Brigadier General James Winchester
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Brigadier General James Winchester was an American military officer and War of 1812 commander who played a prominent role in early western campaigns, including the ill-fated operations in the Northwest Territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brigadier General James Winchester canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11570395 — 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: Brigadier General James Winchester Context triple: [Battle of the River Raisin, commanderForUnitedStates, Brigadier General James Winchester]
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A.
Brigadier General Powell Clayton
Brigadier General Powell Clayton was a 19th-century American military officer, Reconstruction-era governor of Arkansas, and later U.S. senator and diplomat.
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B.
Colonel George F. James
Colonel George F. James was a notable figure in California history whose prominence led to the town of Jamestown being named in his honor.
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C.
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, remembered for his leadership and for being killed in action at the Battle of Stones River.
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D.
Brigadier General William Lee Davidson
Brigadier General William Lee Davidson was an American Revolutionary War officer from North Carolina who was killed in action in 1781 and later honored as the namesake of Davidson College.
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E.
Brigadier General George Burrows
Brigadier General George Burrows was a British Indian Army officer best known for commanding the British-Indian forces at the disastrous 1880 Battle of Maiwand during the Second Anglo-Afghan 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: Brigadier General James Winchester Target entity description: Brigadier General James Winchester was an American military officer and War of 1812 commander who played a prominent role in early western campaigns, including the ill-fated operations in the Northwest Territory.
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A.
Brigadier General Powell Clayton
Brigadier General Powell Clayton was a 19th-century American military officer, Reconstruction-era governor of Arkansas, and later U.S. senator and diplomat.
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B.
Colonel George F. James
Colonel George F. James was a notable figure in California history whose prominence led to the town of Jamestown being named in his honor.
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C.
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, remembered for his leadership and for being killed in action at the Battle of Stones River.
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D.
Brigadier General William Lee Davidson
Brigadier General William Lee Davidson was an American Revolutionary War officer from North Carolina who was killed in action in 1781 and later honored as the namesake of Davidson College.
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E.
Brigadier General George Burrows
Brigadier General George Burrows was a British Indian Army officer best known for commanding the British-Indian forces at the disastrous 1880 Battle of Maiwand during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American military officer
ⓘ
War of 1812 commander ⓘ brigadier general ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appointedBy | James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1752-02-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Carroll County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Gallatin City Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | British forces at the Battle of Frenchtown ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| coFounderWith |
Andrew Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Overton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1826-07-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Gallatin, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumner County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early national period of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| heldAs | prisoner of war ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| militaryUnitCommanded | Army of the Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | River Raisin Massacre followed his defeat at Frenchtown ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding U.S. forces at the Battle of Frenchtown
ⓘ
defeat at the River Raisin in January 1813 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| placeNamedAfter |
Fort Winchester, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winchester, Kentucky (disputed attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ Winchester, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOffice |
member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
ⓘ
speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Northwest Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee frontier ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| roleIn | Northwest theater of the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Continental Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfResidence | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brigadier General James Winchester Description of subject: Brigadier General James Winchester was an American military officer and War of 1812 commander who played a prominent role in early western campaigns, including the ill-fated operations in the Northwest Territory.
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