General Gerard Lake
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General Gerard Lake was a British Army officer best known for his harsh but decisive leadership in suppressing the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and later serving as Commander-in-Chief in India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Gerard Lake canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6715168 — 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: General Gerard Lake Context triple: [Battle of Ballinamuck, BritishCommander, General Gerard Lake]
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General Lance W. Lord
General Lance W. Lord is a retired four-star United States Air Force officer who led major space operations and played a key role in shaping modern U.S. military space policy and capabilities.
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B.
General George Harris
General George Harris was a British Army officer best known for commanding the forces that captured Seringapatam and defeated Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
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C.
Major Frank Goodden
Major Frank Goodden was a British test pilot and aviation pioneer closely associated with the Royal Aircraft Factory during World War I.
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D.
General William L. Shelton
General William L. Shelton is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who led major space operations and modernization efforts, including serving as commander of Air Force Space Command.
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E.
Sir William Ridgeway
Sir William Ridgeway was a prominent Irish classical scholar and archaeologist known for his influential work on ancient history, numismatics, and the origins of currency and civilization.
- 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: General Gerard Lake Target entity description: General Gerard Lake was a British Army officer best known for his harsh but decisive leadership in suppressing the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and later serving as Commander-in-Chief in India.
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A.
General Lance W. Lord
General Lance W. Lord is a retired four-star United States Air Force officer who led major space operations and played a key role in shaping modern U.S. military space policy and capabilities.
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B.
General George Harris
General George Harris was a British Army officer best known for commanding the forces that captured Seringapatam and defeated Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
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C.
Major Frank Goodden
Major Frank Goodden was a British test pilot and aviation pioneer closely associated with the Royal Aircraft Factory during World War I.
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D.
General William L. Shelton
General William L. Shelton is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who led major space operations and modernization efforts, including serving as commander of Air Force Space Command.
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E.
Sir William Ridgeway
Sir William Ridgeway was a prominent Irish classical scholar and archaeologist known for his influential work on ancient history, numismatics, and the origins of currency and civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1744-07-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Harrow on the Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Paul’s Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Elizabeth Lake
NERFINISHED
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Francis Gerard Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner William Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
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French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Irish Rebellion of 1798 NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Anglo-Maratha War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1808-02-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| familyName | Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | General ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | KB ⓘ |
| knownFor |
command in the Second Anglo-Maratha War
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harsh but decisive leadership in Ireland ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| monarchServed | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 1st Viscount Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Aligarh
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Castlebar NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Delhi (1803) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Laswari NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vinegar Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommand |
Army of the Ganges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British forces in India ⓘ British forces in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | suppression of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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soldier ⓘ |
| officeHeld | Member of Parliament for Aylesbury ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief in Ireland
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Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1808 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1758 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Gerard Lake Description of subject: General Gerard Lake was a British Army officer best known for his harsh but decisive leadership in suppressing the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and later serving as Commander-in-Chief in India.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.