General David Ochterlony
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General David Ochterlony was a British East India Company officer best known for his leadership in early 19th-century campaigns on the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the Himalayan region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General David Ochterlony canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1673544 — 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: General David Ochterlony Context triple: [Anglo-Nepalese War, commander, General David Ochterlony]
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A.
Lord Roberts
Lord Roberts was a prominent British field marshal who led imperial forces during key late-19th-century colonial campaigns, including in South Africa and India.
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B.
Major-General Sidney Kirkman
Major-General Sidney Kirkman was a senior British Army officer of the Second World War, noted for his leadership of infantry formations in key campaigns including North Africa and Italy.
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C.
Charles James Napier
Charles James Napier was a British Army officer best known for leading the conquest and annexation of Sindh in India during the 1840s.
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D.
Colonel Alexander Bliss
Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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E.
Lewis Clive
Lewis Clive was a British Olympic gold-medalist rower and left-wing intellectual who became notable for volunteering and dying as an anti-fascist fighter in the Spanish Civil War.
- 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: General David Ochterlony Target entity description: General David Ochterlony was a British East India Company officer best known for his leadership in early 19th-century campaigns on the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the Himalayan region.
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A.
Lord Roberts
Lord Roberts was a prominent British field marshal who led imperial forces during key late-19th-century colonial campaigns, including in South Africa and India.
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B.
Major-General Sidney Kirkman
Major-General Sidney Kirkman was a senior British Army officer of the Second World War, noted for his leadership of infantry formations in key campaigns including North Africa and Italy.
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C.
Charles James Napier
Charles James Napier was a British Army officer best known for leading the conquest and annexation of Sindh in India during the 1840s.
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D.
Colonel Alexander Bliss
Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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E.
Lewis Clive
Lewis Clive was a British Olympic gold-medalist rower and left-wing intellectual who became notable for volunteering and dying as an anti-fascist fighter in the Spanish Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British East India Company officer
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| affiliation |
British East India Company
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British Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | British East India Company ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ochterlony ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | military history of British India ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Bengal Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
operations in the Himalayan region
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role in consolidating British influence in northern India ⓘ service as a senior British officer in India ⓘ service in the Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command in Himalayan region campaigns
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leadership in early 19th-century campaigns on the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
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soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Anglo-Nepalese War
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early 19th-century British campaigns in India ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Himalayan region
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South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| positionHeld |
General in the British East India Company forces
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Resident at Delhi ⓘ |
| residence | Delhi ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General David Ochterlony Description of subject: General David Ochterlony was a British East India Company officer best known for his leadership in early 19th-century campaigns on the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the Himalayan region.
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