powers and their colonial and Indigenous allies ⓘ |
| conflictType | military conflict ⓘ |
| endTime | 1748 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| historicalEra |
18th century
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Colonial American period ⓘ |
| impact |
heightened Anglo-French tensions in North America
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increased militarization of British colonies ⓘ set stage for the French and Indian War ⓘ |
| location |
Acadia
ⓘ
British Canada ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
New England ⓘ New France ⓘ North America ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Atlantic coast of North America
ⓘ
surface form:
North American east coast
|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Grand Pré (1747)
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Raid on Saratoga (1745) ⓘ Annapolis Royal campaigns ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744)
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ |
| participant |
Abenaki
ⓘ
surface form:
Abenaki people
Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Iroquois Confederacy (to a limited extent)
Maliseet people ⓘ Mi’kmaq ⓘ
surface form:
Mi'kmaq people
New England colonial militias ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| precededBy | Queen Anne's War ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
First Indian War
ⓘ
Fourth Indian War (French and Indian War) ⓘ Second Indian War ⓘ |
| result | status quo ante bellum in North America ⓘ |
| startTime | 1744 ⓘ |
| theaterOf |
King George's War
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surface form:
War of the Austrian Succession in North America
|
| treaty |
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
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surface form:
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
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| treatySignedIn | 1748 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Third Indian War Description of subject: The Third Indian War, better known as King George's War, was the North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession (1744–1748), marked by colonial and Indigenous conflicts between British and French interests.
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