Peter Gansevoort
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Peter Gansevoort was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for his successful defense of Fort Stanwix in 1777.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter Gansevoort canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6596064 — 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: Peter Gansevoort Context triple: [Maria Gansevoort Melvill, father, Peter Gansevoort]
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A.
Egerton Swartwout
Egerton Swartwout was an American architect known for his Beaux-Arts–influenced institutional and civic buildings in the early 20th century.
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B.
John Burgoyne
John Burgoyne was a British army officer and politician best known for his role as a general during the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777.
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C.
Major Dunwoodie
Major Dunwoodie is a principled American cavalry officer in James Fenimore Cooper’s Revolutionary War novel "The Spy," known for his loyalty, honor, and romantic involvement amid espionage and conflict.
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D.
Pierre Van Cortlandt
Pierre Van Cortlandt was an American patriot and politician who served as the first lieutenant governor of New York during and after the Revolutionary War.
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E.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
- 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: Peter Gansevoort Target entity description: Peter Gansevoort was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for his successful defense of Fort Stanwix in 1777.
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A.
Egerton Swartwout
Egerton Swartwout was an American architect known for his Beaux-Arts–influenced institutional and civic buildings in the early 20th century.
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B.
John Burgoyne
John Burgoyne was a British army officer and politician best known for his role as a general during the American Revolutionary War, particularly his surrender at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777.
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C.
Major Dunwoodie
Major Dunwoodie is a principled American cavalry officer in James Fenimore Cooper’s Revolutionary War novel "The Spy," known for his loyalty, honor, and romantic involvement amid espionage and conflict.
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D.
Pierre Van Cortlandt
Pierre Van Cortlandt was an American patriot and politician who served as the first lieutenant governor of New York during and after the Revolutionary War.
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E.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American military officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Albany Rural Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Peter Gansevoort Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1749-07-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1812-07-02 ⓘ |
| employer | Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch American ⓘ |
| familyName | Gansevoort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Dutch colonial family of Albany ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
commemorative plaque at Fort Stanwix National Monument
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monument at Albany Rural Cemetery ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | landowner ⓘ |
| hasPartInMottoOrInscription | “Fort Schuyler” name used for Fort Stanwix during his command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | The Hero of Fort Stanwix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | New York Provincial Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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colonel ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Siege of Fort Stanwix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | refusing British demand for surrender at Fort Stanwix in 1777 ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of Fort Stanwix ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Saratoga campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defense of the Mohawk Valley ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Albany, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Albany, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of Fort Stanwix ⓘ |
| relative |
Harmanus Gansevoort
NERFINISHED
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Leonard Gansevoort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Dutch Reformed Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | painting “The Defense of Fort Stanwix” ⓘ |
| residence | Albany, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Northern Department of the Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Van Schaick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Mohawk Valley, New York
NERFINISHED
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Peter Gansevoort Description of subject: Peter Gansevoort was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for his successful defense of Fort Stanwix in 1777.
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