Lieutenant Thomas ap Catesby Jones
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Lieutenant Thomas ap Catesby Jones was a United States Navy officer noted for his leadership in the War of 1812 and later service in the Pacific, including a brief seizure of Monterey, California, under mistaken orders.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lieutenant Thomas ap Catesby Jones canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21634729 — 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)
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Target entity: Lieutenant Thomas ap Catesby Jones Context triple: [Battle of Lake Borgne, commander, Lieutenant Thomas ap Catesby Jones]
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A.
William Mosby Eastland
William Mosby Eastland was a 19th-century Texas figure, remembered as a soldier and martyr of the Texas Revolution whose legacy is commemorated in the naming of Eastland County.
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B.
Raphael Semmes
Raphael Semmes was a Confederate naval officer best known as the captain of the commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War.
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C.
Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decatur was a celebrated early 19th-century United States naval officer renowned for his daring exploits and heroism in multiple conflicts, including the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812.
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D.
Thomas Truxtun
Thomas Truxtun was an early United States Navy officer renowned for his leadership and naval victories during the late 18th century, particularly in conflicts with France.
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E.
David Dixon Porter
David Dixon Porter was a prominent United States Navy admiral who played a key leadership role in Union naval operations during the American Civil War, particularly in the Mississippi River campaigns.
- 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: Lieutenant Thomas ap Catesby Jones Target entity description: Lieutenant Thomas ap Catesby Jones was a United States Navy officer noted for his leadership in the War of 1812 and later service in the Pacific, including a brief seizure of Monterey, California, under mistaken orders.
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A.
William Mosby Eastland
William Mosby Eastland was a 19th-century Texas figure, remembered as a soldier and martyr of the Texas Revolution whose legacy is commemorated in the naming of Eastland County.
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B.
Raphael Semmes
Raphael Semmes was a Confederate naval officer best known as the captain of the commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War.
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C.
Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decatur was a celebrated early 19th-century United States naval officer renowned for his daring exploits and heroism in multiple conflicts, including the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812.
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D.
Thomas Truxtun
Thomas Truxtun was an early United States Navy officer renowned for his leadership and naval victories during the late 18th century, particularly in conflicts with France.
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E.
David Dixon Porter
David Dixon Porter was a prominent United States Navy admiral who played a key leadership role in Union naval operations during the American Civil War, particularly in the Mississippi River campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
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