Duncan L. Clinch
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Duncan L. Clinch was a United States Army officer and frontier commander best known for his prominent role in early 19th-century conflicts with Native American tribes, particularly in Florida.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duncan L. Clinch canonical | 3 |
| Duncan Lamont Clinch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1789794 — 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: Duncan L. Clinch Context triple: [Second Seminole War, commander, Duncan L. Clinch]
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A.
Archibald Roane
Archibald Roane was an early American politician and jurist who served as the second governor of Tennessee in the early 19th century.
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B.
William L. Cabell
William L. Cabell was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who later became a prominent political figure and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
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C.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
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D.
John Ridge
John Ridge was a prominent 19th-century Cherokee leader and diplomat known for his controversial role in negotiating the Treaty of New Echota, which led to the Cherokee removal along the Trail of Tears.
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E.
Ralph Izard
Ralph Izard was an American statesman and U.S. Senator from South Carolina who played a prominent role in the early federal government after the American Revolution.
- 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: Duncan L. Clinch Target entity description: Duncan L. Clinch was a United States Army officer and frontier commander best known for his prominent role in early 19th-century conflicts with Native American tribes, particularly in Florida.
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A.
Archibald Roane
Archibald Roane was an early American politician and jurist who served as the second governor of Tennessee in the early 19th century.
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B.
William L. Cabell
William L. Cabell was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who later became a prominent political figure and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
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C.
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was an influential early American statesman from North Carolina who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator, known for his strict Jeffersonian principles and opposition to centralized federal power.
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D.
John Ridge
John Ridge was a prominent 19th-century Cherokee leader and diplomat known for his controversial role in negotiating the Treaty of New Echota, which led to the Cherokee removal along the Trail of Tears.
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E.
Ralph Izard
Ralph Izard was an American statesman and U.S. Senator from South Carolina who played a prominent role in the early federal government after the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Seminole War
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Second Seminole War ⓘ Seminole Wars ⓘ Seminole Wars ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Native American conflicts in Florida
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Clinch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Wars
frontier warfare ⓘ |
| givenName | Duncan ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commander in campaigns against Native American tribes
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leader of U.S. troops in Florida ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frontier command in the southeastern United States
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military operations in Florida ⓘ participation in U.S. expansion into Native American territories ⓘ role in early 19th-century conflicts with Native American tribes ⓘ |
| notablePlaceOfActivity |
American frontier
ⓘ
Florida ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States military history
ⓘ
history of Florida ⓘ |
| positionHeld | frontier commander ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duncan L. Clinch Description of subject: Duncan L. Clinch was a United States Army officer and frontier commander best known for his prominent role in early 19th-century conflicts with Native American tribes, particularly in Florida.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Duncan Lamont Clinch