Fort Sidney Johnston (Spanish Fort)
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Fort Sidney Johnston, also known as Spanish Fort, was a key Confederate stronghold guarding the eastern approaches to Mobile, Alabama, during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fort Sidney Johnston (Spanish Fort) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18788247 — 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: Fort Sidney Johnston (Spanish Fort) Context triple: [Confederate defenses of Mobile, hasPart, Fort Sidney Johnston (Spanish Fort)]
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Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip was a strategically vital British-held fortress on the island of Menorca that played a central role in Mediterranean naval conflicts, including the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
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Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip is a historic coastal fortification in Louisiana that played a key defensive role in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
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C.
Fort Sewall
Fort Sewall is a historic coastal fortification and public park in Marblehead, Massachusetts, notable for its role in early American military defense and its scenic harbor views.
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Fort Gaines
Fort Gaines is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification on Dauphin Island that played a key role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
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Old Fort Jackson
Old Fort Jackson is a historic coastal fortification near Savannah, Georgia, that served as a key defensive stronghold from the early 19th century through the Civil War and is now preserved as a museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Sidney Johnston (Spanish Fort) Target entity description: Fort Sidney Johnston, also known as Spanish Fort, was a key Confederate stronghold guarding the eastern approaches to Mobile, Alabama, during the American Civil War.
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A.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip was a strategically vital British-held fortress on the island of Menorca that played a central role in Mediterranean naval conflicts, including the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
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B.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip is a historic coastal fortification in Louisiana that played a key defensive role in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
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C.
Fort Sewall
Fort Sewall is a historic coastal fortification and public park in Marblehead, Massachusetts, notable for its role in early American military defense and its scenic harbor views.
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D.
Fort Gaines
Fort Gaines is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification on Dauphin Island that played a key role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
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E.
Old Fort Jackson
Old Fort Jackson is a historic coastal fortification near Savannah, Georgia, that served as a key defensive stronghold from the early 19th century through the Civil War and is now preserved as a museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
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