Nicholas Herkimer
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Nicholas Herkimer was an American Revolutionary War militia general from New York, best known for leading colonial forces at the Battle of Oriskany in 1777.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicholas Herkimer canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Herkimer Context triple: [Herkimer County, namedAfter, Nicholas Herkimer]
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A.
Johann Jost Herkimer
Johann Jost Herkimer was an early German-American settler and landowner in colonial New York whose prominence led to a county being named in his honor.
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B.
Samuel Arnold
Samuel Arnold was an American Confederate sympathizer best known for his role as one of the conspirators involved in the plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Abraham Van Brunt
Abraham Van Brunt, better known as Brom Bones, is the boisterous, brawny rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
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D.
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam was a prominent American Revolutionary War general known for his leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill and his role in the early Continental Army.
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E.
Thomas Preston
Thomas Preston was a 17th-century Irish soldier and nobleman who became a leading general of the Confederate Catholic forces during the Irish Confederate Wars.
- 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: Nicholas Herkimer Target entity description: Nicholas Herkimer was an American Revolutionary War militia general from New York, best known for leading colonial forces at the Battle of Oriskany in 1777.
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A.
Johann Jost Herkimer
Johann Jost Herkimer was an early German-American settler and landowner in colonial New York whose prominence led to a county being named in his honor.
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B.
Samuel Arnold
Samuel Arnold was an American Confederate sympathizer best known for his role as one of the conspirators involved in the plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Abraham Van Brunt
Abraham Van Brunt, better known as Brom Bones, is the boisterous, brawny rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
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D.
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam was a prominent American Revolutionary War general known for his leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill and his role in the early Continental Army.
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E.
Thomas Preston
Thomas Preston was a 17th-century Irish soldier and nobleman who became a leading general of the Confederate Catholic forces during the Irish Confederate Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War general
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Continental forces
ⓘ
Patriot cause ⓘ |
| birthPlace | German Flatts, Province of New York ⓘ |
| burialPlace | near his home in German Flatts, New York ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from leg amputation ⓘ |
| commanded |
American forces at the Battle of Oriskany
ⓘ
Tryon County militia ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | c. 1728 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1777-08-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Little Falls, New York ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Palatine German American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Herkimer County
ⓘ
surface form:
Herkimer
|
| father | Johann Jost Herkimer ⓘ |
| givenName | Nicholas ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Herkimer Home State Historic Site
ⓘ
monuments at Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site ⓘ |
| heldPosition | brigadier general of Tryon County militia ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Herkimer County, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Town of Herkimer ⓘ
surface form:
Herkimer, New York
|
| knownFor |
courage under fire at Oriskany despite severe wounds
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leadership of frontier militia in New York ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | New York militia ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Oriskany ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership at the Battle of Oriskany ⓘ |
| opponent |
British forces
ⓘ
Iroquois warriors ⓘ Loyalist forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York militia
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Provincial forces
|
| placeOfActivity |
Mohawk Valley
ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ |
| residence | German Flatts, New York ⓘ |
| roleIn | defense of the Mohawk Valley ⓘ |
| sibling |
Johann Jost Herkimer
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surface form:
George Herkimer
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| yearOfEvent | 1777 ⓘ |
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Subject: Nicholas Herkimer Description of subject: Nicholas Herkimer was an American Revolutionary War militia general from New York, best known for leading colonial forces at the Battle of Oriskany in 1777.
Referenced by (3)
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