Fort Sackville, Vincennes
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Fort Sackville in Vincennes was a British-held frontier outpost during the American Revolutionary War, famously recaptured by George Rogers Clark’s American forces in 1779.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Sackville, Vincennes canonical | 1 |
| Fort Vincennes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2157490 — 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: Fort Sackville, Vincennes Context triple: [Henry Hamilton, placeOfCapture, Fort Sackville, Vincennes]
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Fort Mackinac
Fort Mackinac is a historic 18th-century military outpost and museum on Mackinac Island in Michigan, notable for its role in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
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B.
Fort Carillon
Fort Carillon was the original French name for the 18th-century military fortification on Lake Champlain later known as Fort Ticonderoga, a key site in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Fort Conde
Fort Conde is a reconstructed 18th-century French colonial fort and museum in Mobile, Alabama, that interprets the region’s early military and colonial history.
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D.
Vincennes
Vincennes is a historic commune just east of Paris, France, known for its medieval Château de Vincennes and long-standing royal connections.
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E.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
- 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: Fort Sackville, Vincennes Target entity description: Fort Sackville in Vincennes was a British-held frontier outpost during the American Revolutionary War, famously recaptured by George Rogers Clark’s American forces in 1779.
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A.
Fort Mackinac
Fort Mackinac is a historic 18th-century military outpost and museum on Mackinac Island in Michigan, notable for its role in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
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B.
Fort Carillon
Fort Carillon was the original French name for the 18th-century military fortification on Lake Champlain later known as Fort Ticonderoga, a key site in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Fort Conde
Fort Conde is a reconstructed 18th-century French colonial fort and museum in Mobile, Alabama, that interprets the region’s early military and colonial history.
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D.
Vincennes
Vincennes is a historic commune just east of Paris, France, known for its medieval Château de Vincennes and long-standing royal connections.
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E.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier outpost
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British post at Vincennes
ⓘ
Fort Sackville ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Virginia’s claim to the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| associatedWithCampaign |
Illinois campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
George Rogers Clark’s Illinois campaign
|
| capturedBy |
George Rogers Clark
ⓘ
Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces ⓘ Virginia militia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia state forces
|
| capturedFrom | British garrison at Vincennes ⓘ |
| commandedByAtCapture | Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Province of Quebec ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Quebec (British) administration
|
| country | British Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1779-02-25 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British regulars
ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ Native American allies of the British ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historical Parks of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Historical Park (site)
|
| laterRenamed | Fort Patrick Henry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois Country
ⓘ
Northwest Territory ⓘ Vincennes, Indiana ⓘ present-day United States ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Wabash River ⓘ |
| presentSite | George Rogers Clark National Historical Park ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted American morale on the western frontier
ⓘ
its capture helped secure American claims to the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
base for British operations in the Old Northwest
ⓘ
control of Wabash River corridor ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| yearOfCapture | 1779 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Fort Sackville, Vincennes Description of subject: Fort Sackville in Vincennes was a British-held frontier outpost during the American Revolutionary War, famously recaptured by George Rogers Clark’s American forces in 1779.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Vincennes