Colonel William Cleland
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Colonel William Cleland was a Scottish Covenanter leader and poet who commanded Cameronian forces during the late 17th-century religious and political conflicts in Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
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| Colonel William Cleland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12571749 — 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: Colonel William Cleland Context triple: [Battle of Dunkeld, commander, Colonel William Cleland]
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A.
Colonel John Bevan
Colonel John Bevan was a British intelligence officer who played a key role in Allied deception operations during World War II, helping to mislead the Axis about the D-Day landings.
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B.
Colonel William Ludlow
Colonel William Ludlow is a retired U.S. Army officer and patriarch of a frontier Montana family whose turbulent relationships and personal tragedies drive the epic drama of "Legends of the Fall."
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C.
Colonel James Barrett
Colonel James Barrett was a colonial militia leader whose farm in Concord, Massachusetts played a pivotal role in the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Colonel John Parry
Colonel John Parry is a character in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" universe, notably appearing in the television adaptation where he is portrayed by Andrew Scott.
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E.
Colonel George Bruce
Colonel George Bruce was a Scottish military officer and local dignitary who served as a leading civic figure in Elginshire.
- 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: Colonel William Cleland Target entity description: Colonel William Cleland was a Scottish Covenanter leader and poet who commanded Cameronian forces during the late 17th-century religious and political conflicts in Scotland.
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A.
Colonel John Bevan
Colonel John Bevan was a British intelligence officer who played a key role in Allied deception operations during World War II, helping to mislead the Axis about the D-Day landings.
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B.
Colonel William Ludlow
Colonel William Ludlow is a retired U.S. Army officer and patriarch of a frontier Montana family whose turbulent relationships and personal tragedies drive the epic drama of "Legends of the Fall."
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C.
Colonel James Barrett
Colonel James Barrett was a colonial militia leader whose farm in Concord, Massachusetts played a pivotal role in the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Colonel John Parry
Colonel John Parry is a character in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" universe, notably appearing in the television adaptation where he is portrayed by Andrew Scott.
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E.
Colonel George Bruce
Colonel George Bruce was a Scottish military officer and local dignitary who served as a leading civic figure in Elginshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.