Continental Army General William Smallwood
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Continental Army General William Smallwood was a prominent Maryland military leader and Revolutionary War general who later served as Governor of Maryland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Continental Army General William Smallwood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5359550 — 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: Continental Army General William Smallwood Context triple: [Smallwood State Park, hasHistoricAssociation, Continental Army General William Smallwood]
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A.
William Howe
William Howe was a British Army general who served as commander-in-chief of British forces during the early years of the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Benjamin Lincoln
Benjamin Lincoln was an American Revolutionary War general who served in the Continental Army and later as the first United States Secretary at War.
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C.
John Stark
John Stark was an American Revolutionary War general from New Hampshire, best known for his leadership at the Battle of Bennington and for inspiring the state motto "Live Free or Die."
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D.
Johann de Kalb
Johann de Kalb was a German-born French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and became a patriot hero after dying from wounds sustained at the Battle of Camden.
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E.
Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery
Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery was an Irish-born American officer who became a Patriot hero for leading the failed 1775 invasion of Quebec, where he was killed in battle.
- 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: Continental Army General William Smallwood Target entity description: Continental Army General William Smallwood was a prominent Maryland military leader and Revolutionary War general who later served as Governor of Maryland.
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A.
William Howe
William Howe was a British Army general who served as commander-in-chief of British forces during the early years of the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Benjamin Lincoln
Benjamin Lincoln was an American Revolutionary War general who served in the Continental Army and later as the first United States Secretary at War.
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C.
John Stark
John Stark was an American Revolutionary War general from New Hampshire, best known for his leadership at the Battle of Bennington and for inspiring the state motto "Live Free or Die."
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D.
Johann de Kalb
Johann de Kalb was a German-born French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and became a patriot hero after dying from wounds sustained at the Battle of Camden.
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E.
Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery
Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery was an Irish-born American officer who became a Patriot hero for leading the failed 1775 invasion of Quebec, where he was killed in battle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Continental Army general
ⓘ
Governor of Maryland ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Charles County, Maryland
ⓘ
Province of Maryland ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deathPlace | Smallwood’s Retreat, Charles County, Maryland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Smallwood ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Smallwood State Park named in his honor
ⓘ
linked to:
Smallwood State Park
|
| honor | commemoration at Smallwood State Park, Maryland ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Army
ⓘ
Maryland state government ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Maryland
|
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Maryland Line ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Maryland troops at key Revolutionary War battles
ⓘ
leading Maryland troops in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ serving as Governor of Maryland after the Revolution ⓘ serving as a prominent Maryland patriot leader ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot (American Revolution) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Maryland
ⓘ
member of the Maryland state legislature ⓘ officer in the Maryland militia ⓘ |
| region | Maryland ⓘ |
| residence | Smallwood’s Retreat, Maryland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Continental Army General William Smallwood Description of subject: Continental Army General William Smallwood was a prominent Maryland military leader and Revolutionary War general who later served as Governor of Maryland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.