Fort Lernoult
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Fort Lernoult was a late 18th-century British military fortification in Detroit that played a key role in controlling the Old Northwest frontier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Lernoult canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10272691 — 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: Fort Lernoult Context triple: [British posts in the Old Northwest, hasPart, Fort Lernoult]
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A.
Fort Crèvecœur
Fort Crèvecœur was a Dutch colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used as a trading post and military stronghold.
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B.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
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C.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a historic Union Army earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built to protect the capital during the American Civil War and now preserved as part of Rock Creek Park.
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D.
Fort Ligonier
Fort Ligonier is a reconstructed 18th-century British military fort and museum in western Pennsylvania that played a key role in the French and Indian War.
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E.
Fort Roupel
Fort Roupel is a historic Greek military fortification near the Bulgarian border, known for its strategic role and fierce resistance during World War II.
- 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 Lernoult Target entity description: Fort Lernoult was a late 18th-century British military fortification in Detroit that played a key role in controlling the Old Northwest frontier.
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A.
Fort Crèvecœur
Fort Crèvecœur was a Dutch colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used as a trading post and military stronghold.
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B.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
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C.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a historic Union Army earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built to protect the capital during the American Civil War and now preserved as part of Rock Creek Park.
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D.
Fort Ligonier
Fort Ligonier is a reconstructed 18th-century British military fort and museum in western Pennsylvania that played a key role in the French and Indian War.
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E.
Fort Roupel
Fort Roupel is a historic Greek military fortification near the Bulgarian border, known for its strategic role and fierce resistance during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British fort
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| builtFor |
control of Old Northwest frontier
ⓘ
defense of Detroit ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century fortifications in the United States
ⓘ
British forts in the United States ⓘ Forts in Michigan ⓘ |
| conflictRole | British base against American expansion ⓘ |
| constructedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Great Britain ⓘ |
| controlledTerritory | Old Northwest ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | British troops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barracks
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ palisade ⓘ storehouses ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
frontier control
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ trading post protection ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Michigan
ⓘ
Old Northwest ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Detroit River ⓘ |
| location | Detroit ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
earthworks
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard Lernoult ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Detroit ⓘ |
| partOf | British defensive network in Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| presentDaySite | downtown Detroit area ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| startTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access between upper Great Lakes and lower Great Lakes
ⓘ
protection of British interests in Old Northwest ⓘ |
| successor |
Fort Detroit
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit
Fort Shelby ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Northwest Indian War ⓘ post–American Revolutionary War period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Lernoult Description of subject: Fort Lernoult was a late 18th-century British military fortification in Detroit that played a key role in controlling the Old Northwest frontier.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.