Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers
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Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers was a French colonial military officer in North America known for leading French and Indigenous forces in key engagements during King George’s War and the French and Indian War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coulon de Villiers | 3 |
| Nicolas-Antoine Coulon de Villiers | 2 |
| Nicolas Antoine Coulon de Villiers | 1 |
| Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4640413 — 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: Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers Context triple: [Battle of Grand Pré (1747), commander, Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers]
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Louis Ramond de Carbonnières
Louis Ramond de Carbonnières was an 18th–19th century French politician, naturalist, and pioneering Pyrenean mountaineer noted for his scientific exploration of the Pyrenees.
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Gilbert Antoine de Maxent
Gilbert Antoine de Maxent was an 18th-century French merchant and colonial entrepreneur involved in trade and settlement ventures in French Louisiana.
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Claude Rouget de Lisle
Claude Rouget de Lisle was a French army officer, engineer, and poet best known as the composer of "La Marseillaise," the French national anthem.
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Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes was a French Napoleonic general noted for his cavalry leadership during the Peninsular War and other campaigns of the First French Empire.
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E.
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud was a French Marshal and Minister of War best known for commanding French forces during the early stages of the Crimean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers Target entity description: Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers was a French colonial military officer in North America known for leading French and Indigenous forces in key engagements during King George’s War and the French and Indian War.
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A.
Louis Ramond de Carbonnières
Louis Ramond de Carbonnières was an 18th–19th century French politician, naturalist, and pioneering Pyrenean mountaineer noted for his scientific exploration of the Pyrenees.
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B.
Gilbert Antoine de Maxent
Gilbert Antoine de Maxent was an 18th-century French merchant and colonial entrepreneur involved in trade and settlement ventures in French Louisiana.
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C.
Claude Rouget de Lisle
Claude Rouget de Lisle was a French army officer, engineer, and poet best known as the composer of "La Marseillaise," the French national anthem.
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D.
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes was a French Napoleonic general noted for his cavalry leadership during the Peninsular War and other campaigns of the First French Empire.
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E.
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud was a French Marshal and Minister of War best known for commanding French forces during the early stages of the Crimean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial military officer
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human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| culture | New France military elite ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName |
Coulon de Villiers
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linked to:
Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers
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| givenName |
Nicolas
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linked to:
Nicholas
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| hasRelative |
Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville
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linked to:
Joseph Coulon de Jumonville
Louis Coulon de Villiers ⓘ Nicolas Antoine Coulon de Villiers ⓘ
linked to:
Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers
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| militaryAllegiance | France ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Troupes de la Marine
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linked to:
Marine Troops (Troupes de marine)
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| militaryConflict |
Anglo-French colonial conflicts in North America
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linked to:
Anglo-French conflicts in North America
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| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
North American frontier
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linked to:
Frontier (North America)
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| notableFor |
commanding French and Indigenous troops in frontier warfare
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leadership in engagements against British colonial forces ⓘ leading French and Indigenous forces in North America ⓘ service in the French colonial forces in Canada ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
French and Indian War
ⓘ
King George’s War ⓘ
linked to:
King George's War
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| sphereOfActivity | colonial North America ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | French ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers Description of subject: Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers was a French colonial military officer in North America known for leading French and Indigenous forces in key engagements during King George’s War and the French and Indian War.
Referenced by (7)
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