Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm was an 18th-century French general best known for commanding French forces in North America during the French and Indian War, where he led key battles such as the defense of Quebec.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louis-Joseph de Montcalm canonical | 24 |
| Louis-Joseph de Montcalm as commander in New France | 1 |
| Montcalm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42521 — 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.
Target entity: Louis-Joseph de Montcalm Context triple: [Seven Years' War, notableCommander, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]
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Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, was a French nobleman and general whose leadership of French forces in North America was crucial to the allied victory over Britain, particularly at the Siege of Yorktown.
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Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
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C.
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a bold and aggressive American Revolutionary War general nicknamed "Mad Anthony" for his daring battlefield leadership.
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D.
Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a British Army general and colonial governor of Massachusetts whose policies and military actions helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was a Prussian military officer who became a key inspector general and drillmaster of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, professionalizing its training and discipline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Louis-Joseph de Montcalm Target entity description: Louis-Joseph de Montcalm was an 18th-century French general best known for commanding French forces in North America during the French and Indian War, where he led key battles such as the defense of Quebec.
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A.
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, was a French nobleman and general whose leadership of French forces in North America was crucial to the allied victory over Britain, particularly at the Siege of Yorktown.
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B.
Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis was a British Army general and colonial administrator best known for his pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at Yorktown in 1781.
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C.
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a bold and aggressive American Revolutionary War general nicknamed "Mad Anthony" for his daring battlefield leadership.
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D.
Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a British Army general and colonial governor of Massachusetts whose policies and military actions helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was a Prussian military officer who became a key inspector general and drillmaster of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, professionalizing its training and discipline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French general
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of France GENERATED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Carillon
GENERATED
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Battle of Fort Oswego GENERATED ⓘ Battle of Fort William Henry GENERATED ⓘ Battle of the Plains of Abraham GENERATED ⓘ Siege of Quebec (1759) GENERATED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1712-02-28 GENERATED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Candiac, Gard, France GENERATED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle GENERATED ⓘ |
| conflict |
French and Indian War
GENERATED
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Seven Years' War GENERATED ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession GENERATED ⓘ War of the Polish Succession GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France GENERATED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1759-09-14 GENERATED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Quebec City, New France GENERATED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French GENERATED ⓘ |
| familyName | de Montcalm GENERATED ⓘ |
| fullName | Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, marquis de Saint-Veran GENERATED ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis-Joseph GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
military commander
GENERATED
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soldier GENERATED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Marquis GENERATED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commanding French forces in North America during the French and Indian War
GENERATED
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defense of Quebec in 1759 GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French GENERATED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action GENERATED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army GENERATED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Lieutenant general
GENERATED
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Major general GENERATED ⓘ |
| name | Louis-Joseph de Montcalm GENERATED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Marquis de Saint-Veran GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | surrender of Quebec to British forces in 1759 GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of French forces in North America during the Seven Years' War GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | French nobility GENERATED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Ursuline Chapel, Quebec City GENERATED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of French forces in North America GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism GENERATED ⓘ |
| residence |
Candiac, Gard, France
GENERATED
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Quebec City, New France GENERATED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1759 GENERATED ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1727 GENERATED ⓘ |
| spouse | Angélique-Louise Talon du Boulay GENERATED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Louis-Joseph de Montcalm Description of subject: Louis-Joseph de Montcalm was an 18th-century French general best known for commanding French forces in North America during the French and Indian War, where he led key battles such as the defense of Quebec.
Referenced by (26)
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