Robert Ross
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Robert Ross was a British Army major general best known for leading the successful land attack on Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, which resulted in the burning of several U.S. public buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Ross canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T31445 — 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: Robert Ross Context triple: [Burning of Washington, commander, Robert Ross]
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A.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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B.
Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
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C.
John Parker
John Parker was an American colonial militia captain best known for leading the Lexington militia at the opening skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
William Felton Russell
William Felton Russell was an American professional basketball player and civil rights activist best known as the legendary Boston Celtics center who won 11 NBA championships and transformed defensive play in the sport.
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E.
Benjamin A. Smith II
Benjamin A. Smith II was a Massachusetts politician and close friend of the Kennedy family who briefly served in the U.S. Senate before being succeeded by Edward M. Kennedy.
- 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: Robert Ross Target entity description: Robert Ross was a British Army major general best known for leading the successful land attack on Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, which resulted in the burning of several U.S. public buildings.
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A.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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B.
Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
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C.
John Parker
John Parker was an American colonial militia captain best known for leading the Lexington militia at the opening skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
William Felton Russell
William Felton Russell was an American professional basketball player and civil rights activist best known as the legendary Boston Celtics center who won 11 NBA championships and transformed defensive play in the sport.
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E.
Benjamin A. Smith II
Benjamin A. Smith II was a Massachusetts politician and close friend of the Kennedy family who briefly served in the U.S. Senate before being succeeded by Edward M. Kennedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
major general ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Bladensburg
ⓘ
Battle of Orthes ⓘ Battle of Vitoria ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Vittoria
Burning of Washington ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular War
|
| birthDate | 1766-05-29 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Canada
ⓘ
Halifax ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| commanded |
British expeditionary force against Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
British land forces in the Chesapeake campaign ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1814-09-12 ⓘ |
| education | Trinity College Dublin ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Ross ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| honor |
Order of the Bath
ⓘ
surface form:
Companion of the Order of the Bath
|
| mannerOfDeath | death in battle ⓘ |
| memorial |
monument in Halifax, Nova Scotia
ⓘ
monument in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
Royal Berkshire Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
20th Regiment of Foot
Middlesex Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
4th Regiment of Foot
|
| notableFor |
burning of U.S. public buildings in Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812
ⓘ
leading the British land attack on Washington, D.C. in 1814 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| parent |
David Ross
ⓘ
Elizabeth Adderley Ross ⓘ |
| partOf | British forces in the Chesapeake campaign of 1814 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County Down
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ Rostrevor ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Maryland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
near Baltimore ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1814 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1789 ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Ross ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Ross Description of subject: Robert Ross was a British Army major general best known for leading the successful land attack on Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, which resulted in the burning of several U.S. public buildings.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.