David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle
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The Battle of Ridgefield was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in Connecticut, notable for a British raid on Danbury and the mortal wounding of General David Wooster during the American resistance.
All labels observed (1)
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| David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4082856 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle Context triple: [Battle of Ridgefield, WoosterStatus, David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle]
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Winfield Scott was wounded in the battle
Winfield Scott was a prominent United States Army general and political figure who served with distinction in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and early Civil War period.
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B.
Jacob Brown was wounded in the battle
Jacob Brown was a United States Army general and War of 1812 commander who was severely wounded while leading American forces in combat.
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C.
Douglas Cause
The Douglas Cause was an 18th-century Scottish legal battle over the inheritance of the Douglas estates that became one of the most famous and politically charged court cases of its time.
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D.
Outram
Outram is an English surname historically associated with several notable figures, including British military officers and public servants.
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E.
Outram
Outram is a central district in Singapore known for its major medical facilities, heritage architecture, and proximity to the downtown core.
- 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: David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle Target entity description: The Battle of Ridgefield was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in Connecticut, notable for a British raid on Danbury and the mortal wounding of General David Wooster during the American resistance.
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A.
Winfield Scott was wounded in the battle
Winfield Scott was a prominent United States Army general and political figure who served with distinction in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and early Civil War period.
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B.
Jacob Brown was wounded in the battle
Jacob Brown was a United States Army general and War of 1812 commander who was severely wounded while leading American forces in combat.
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C.
Douglas Cause
The Douglas Cause was an 18th-century Scottish legal battle over the inheritance of the Douglas estates that became one of the most famous and politically charged court cases of its time.
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D.
Outram
Outram is an English surname historically associated with several notable figures, including British military officers and public servants.
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E.
Outram
Outram is a central district in Singapore known for its major medical facilities, heritage architecture, and proximity to the downtown core.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Thirteen Colonies
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| burialPlace | Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, Connecticut ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | British America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1710-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1777-05-02 ⓘ |
| education | Yale College ⓘ |
| familyName | Wooster ⓘ |
| fullName | David Wooster ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| honor |
Wooster, Ohio
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Wooster, Ohio named after him
Fort Wooster in New Haven named after him ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryCommand | Connecticut militia ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mortally wounded at the Battle of Ridgefield ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Connecticut during British raids in 1777
ⓘ
service as an American general in the Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Ridgefield
ⓘ
French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
King George's War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Stratford, Connecticut
ⓘ
surface form:
Stratford, Connecticut Colony
|
| placeOfDeath | Danbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general of Connecticut militia ⓘ |
| religion | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| residence | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Connecticut militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Provincial forces of Connecticut
|
| spouse | Mary Clap Wooster ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Wooster was mortally wounded in the battle Description of subject: The Battle of Ridgefield was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in Connecticut, notable for a British raid on Danbury and the mortal wounding of General David Wooster during the American resistance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.