Commodore Sidney Smith
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Commodore Sidney Smith was a British Royal Navy officer noted for his daring actions against Napoleonic forces in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commodore Sidney Smith canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21541285 — 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: Commodore Sidney Smith Context triple: [Ahmad al-Jazzar, supportedBy, Commodore Sidney Smith]
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A.
George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Admiral William Brown
Admiral William Brown was an Irish-born Argentine naval officer who is celebrated as the founder and first admiral of the Argentine Navy.
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C.
John Abercromby
John Abercromby was a Scottish antiquary and archaeologist known for his work on prehistoric pottery and his contributions to the study of Bronze Age cultures in Britain.
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D.
Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish
Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish was a British naval officer best known for leading Royal Navy forces during the capture of Manila in the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Thomas Cochrane, 6th Earl of Dundonald
Thomas Cochrane, 6th Earl of Dundonald, was a Scottish nobleman and military officer who served as a general in the British Army during the 18th century.
- 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: Commodore Sidney Smith Target entity description: Commodore Sidney Smith was a British Royal Navy officer noted for his daring actions against Napoleonic forces in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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A.
George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Admiral William Brown
Admiral William Brown was an Irish-born Argentine naval officer who is celebrated as the founder and first admiral of the Argentine Navy.
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C.
John Abercromby
John Abercromby was a Scottish antiquary and archaeologist known for his work on prehistoric pottery and his contributions to the study of Bronze Age cultures in Britain.
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D.
Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish
Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish was a British naval officer best known for leading Royal Navy forces during the capture of Manila in the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Thomas Cochrane, 6th Earl of Dundonald
Thomas Cochrane, 6th Earl of Dundonald, was a Scottish nobleman and military officer who served as a general in the British Army during the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
al-Jazzar