Western theater of the American Revolutionary War

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Label	Occurrences
Western theater of the American Revolutionary War canonical	10
American Revolutionary War frontier	2
Northwest frontier of the American Revolution	1
United States Revolutionary War operations against the Haudenosaunee	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13520170 — 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: Western theater of the American Revolutionary War
Context triple: [Battle of Vincennes, partOf, Western theater of the American Revolutionary War]

A. Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the primary early arena of conflict in the northeastern colonies, featuring key campaigns such as those around Boston, New York, and the Saratoga region.
B. North American theater of the American Revolutionary War
The North American theater of the American Revolutionary War was the principal land and coastal region in which British, American, and allied forces fought for control of the Thirteen Colonies between 1775 and 1783.
C. European theatre of the American Revolutionary War
The European theatre of the American Revolutionary War encompassed the campaigns, battles, and naval conflicts fought among European powers—primarily Britain, France, and Spain—across Europe and surrounding waters in support of or opposition to the American cause.
D. Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the campaign zone in the southern colonies where major battles, partisan warfare, and British attempts to rally Loyalist support played a decisive role in the conflict’s outcome.
E. Middle Colonies theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Middle Colonies theater of the American Revolutionary War was the region, primarily encompassing New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, where key campaigns and battles between British and American forces were fought for control of the central colonies.
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: Western theater of the American Revolutionary War
Target entity description: The Western theater of the American Revolutionary War was the frontier region of conflict where American, British, and Native American forces contested control of the trans-Appalachian West, particularly around the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys.

A. Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the primary early arena of conflict in the northeastern colonies, featuring key campaigns such as those around Boston, New York, and the Saratoga region.
B. North American theater of the American Revolutionary War
The North American theater of the American Revolutionary War was the principal land and coastal region in which British, American, and allied forces fought for control of the Thirteen Colonies between 1775 and 1783.
C. European theatre of the American Revolutionary War
The European theatre of the American Revolutionary War encompassed the campaigns, battles, and naval conflicts fought among European powers—primarily Britain, France, and Spain—across Europe and surrounding waters in support of or opposition to the American cause.
D. Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the campaign zone in the southern colonies where major battles, partisan warfare, and British attempts to rally Loyalist support played a decisive role in the conflict’s outcome.
E. Middle Colonies theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Middle Colonies theater of the American Revolutionary War was the region, primarily encompassing New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, where key campaigns and battles between British and American forces were fought for control of the central colonies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military theater of war ⓘ
conflictIn	Mississippi River Valley ⓘ linked to: Mississippi River valley Ohio River Valley ⓘ linked to: Ohio Valley region trans-Appalachian West ⓘ linked to: Trans-Appalachian West
endTime	1783 ⓘ
hasBattle	Battle of Blue Licks ⓘ Battle of Piqua ⓘ Battle of Vincennes ⓘ Capture of Kaskaskia ⓘ Chickamauga Wars (Revolutionary War phase) ⓘ linked to: Chickamauga Wars Crawford expedition ⓘ Gnadenhutten massacre ⓘ Illinois campaign ⓘ Siege of Fort Sackville ⓘ Spanish capture of Baton Rouge (1779) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) Spanish capture of Mobile (1780) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Mobile (1780) Spanish capture of Natchez (1779) ⓘ Spanish capture of Pensacola (1781) ⓘ linked to: Siege of Pensacola (1781)
hasEffect	devastation of many Native American communities in the Ohio Country ⓘ expansion of American claims to the Mississippi River ⓘ weakening of British control in the Old Northwest ⓘ
hasKeyCommander	Alexander McKee ⓘ Bernardo de Gálvez ⓘ Daniel Boone ⓘ George Rogers Clark ⓘ Henry Hamilton ⓘ Joseph Brant ⓘ Simon Girty ⓘ
hasParticipant	British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ Loyalist militias ⓘ Native American warriors ⓘ Spanish colonial forces ⓘ Virginia militia ⓘ
includesRegion	Great Lakes region ⓘ Illinois Country ⓘ Kentucky frontier ⓘ Lower Mississippi Valley ⓘ linked to: Lower Mississippi River basin Missouri Country ⓘ Ohio Country ⓘ Upper Mississippi Valley ⓘ
involves	Great Britain ⓘ Native American nations ⓘ Spain ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
opponent	British-allied Native American nations ⓘ linked to: Iroquois Confederacy Patriot settlers ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
relatedTo	Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
startTime	1775 ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Vincennes → partOf → Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasPart → Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Illinois campaign → theater → Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Capture of Kaskaskia → theater → Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Siege of Fort Sackville → partOf → Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Fort Plain, New York → historicalSignificance → American Revolutionary War frontier ⓘ

linked to: Western theater of the American Revolutionary War

Cayuga settlements → targetOf → United States Revolutionary War operations against the Haudenosaunee ⓘ

linked to: Western theater of the American Revolutionary War

German Flatts, New York → historicalRegion → American Revolutionary War frontier ⓘ

linked to: Western theater of the American Revolutionary War

Battles of the American Revolutionary War → hasMainTheater → Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces → theater → Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Fort Patrick Henry → partOf → Northwest frontier of the American Revolution ⓘ

linked to: Western theater of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Blue Licks → partOf → Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

siege of Boonesborough → partOf → Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) → theater → Western theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

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