Lieutenant Colonel John Butler
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Lieutenant Colonel John Butler was a Loyalist military officer in the American Revolutionary War, best known for leading the irregular frontier unit known as Butler’s Rangers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Colonel John Butler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Lieutenant Colonel John Butler Context triple: [Butler’s Rangers, hasCommanderRank, Lieutenant Colonel John Butler]
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Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter
Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter was a distinguished U.S. Army Air Corps officer and World War II fighter ace honored for his leadership and aerial combat achievements.
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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.
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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Major-General Douglas Graham
Major-General Douglas Graham was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during key operations of the Second World War.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lieutenant Colonel John Butler Target entity description: Lieutenant Colonel John Butler was a Loyalist military officer in the American Revolutionary War, best known for leading the irregular frontier unit known as Butler’s Rangers.
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A.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter
Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter was a distinguished U.S. Army Air Corps officer and World War II fighter ace honored for his leadership and aerial combat achievements.
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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.
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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D.
Major-General Douglas Graham
Major-General Douglas Graham was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during key operations of the Second World War.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
Loyalist military officer ⓘ Loyalist military unit ⓘ human ⓘ militia officer ⓘ |
| afterTheWar | settled in Upper Canada ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
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American Loyalists ⓘ
surface form:
Loyalists
Province of New York ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1728 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Connecticut Colony
ⓘ
New London, Connecticut Colony ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Niagara-on-the-Lake
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surface form:
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
|
| child | Walter Butler (son) ⓘ |
| commander | John Butler ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
American Revolutionary War ⓘ French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| country |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1796 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Newark, Upper Canada
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Niagara-on-the-Lake ⓘ
surface form:
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Upper Canada
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| employer | British Indian Department ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Butler ⓘ |
| father | Walter Butler ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ |
| knownFor | leading Loyalist and Indigenous raids on the New York and Pennsylvania frontiers ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ |
| militaryUnitCommanded | Butler’s Rangers ⓘ |
| notableEvent | organized Loyalist settlement in the Niagara region ⓘ |
| notableFor | command of Butler’s Rangers ⓘ |
| notableWork | organization of Butler’s Rangers as an irregular frontier corps ⓘ |
| occupation |
Indian Department official
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farmer ⓘ landowner ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Wyoming
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Cherry Valley raid ⓘ
surface form:
Cherry Valley massacre
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| propertyConfiscatedBy |
U.S. state of New York
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surface form:
State of New York
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| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Mohawk Valley
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surface form:
Mohawk Valley, Province of New York
Newark, Upper Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Niagara, Upper Canada
Schenectady, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Schenectady, Province of New York
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| role | deputy superintendent in the Indian Department ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British provincial troops
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Butler’s Rangers ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Bradt ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Iroquois allies
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Joseph Brant ⓘ |
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