Charles Rigault de Genouilly
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Charles Rigault de Genouilly was a 19th-century French naval officer and colonial commander noted for his key role in France’s military interventions in China and Vietnam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Rigault de Genouilly canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5791283 — 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: Charles Rigault de Genouilly Context triple: [Admiral of France, positionHeldBy, Charles Rigault de Genouilly]
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A.
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert was a French Revolutionary general noted for his rapid rise through the ranks and his distinguished service in Italy before being killed in battle at a young age.
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B.
Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume
Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume was a prominent French naval officer and admiral who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
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.
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D.
Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot
Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot was a French general best known for his prominent but ultimately unsuccessful leadership during the Franco-Prussian War.
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E.
Charles Dupuy
Charles Dupuy was a French statesman who served multiple times as Prime Minister during the Third Republic and played a key role in centrist republican politics.
- 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: Charles Rigault de Genouilly Target entity description: Charles Rigault de Genouilly was a 19th-century French naval officer and colonial commander noted for his key role in France’s military interventions in China and Vietnam.
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A.
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert was a French Revolutionary general noted for his rapid rise through the ranks and his distinguished service in Italy before being killed in battle at a young age.
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B.
Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume
Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume was a prominent French naval officer and admiral who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
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.
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D.
Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot
Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot was a French general best known for his prominent but ultimately unsuccessful leadership during the Franco-Prussian War.
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E.
Charles Dupuy
Charles Dupuy was a French statesman who served multiple times as Prime Minister during the Third Republic and played a key role in centrist republican politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French naval officer
ⓘ
colonial commander ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
July Monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Napoleon III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1807-04-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Charente-Maritime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochefort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
French Far East Squadron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French expeditionary forces in Cochinchina NERFINISHED ⓘ French naval forces in the Second Opium War ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cochinchina campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crimean War ⓘ Second Opium War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1873-05-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Rigault de Genouilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryOperation |
Attack on the Taku Forts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bombardment of Tourane NERFINISHED ⓘ Capture of Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| name | Charles Rigault de Genouilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cochinchina campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French intervention in China NERFINISHED ⓘ French intervention in Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Opium War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
French colonial expansion in East Asia
ⓘ
French colonial expansion in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of the Navy and Colonies of France
ⓘ
senator of the Second French Empire ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1827 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Rigault de Genouilly Description of subject: Charles Rigault de Genouilly was a 19th-century French naval officer and colonial commander noted for his key role in France’s military interventions in China and Vietnam.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.