Gulf Coast theater of the War of 1812

All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
War of 1812 theater in the Southeast	4
Gulf Coast theater of the War of 1812 canonical	2
Capture of Pensacola (1814)	1
Gulf Coast campaign	1
Gulf Coast campaign of the War of 1812	1
Gulf of Mexico theater	1
Gulf of Mexico theater of the War of 1812	1
Southern theater of the War of 1812	1
War of 1812 campaigns in the South	1
War of 1812 in the American South	1
War of 1812, Gulf Coast campaign	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1294981 — 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: Gulf Coast theater of the War of 1812
Context triple: [Battle of New Orleans, theater, Gulf Coast theater of the War of 1812]

A. 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.
B. Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
C. Savannah Campaign
The Savannah Campaign was a major Union military operation during the American Civil War in which General William Tecumseh Sherman led his forces on a destructive march across Georgia to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity.
D. Battle of Fort Frederica
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
E. Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.
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: Gulf Coast theater of the War of 1812
Target entity description: The Gulf Coast theater of the War of 1812 was the southern campaign zone along the U.S. Gulf Coast where American, British, and allied forces clashed over control of key ports and territories, culminating in engagements such as the Battle of New Orleans.

A. 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.
B. Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
C. Savannah Campaign
The Savannah Campaign was a major Union military operation during the American Civil War in which General William Tecumseh Sherman led his forces on a destructive march across Georgia to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity.
D. Battle of Fort Frederica
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
E. Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign ⓘ theater of war ⓘ
belligerent	British Army ⓘ Colonial Marines (British) ⓘ linked to: British colonial forces Native American allies of Britain ⓘ Native American allies of the United States ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish colonial forces in West Florida ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marines ⓘ linked to: United States Marine Corps United States Navy ⓘ state militias of the United States ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
countryInvolved	Choctaw Nation ⓘ Creek Nation ⓘ linked to: Creek (Muscogee) Nation Seminole groups ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
endTime	1815 ⓘ
geographicScope	Alabama coast ⓘ linked to: Gulf Coast of the United States Florida Panhandle ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ linked to: Louisiana Territory Mississippi Territory ⓘ West Florida region ⓘ linked to: West Florida
hasPart	Battle of Fort Bowyer (1814) ⓘ Battle of Fort Bowyer (1815) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Fort Bowyer (1814) Battle of Lake Borgne ⓘ Battle of New Orleans ⓘ Capture of Pensacola (1814) ⓘ linked to: Gulf Coast theater of the War of 1812 operations against Mobile, Alabama ⓘ operations along the Mississippi River delta ⓘ
location	Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
notableCommander	Alexander Cochrane ⓘ Andrew Jackson ⓘ Edward Pakenham ⓘ John Lambert ⓘ William H. Harrison (naval officer) ⓘ
partOf	War of 1812 ⓘ
result	American control of New Orleans maintained ⓘ British failure to secure a foothold on the lower Mississippi ⓘ strengthening of U.S. claims along the Gulf Coast ⓘ
significance	enhanced American national prestige after the Battle of New Orleans ⓘ secured U.S. access to the Mississippi River and interior North America ⓘ
startTime	1813 ⓘ
strategicObjective	control of Gulf Coast ports ⓘ control of New Orleans ⓘ control of access to the Mississippi River ⓘ

How these facts were elicited