A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen’s Captivity
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A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen’s Captivity is a first-person Revolutionary War memoir in which American patriot Ethan Allen recounts his capture by the British and subsequent imprisonment.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen’s Captivity canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9147083 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen’s Captivity Context triple: [Ethan Allen, notableWork, A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen’s Captivity]
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A.
Memoirs of the American Revolution
"Memoirs of the American Revolution" is a historical work by William Moultrie recounting his experiences and observations during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in the Southern campaigns.
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B.
The American Crisis
The American Crisis is a series of pamphlets by Thomas Paine that powerfully rallied American colonists to persevere during the Revolutionary War, beginning with the famous line “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
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C.
Father Rale's War
Father Rale's War was an early 18th-century conflict in northeastern North America between British colonial forces and the Wabanaki Confederacy, closely tied to French-British rivalry over control of the region.
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D.
Journals of Major Robert Rogers
Journals of Major Robert Rogers is a firsthand memoir detailing the campaigns and experiences of the famed 18th-century ranger leader during the French and Indian War.
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E.
Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution
The Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution were thousands of American prisoners of war who died under brutal conditions aboard British prison ships in New York Harbor during the Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen’s Captivity Target entity description: A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen’s Captivity is a first-person Revolutionary War memoir in which American patriot Ethan Allen recounts his capture by the British and subsequent imprisonment.
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A.
Memoirs of the American Revolution
"Memoirs of the American Revolution" is a historical work by William Moultrie recounting his experiences and observations during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in the Southern campaigns.
-
B.
The American Crisis
The American Crisis is a series of pamphlets by Thomas Paine that powerfully rallied American colonists to persevere during the Revolutionary War, beginning with the famous line “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
-
C.
Father Rale's War
Father Rale's War was an early 18th-century conflict in northeastern North America between British colonial forces and the Wabanaki Confederacy, closely tied to French-British rivalry over control of the region.
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D.
Journals of Major Robert Rogers
Journals of Major Robert Rogers is a firsthand memoir detailing the campaigns and experiences of the famed 18th-century ranger leader during the French and Indian War.
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E.
Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution
The Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution were thousands of American prisoners of war who died under brutal conditions aboard British prison ships in New York Harbor during the Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revolutionary War memoir
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book ⓘ |
| about |
American prisoners in British hands
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Green Mountain Boys leader Ethan Allen ⓘ
linked to:
Ethan Allen
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| author | Ethan Allen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describesEvent |
capture of Ethan Allen by British forces
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imprisonment of Ethan Allen by the British ⓘ |
| documentType | first-hand account ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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war literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
liberty
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patriotism ⓘ personal endurance ⓘ resistance to British authority ⓘ suffering in war ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Thirteen Colonies rebellion against Great Britain ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first-person testimony of Revolutionary War captivity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Revolutionary War
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British captivity of Americans ⓘ Ethan Allen ⓘ prisoners of war ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | Ethan Allen ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | patriot ⓘ |
| portrays |
conditions of British prisons
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treatment of American prisoners of war ⓘ |
| relatedWork | writings of Ethan Allen ⓘ |
| setting |
British prisons
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British-controlled territories during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| sourceType | primary source ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
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