Northwest campaign of 1812
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The Northwest campaign of 1812 was an early War of 1812 American military operation in the Old Northwest, marked by General William Hull’s failed invasion of Canada and the surrender of Detroit to British forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American invasion of Upper Canada in 1812 | 1 |
| Northwest campaign of 1812 canonical | 1 |
| War of 1812 campaigns on the Detroit frontier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18979838 — 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: Northwest campaign of 1812 Context triple: [William Hull, participatedIn, Northwest campaign of 1812]
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A.
Niagara campaign of the War of 1812
The Niagara campaign of the War of 1812 was a series of key military operations along the Niagara River between American and British-Canadian forces, marked by several major battles that shaped control of the Great Lakes frontier.
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B.
Eastern Theater of the War of 1812
The Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 was the principal Atlantic coastal region of conflict between the United States and Britain, encompassing major land and naval operations including the defense of Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake Bay campaigns.
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C.
St. Clair's campaign, 1791
St. Clair's campaign, 1791 was a disastrous United States military expedition against Native American confederacy forces in the Northwest Territory, culminating in one of the worst defeats in U.S. Army history.
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D.
Lake Champlain campaign
The Lake Champlain campaign was a series of military operations during the War of 1812 in which American and British forces fought for control of the strategically vital Lake Champlain corridor between the United States and British Canada.
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E.
Peninsular campaign of 1812
The Peninsular campaign of 1812 was a major phase of the Peninsular War in which the Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces advanced into Spain, culminating in key victories such as the Battle of Salamanca that shifted the strategic balance against Napoleonic France.
- 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: Northwest campaign of 1812 Target entity description: The Northwest campaign of 1812 was an early War of 1812 American military operation in the Old Northwest, marked by General William Hull’s failed invasion of Canada and the surrender of Detroit to British forces.
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A.
Niagara campaign of the War of 1812
The Niagara campaign of the War of 1812 was a series of key military operations along the Niagara River between American and British-Canadian forces, marked by several major battles that shaped control of the Great Lakes frontier.
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B.
Eastern Theater of the War of 1812
The Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 was the principal Atlantic coastal region of conflict between the United States and Britain, encompassing major land and naval operations including the defense of Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake Bay campaigns.
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C.
St. Clair's campaign, 1791
St. Clair's campaign, 1791 was a disastrous United States military expedition against Native American confederacy forces in the Northwest Territory, culminating in one of the worst defeats in U.S. Army history.
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D.
Lake Champlain campaign
The Lake Champlain campaign was a series of military operations during the War of 1812 in which American and British forces fought for control of the strategically vital Lake Champlain corridor between the United States and British Canada.
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E.
Peninsular campaign of 1812
The Peninsular campaign of 1812 was a major phase of the Peninsular War in which the Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces advanced into Spain, culminating in key victories such as the Battle of Salamanca that shifted the strategic balance against Napoleonic France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Northwest campaign of 1812
linked to: Northwest campaign of 1812