Andrew Pickens
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Andrew Pickens was a prominent South Carolina militia leader and frontiersman who became one of the most effective Patriot commanders in the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andrew Pickens canonical | 16 |
| Andrew Pickens Jr. | 2 |
| Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T162244 — 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: Andrew Pickens Context triple: [Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War, notableCommander, Andrew Pickens]
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Thomas Sumter
Thomas Sumter was an American Revolutionary War militia leader from South Carolina, nicknamed the "Carolina Gamecock" for his fierce and persistent resistance against British forces.
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Banastre Tarleton
Banastre Tarleton was a British cavalry officer and politician best known for his aggressive and controversial leadership against American forces during the Revolutionary War.
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C.
Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
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Francis Marion
Francis Marion was a famed American Revolutionary War officer known as the "Swamp Fox" for his guerrilla tactics against British forces in the South.
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Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Andrew Pickens Target entity description: Andrew Pickens was a prominent South Carolina militia leader and frontiersman who became one of the most effective Patriot commanders in the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Thomas Sumter
Thomas Sumter was an American Revolutionary War militia leader from South Carolina, nicknamed the "Carolina Gamecock" for his fierce and persistent resistance against British forces.
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B.
Banastre Tarleton
Banastre Tarleton was a British cavalry officer and politician best known for his aggressive and controversial leadership against American forces during the Revolutionary War.
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C.
Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
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D.
Francis Marion
Francis Marion was a famed American Revolutionary War officer known as the "Swamp Fox" for his guerrilla tactics against British forces in the South.
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E.
Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War military personnel
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frontiersman ⓘ militia officer ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Patriot cause
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South Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
State of South Carolina
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| birthDate | 1739-09-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Buckingham County, Virginia Colony ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Pickens County, Georgia
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Pickens County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1817-08-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tamassee, South Carolina ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Pickens ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrew ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Andrew Pickens
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Andrew Pickens Jr.
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| honor | Counted among the “Fighting Gamecocks” of the Southern Campaign ⓘ |
| knownAs | The Wizard Owl ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frontier leadership in the South Carolina backcountry
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negotiating treaties with Native American tribes after the Revolution ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States House of Representatives
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surface form:
United States House of Representatives for South Carolina
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| militaryAward | presentation sword from the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | South Carolina militia ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective partisan warfare against British and Loyalist forces
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leading South Carolina militia forces in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 12 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Cowpens ⓘ Battle of Eutaw Springs ⓘ Battle of Kettle Creek ⓘ Siege of Ninety Six ⓘ Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist Party
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| positionHeld |
Governor of South Carolina
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major general of South Carolina militia (postwar) ⓘ member of the South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Hopewell, South Carolina
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Ninety Six District, South Carolina ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of Hopewell ⓘ |
| spouse | Rebecca Calhoun ⓘ |
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Subject: Andrew Pickens Description of subject: Andrew Pickens was a prominent South Carolina militia leader and frontiersman who became one of the most effective Patriot commanders in the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (19)
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