Josiah Harmar
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Josiah Harmar was an early U.S. Army officer and Revolutionary War veteran best known for leading a failed 1790 campaign against Native American confederacies in the Northwest Indian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Josiah Harmar canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T432429 — 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: Josiah Harmar Context triple: [Northwest Indian War, commander, Josiah Harmar]
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A.
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a bold and aggressive American Revolutionary War general nicknamed "Mad Anthony" for his daring battlefield leadership.
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B.
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan was a famed American Revolutionary War general and frontiersman best known for his leadership of riflemen and decisive victory at the Battle of Cowpens.
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C.
Arthur St. Clair
Arthur St. Clair was an American Revolutionary War general and early U.S. political leader who served as governor of the Northwest Territory and played a major role in the young nation’s western expansion.
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D.
Isaac Brock
Isaac Brock was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in defending Canada during the early stages of the War of 1812.
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E.
George Armistead
George Armistead was a U.S. Army officer best known for commanding Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, where the American defense inspired the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
- 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: Josiah Harmar Target entity description: Josiah Harmar was an early U.S. Army officer and Revolutionary War veteran best known for leading a failed 1790 campaign against Native American confederacies in the Northwest Indian War.
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A.
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a bold and aggressive American Revolutionary War general nicknamed "Mad Anthony" for his daring battlefield leadership.
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B.
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan was a famed American Revolutionary War general and frontiersman best known for his leadership of riflemen and decisive victory at the Battle of Cowpens.
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C.
Arthur St. Clair
Arthur St. Clair was an American Revolutionary War general and early U.S. political leader who served as governor of the Northwest Territory and played a major role in the young nation’s western expansion.
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D.
Isaac Brock
Isaac Brock was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for his leadership in defending Canada during the early stages of the War of 1812.
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E.
George Armistead
George Armistead was a U.S. Army officer best known for commanding Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, where the American defense inspired the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Continental Army officer
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Revolutionary War veteran ⓘ United States Army officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Thirteen Colonies
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Congress of the Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederation Congress
|
| birthDate | 1753-11-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| burialPlace |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| commanded |
Fort Harmar
ⓘ
United States troops in the 1790 campaign against the Western Confederacy ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1813-08-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| era |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| facedOpponent |
Miami people
ⓘ
Shawnee Nation ⓘ
surface form:
Shawnee people
Northwest Indian Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Western Confederacy of Native American nations
|
| familyName |
Harmar's Campaign, 1790
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surface form:
Harmar
|
| givenName | Josiah ⓘ |
| knownFor | leading a failed 1790 campaign against Native American confederacies in the Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Continental Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
colonel ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Harmar's Campaign, 1790
ⓘ
surface form:
Harmar campaign of 1790
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| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Harmar's Campaign, 1790
ⓘ
surface form:
Harmar campaign of 1790
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| partOf |
Continental Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Army officer corps
early United States Army regular establishment ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Adjutant General of Pennsylvania militia
ⓘ
commander of the First American Regiment ⓘ senior officer of the United States Army ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| serviceEnd |
1783
ⓘ
1792 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1775 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josiah Harmar Description of subject: Josiah Harmar was an early U.S. Army officer and Revolutionary War veteran best known for leading a failed 1790 campaign against Native American confederacies in the Northwest Indian War.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.