Fort Patrick Henry
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Fort Patrick Henry was the later name given to Fort Sackville in Vincennes, a historic frontier fort significant during the American Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Patrick Henry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10272666 — 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: Fort Patrick Henry Context triple: [Fort Sackville, Vincennes, laterRenamed, Fort Patrick Henry]
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Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was a fiery American orator and Founding Father best known for his "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech and his leadership in opposing British rule in colonial Virginia.
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B.
William Grayson
William Grayson was an American Revolutionary War officer, early U.S. senator from Virginia, and prominent Anti-Federalist critic of the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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C.
John Randolph of Roanoke
John Randolph of Roanoke was an influential early 19th-century American congressman and orator from Virginia, known for his fiery rhetoric, staunch states’ rights advocacy, and idiosyncratic political independence.
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D.
Thomas Nelson Jr.
Thomas Nelson Jr. was an American Founding Father, Revolutionary War leader, and signer of the Declaration of Independence who served as governor of Virginia.
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E.
John Henry (father of Patrick Henry)
John Henry was a Scottish-born planter and surveyor in colonial Virginia best known as the father of American Revolutionary orator and statesman Patrick Henry.
- 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: Fort Patrick Henry Target entity description: Fort Patrick Henry was the later name given to Fort Sackville in Vincennes, a historic frontier fort significant during the American Revolutionary era.
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A.
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was a fiery American orator and Founding Father best known for his "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech and his leadership in opposing British rule in colonial Virginia.
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B.
William Grayson
William Grayson was an American Revolutionary War officer, early U.S. senator from Virginia, and prominent Anti-Federalist critic of the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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C.
John Randolph of Roanoke
John Randolph of Roanoke was an influential early 19th-century American congressman and orator from Virginia, known for his fiery rhetoric, staunch states’ rights advocacy, and idiosyncratic political independence.
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D.
Thomas Nelson Jr.
Thomas Nelson Jr. was an American Founding Father, Revolutionary War leader, and signer of the Declaration of Independence who served as governor of Virginia.
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E.
John Henry (father of Patrick Henry)
John Henry was a Scottish-born planter and surveyor in colonial Virginia best known as the father of American Revolutionary orator and statesman Patrick Henry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American military officer
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American politician ⓘ historic fort ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Vincennes, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Illinois campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
George Rogers Clark
NERFINISHED
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Patrick Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureDate |
1779
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1779 ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
George Rogers Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Rogers Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
American forces
ⓘ
British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ George Rogers Clark's forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia (Commonwealth of Virginia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| garrisonType |
Continental forces
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frontier militia ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Fort Sackville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaterName | Fort Patrick Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPosition | Governor of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | American control of the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indiana
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Knox County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Vincennes, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Wabash River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Continental Army
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Virginia militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Patrick Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Illinois campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American frontier defenses
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Northwest frontier of the American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayMarker | historic markers in Vincennes, Indiana ⓘ |
| region | Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of the Illinois Country
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control of the Wabash River valley ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of regional trade routes
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defense of frontier settlements ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort Patrick Henry Description of subject: Fort Patrick Henry was the later name given to Fort Sackville in Vincennes, a historic frontier fort significant during the American Revolutionary era.
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