Stephen W. Kearny
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Stephen W. Kearny was a U.S. Army officer and frontier military leader best known for his role in the conquest of New Mexico and California during the Mexican–American War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stephen W. Kearny canonical | 17 |
| Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny | 1 |
| U.S. Army General Stephen W. Kearny | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T450601 — 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: Stephen W. Kearny Context triple: [Mexican–American War, U.S.Commander, Stephen W. Kearny]
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A.
Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
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B.
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was a prominent U.S. Army general and presidential candidate who served in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War, and helped shape early U.S. military strategy.
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C.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
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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.
Josiah Harmar
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.
- 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: Stephen W. Kearny Target entity description: Stephen W. Kearny was a U.S. Army officer and frontier military leader best known for his role in the conquest of New Mexico and California during the Mexican–American War.
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A.
Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
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B.
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was a prominent U.S. Army general and presidential candidate who served in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War, and helped shape early U.S. military strategy.
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C.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
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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.
Josiah Harmar
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ military leader ⓘ participant in the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1794-08-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Newark, New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
Newark, New Jersey
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| burialPlace | Bellefontaine Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | yellow fever ⓘ |
| commanded | Army of the West ⓘ |
| conflict |
United States–Native American wars
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surface form:
American Indian Wars
Mexican–American War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1848-10-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
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| education | attended private schools in Newark, New Jersey ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kearny, New Jersey
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surface form:
Kearny
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| givenName | Stephen ⓘ |
| hasPartIn |
Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
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surface form:
United States conquest of California
New Mexico Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
United States conquest of New Mexico
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| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fort Kearny
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Kearny County, Kansas ⓘ Kearny, New Jersey ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
fought in the Battle of San Pasqual in December 1846
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issued the Kearny Code establishing civil government in New Mexico ⓘ led the Army of the West from Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe in 1846 ⓘ marched from New Mexico to California in late 1846 ⓘ occupied Santa Fe, New Mexico, without resistance in August 1846 ⓘ participated in the recapture of Los Angeles in January 1847 ⓘ served on the western frontier before the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
California campaign during the Mexican–American War
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conquest of New Mexico during the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Military Governor of California
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surface form:
Military Governor of California (de facto)
Military Governor of New Mexico ⓘ |
| relative | Philip Kearny ⓘ |
| residence |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
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| serviceEnd | 1848 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1812 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Radford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stephen W. Kearny Description of subject: Stephen W. Kearny was a U.S. Army officer and frontier military leader best known for his role in the conquest of New Mexico and California during the Mexican–American War.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny
this entity surface form:
U.S. Army General Stephen W. Kearny