Augustine Prevost
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Augustine Prevost was an 18th-century Swiss-born British Army officer who served prominently in North America during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augustine Prevost canonical | 3 |
| Augustine Prévost | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10349679 — 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: Augustine Prevost Context triple: [George Prevost, father, Augustine Prevost]
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A.
Augustin Guillaume
Augustin Guillaume was a French Army general best known for commanding Moroccan Goumiers during World War II and later serving as Resident-General in Morocco.
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B.
Louis Le Moyne
Louis Le Moyne was a member of the prominent Le Moyne family, a notable French colonial dynasty influential in the early history of New France and Louisiana.
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C.
Paul Le Jeune
Paul Le Jeune was a 17th-century French Jesuit missionary and writer who played a key role in documenting Indigenous cultures and promoting Catholic evangelization in early New France.
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D.
Louis Philippe Massillon
Louis Philippe Massillon was a notable figure after whom the city of Massillon, Ohio, was named, likely recognized for his influence or prominence during the period of the city's founding.
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E.
Edmond Beloin
Edmond Beloin was an American screenwriter and radio writer known for his work on Hollywood films and popular radio comedies in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Augustine Prevost Target entity description: Augustine Prevost was an 18th-century Swiss-born British Army officer who served prominently in North America during the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Augustin Guillaume
Augustin Guillaume was a French Army general best known for commanding Moroccan Goumiers during World War II and later serving as Resident-General in Morocco.
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B.
Louis Le Moyne
Louis Le Moyne was a member of the prominent Le Moyne family, a notable French colonial dynasty influential in the early history of New France and Louisiana.
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C.
Paul Le Jeune
Paul Le Jeune was a 17th-century French Jesuit missionary and writer who played a key role in documenting Indigenous cultures and promoting Catholic evangelization in early New France.
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D.
Louis Philippe Massillon
Louis Philippe Massillon was a notable figure after whom the city of Massillon, Ohio, was named, likely recognized for his influence or prominence during the period of the city's founding.
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E.
Edmond Beloin
Edmond Beloin was an American screenwriter and radio writer known for his work on Hollywood films and popular radio comedies in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
North America
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Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Geneva
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Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Great Britain ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Swiss ⓘ |
| familyName | Prevost ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Augustine ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
George Prevost
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Jacques-Marc Prevost ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | British southern campaign in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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general ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
British operations in Georgia
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linked to:
British forces in Georgia
British operations in South Carolina ⓘ Siege of Savannah ⓘ defense of Savannah ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of British forces in the southern colonies
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service in North America during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| opponent |
Continental Army
ⓘ
Patriot forces in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld | British commander in the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augustine Prevost Description of subject: Augustine Prevost was an 18th-century Swiss-born British Army officer who served prominently in North America during the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Augustine Prevost