Eastern Theater of the War of 1812

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military campaign area theater of war

The Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 was the principal Atlantic coastal region of conflict between the United States and Britain, encompassing major land and naval operations including the defense of Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake Bay campaigns.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Northern theater of the War of 1812	2
Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 canonical	1
North American theater of the War of 1812	1
U.S. forces defending Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T627838 — 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: Eastern Theater of the War of 1812
Context triple: [Battle of Bladensburg, theater, Eastern Theater of the War of 1812]

A. Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh was a decisive 1814 American victory over British land and naval forces on Lake Champlain that helped secure the northern border of the United States and hasten the end of the War of 1812.
B. Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
C. Battle of Queenston Heights
The Battle of Queenston Heights was a pivotal 1812 engagement in which British, Canadian, and Indigenous forces repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River, helping secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812.
D. Battle of the Wabash
The Battle of the Wabash was a devastating 1791 defeat of U.S. forces by a confederation of Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory, and remains one of the worst losses in U.S. Army history.
E. Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie was a pivotal 1813 naval engagement in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces under Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British, securing control of the lake and boosting American morale.
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: Eastern Theater of the War of 1812
Target entity description: The Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 was the principal Atlantic coastal region of conflict between the United States and Britain, encompassing major land and naval operations including the defense of Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake Bay campaigns.

A. Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh was a decisive 1814 American victory over British land and naval forces on Lake Champlain that helped secure the northern border of the United States and hasten the end of the War of 1812.
B. Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
C. Battle of Queenston Heights
The Battle of Queenston Heights was a pivotal 1812 engagement in which British, Canadian, and Indigenous forces repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River, helping secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812.
D. Battle of the Wabash
The Battle of the Wabash was a devastating 1791 defeat of U.S. forces by a confederation of Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory, and remains one of the worst losses in U.S. Army history.
E. Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie was a pivotal 1813 naval engagement in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces under Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British, securing control of the lake and boosting American morale.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign area ⓘ theater of war ⓘ
belligerent	British Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
characterizedBy	amphibious operations ⓘ coastal raids ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ
conflict	War of 1812 ⓘ
countryInvolved	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
endTime	1815 ⓘ
includesOperation	Battle of Baltimore ⓘ Battle of Bladensburg ⓘ Battle of Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Battle of North Point Battle of Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Bombardment of Fort McHenry British blockade of the American coast ⓘ British coastal raids in New England ⓘ British coastal raids in the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ British coastal raids in the Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ Burning of Washington ⓘ surface form: British raid on Washington, D.C. Burning of Washington ⓘ Chesapeake campaign ⓘ surface form: Chesapeake Bay campaign defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ naval actions off the American Atlantic coast ⓘ
location	Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ Chesapeake Bay region ⓘ Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States New England ⓘ Southern Atlantic seaboard of the United States ⓘ
notableEvent	Burning of Washington ⓘ surface form: British capture of Washington, D.C. defense of Baltimore ⓘ destruction of public buildings in Washington, D.C. ⓘ inspiration for "The Star-Spangled Banner" ⓘ
opponentForce	British Army ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
partOf	War of 1812 ⓘ
relatedTheater	Northwest theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ surface form: Canadian Theater of the War of 1812 Northwest theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ surface form: Western Theater of the War of 1812
startTime	1812 ⓘ
strategicObjective	British disruption of American commerce ⓘ British pressure on the United States government ⓘ defense of the American Atlantic seaboard ⓘ protection of major American ports ⓘ
theaterType	Atlantic coastal theater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Bladensburg → theater → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ

William H. Winder → partOf → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. forces defending Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812

Battle of Plattsburgh → theater → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern theater of the War of 1812

British landing at Benedict, Maryland → partOf → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American theater of the War of 1812

Lake Champlain campaign → theaterOfWar → Eastern Theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ