Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River
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The Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River was a key military operation during the Pequot War in which English colonial and Native allied forces sought to cut off and contain the Pequot people by controlling access along the river.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T130322 — 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: Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River Context triple: [Pequot War, hasKeyEvent, Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River]
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Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
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B.
Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
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C.
1611 Hudson Bay mutiny
The 1611 Hudson Bay mutiny was a rebellion by the crew of Henry Hudson’s fourth voyage that resulted in Hudson, his son John, and several loyal supporters being set adrift and lost at sea in what is now Hudson Bay.
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D.
Battle of Flamborough Head
The Battle of Flamborough Head was a major 1779 naval clash of the American Revolutionary War in which John Paul Jones’s squadron, led by the Bonhomme Richard, famously defeated the British warship HMS Serapis off the coast of England.
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E.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
- 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: Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River Target entity description: The Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River was a key military operation during the Pequot War in which English colonial and Native allied forces sought to cut off and contain the Pequot people by controlling access along the river.
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A.
Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
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B.
Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
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C.
1611 Hudson Bay mutiny
The 1611 Hudson Bay mutiny was a rebellion by the crew of Henry Hudson’s fourth voyage that resulted in Hudson, his son John, and several loyal supporters being set adrift and lost at sea in what is now Hudson Bay.
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D.
Battle of Flamborough Head
The Battle of Flamborough Head was a major 1779 naval clash of the American Revolutionary War in which John Paul Jones’s squadron, led by the Bonhomme Richard, famously defeated the British warship HMS Serapis off the coast of England.
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E.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Pequot War
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military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English colonial forces
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Native allied forces ⓘ Pequot people ⓘ |
| conflict | Pequot War ⓘ |
| country |
New England Colonies
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surface form:
Colonial New England
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| goal |
to contain the Pequot people
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to control access along the Thames River ⓘ to cut off the Pequot people ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| location |
Connecticut
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Thames ⓘ
surface form:
Thames River
|
| opponent | Pequot people ⓘ |
| participant |
English colonial forces
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Native allied forces ⓘ Pequot people ⓘ |
| partOf | English colonial strategy in the Pequot War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English colonization of New England
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Pequot War ⓘ Pequot people ⓘ |
| result | restriction of Pequot movement along the Thames River ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
control of transportation routes
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riverine blockade ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River Description of subject: The Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River was a key military operation during the Pequot War in which English colonial and Native allied forces sought to cut off and contain the Pequot people by controlling access along the river.
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