Major William Sutherland
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Major William Sutherland was a British Army officer best known for commanding the British garrison at Paulus Hook in New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Major William Sutherland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16312057 — 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: Major William Sutherland Context triple: [Paulus Hook, Jersey City, battleCommanderBritish, Major William Sutherland]
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A.
Major William Mounsey
Major William Mounsey was a 19th-century British army officer and antiquarian known for his interest in ancient monuments and inscriptions.
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B.
Major William Campbell
Major William Campbell was a British military officer known for overseeing the construction and command of frontier fortifications in North America during the late 18th century.
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C.
Major William Radcliff
Major William Radcliff was a U.S. Army officer after whom the city of Radcliff, Kentucky, was named in recognition of his service.
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D.
Major Ian L. A. Baillie
Major Ian L. A. Baillie was a British Army officer and tank squadron commander noted for his role in armoured operations during the Normandy campaign of World War II.
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E.
Major William Lauderdale
Major William Lauderdale was a U.S. Army officer in the Second Seminole War whose leadership in establishing a military post in Florida led to the city of Fort Lauderdale being named in his honor.
- 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: Major William Sutherland Target entity description: Major William Sutherland was a British Army officer best known for commanding the British garrison at Paulus Hook in New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Major William Mounsey
Major William Mounsey was a 19th-century British army officer and antiquarian known for his interest in ancient monuments and inscriptions.
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B.
Major William Campbell
Major William Campbell was a British military officer known for overseeing the construction and command of frontier fortifications in North America during the late 18th century.
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C.
Major William Radcliff
Major William Radcliff was a U.S. Army officer after whom the city of Radcliff, Kentucky, was named in recognition of his service.
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D.
Major Ian L. A. Baillie
Major Ian L. A. Baillie was a British Army officer and tank squadron commander noted for his role in armoured operations during the Normandy campaign of World War II.
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E.
Major William Lauderdale
Major William Lauderdale was a U.S. Army officer in the Second Seminole War whose leadership in establishing a military post in Florida led to the city of Fort Lauderdale being named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.