William Ward
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William Ward was a Texian military officer who led troops during the Texas Revolution, notably at the Battle of Refugio.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Ward canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22937613 — 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: William Ward Context triple: [Battle of Refugio, commander, William Ward]
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William Ward
William Ward was a landowner and entrepreneur associated with the commissioning of the Swinford Toll Bridge in Oxfordshire, England.
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B.
Robert Ward
Robert Ward is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, music, literature, and sports.
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C.
Edward Daniels
Edward "Teddy" Daniels is the U.S. Marshal and psychologically complex protagonist of Dennis Lehane’s novel and Martin Scorsese’s film "Shutter Island."
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D.
William Thomas Ward
William Thomas Ward, better known as Bill Ward, is an English drummer and co-founder of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
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E.
Hugh Baird
Hugh Baird was a Scottish civil engineer best known for his major role in early 19th-century canal design and construction.
- 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: William Ward Target entity description: William Ward was a Texian military officer who led troops during the Texas Revolution, notably at the Battle of Refugio.
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A.
William Ward
William Ward was a landowner and entrepreneur associated with the commissioning of the Swinford Toll Bridge in Oxfordshire, England.
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B.
Robert Ward
Robert Ward is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, music, literature, and sports.
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C.
Edward Daniels
Edward "Teddy" Daniels is the U.S. Marshal and psychologically complex protagonist of Dennis Lehane’s novel and Martin Scorsese’s film "Shutter Island."
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D.
William Thomas Ward
William Thomas Ward, better known as Bill Ward, is an English drummer and co-founder of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
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E.
Hugh Baird
Hugh Baird was a Scottish civil engineer best known for his major role in early 19th-century canal design and construction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.