British occupation of Richmond (1781)
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The British occupation of Richmond in 1781 was a brief but significant Revolutionary War episode in which forces under Benedict Arnold captured and burned parts of Virginia’s capital, disrupting American supply lines and morale.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17049715 — 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: British occupation of Richmond (1781) Context triple: [Virginia campaign, hasPart, British occupation of Richmond (1781)]
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British capture of Savannah
The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.
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British capture of Fort Lee
The British capture of Fort Lee was a 1776 Revolutionary War operation in which British and Hessian forces seized the American fort on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, forcing a hasty Continental Army retreat and contributing to the loss of New York.
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C.
British occupation of Philadelphia
The British occupation of Philadelphia was a key Revolutionary War campaign (1777–1778) in which British forces seized and held the American capital, prompting Washington’s army to withdraw to Valley Forge and reshaping the political and military landscape of the conflict.
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British occupation of Newport (1776)
The British occupation of Newport (1776) was a key Revolutionary War seizure and long-term holding of the vital Rhode Island port city by British forces, which turned Newport into a major naval and military base until its eventual evacuation.
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E.
Bermuda Hundred Campaign
The Bermuda Hundred Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in May 1864 in which Union forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to advance on Richmond and Petersburg via the Bermuda Hundred peninsula in Virginia.
- 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: British occupation of Richmond (1781) Target entity description: The British occupation of Richmond in 1781 was a brief but significant Revolutionary War episode in which forces under Benedict Arnold captured and burned parts of Virginia’s capital, disrupting American supply lines and morale.
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A.
British capture of Savannah
The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.
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B.
British capture of Fort Lee
The British capture of Fort Lee was a 1776 Revolutionary War operation in which British and Hessian forces seized the American fort on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, forcing a hasty Continental Army retreat and contributing to the loss of New York.
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C.
British occupation of Philadelphia
The British occupation of Philadelphia was a key Revolutionary War campaign (1777–1778) in which British forces seized and held the American capital, prompting Washington’s army to withdraw to Valley Forge and reshaping the political and military landscape of the conflict.
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D.
British occupation of Newport (1776)
The British occupation of Newport (1776) was a key Revolutionary War seizure and long-term holding of the vital Rhode Island port city by British forces, which turned Newport into a major naval and military base until its eventual evacuation.
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E.
Bermuda Hundred Campaign
The Bermuda Hundred Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in May 1864 in which Union forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to advance on Richmond and Petersburg via the Bermuda Hundred peninsula in Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
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