capture of Fort Miami
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The capture of Fort Miami was a key early victory by Native American forces during Pontiac's War, in which they seized a British frontier post as part of a broader uprising against British rule in the Great Lakes region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| capture of Fort Miami canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5125716 — 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: capture of Fort Miami Context triple: [Pontiac's War, significantEvent, capture of Fort Miami]
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A.
Capture of Kaskaskia
The Capture of Kaskaskia was a 1778 American Revolutionary War campaign in which George Rogers Clark seized the British-held Illinois village of Kaskaskia, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
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B.
siege of Fort Detroit
The siege of Fort Detroit was a 1763 Native American military blockade led by the Ottawa leader Pontiac against the British-held fort during the broader conflict known as Pontiac's War.
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C.
Battle of the River Raisin
The Battle of the River Raisin was a significant and bloody War of 1812 clash between American and British-Indian forces, remembered for the subsequent massacre of American prisoners and the rallying cry "Remember the Raisin."
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D.
Battle of Vincennes
The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
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E.
Battle of Fort Frederica
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
- 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: capture of Fort Miami Target entity description: The capture of Fort Miami was a key early victory by Native American forces during Pontiac's War, in which they seized a British frontier post as part of a broader uprising against British rule in the Great Lakes region.
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A.
Capture of Kaskaskia
The Capture of Kaskaskia was a 1778 American Revolutionary War campaign in which George Rogers Clark seized the British-held Illinois village of Kaskaskia, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
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B.
siege of Fort Detroit
The siege of Fort Detroit was a 1763 Native American military blockade led by the Ottawa leader Pontiac against the British-held fort during the broader conflict known as Pontiac's War.
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C.
Battle of the River Raisin
The Battle of the River Raisin was a significant and bloody War of 1812 clash between American and British-Indian forces, remembered for the subsequent massacre of American prisoners and the rallying cry "Remember the Raisin."
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D.
Battle of Vincennes
The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
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E.
Battle of Fort Frederica
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Pontiac's War
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military engagement ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early phase of Pontiac's War ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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Native American coalition ⓘ |
| conflict | Pontiac's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | end of the French and Indian War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British policies in the Great Lakes region
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Native American discontent with British rule ⓘ broader Native American uprising against British authority ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British forces
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Native American forces ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Fort Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | seizure of a British frontier post ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
British garrison at Fort Miami
NERFINISHED
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Native American forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Native American uprising in the Great Lakes region
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Pontiac's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
other Native American attacks on British forts during Pontiac's War
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siege of Fort Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Lakes frontier forts
NERFINISHED
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Pontiac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Native American victory
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seizure of Fort Miami from the British ⓘ |
| significance |
key early victory for Native American forces in Pontiac's War
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weakened British control over frontier posts in the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| target | British frontier post of Fort Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: capture of Fort Miami Description of subject: The capture of Fort Miami was a key early victory by Native American forces during Pontiac's War, in which they seized a British frontier post as part of a broader uprising against British rule in the Great Lakes region.
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