Louis Du Pont Duchambon
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Louis Du Pont Duchambon was a French military officer and colonial governor of Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) best known for leading the French defense during the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg in King George’s War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louis Du Pont Duchambon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Louis Du Pont Duchambon Context triple: [Siege of Louisbourg (1745), commander, Louis Du Pont Duchambon]
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Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.
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Pierre Gautreau
Pierre Gautreau was a wealthy French banker and businessman in late 19th-century Paris, best known as the husband of the socialite and portrait subject Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau (Madame X).
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Philip J. Pierre
Philip J. Pierre is a Saint Lucian politician who serves as the country’s prime minister and leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party.
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D.
Louis Bache
Louis Bache was a member of the prominent Bache family of early America, known primarily as the brother of Sarah Franklin Bache, Benjamin Franklin’s daughter.
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E.
Louis Lamothe
Louis Lamothe was a 19th-century French painter and academic art teacher best known for mentoring artists such as Edgar Degas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Louis Du Pont Duchambon Target entity description: Louis Du Pont Duchambon was a French military officer and colonial governor of Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) best known for leading the French defense during the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg in King George’s War.
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A.
Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.
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B.
Pierre Gautreau
Pierre Gautreau was a wealthy French banker and businessman in late 19th-century Paris, best known as the husband of the socialite and portrait subject Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau (Madame X).
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C.
Philip J. Pierre
Philip J. Pierre is a Saint Lucian politician who serves as the country’s prime minister and leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party.
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D.
Louis Bache
Louis Bache was a member of the prominent Bache family of early America, known primarily as the brother of Sarah Franklin Bache, Benjamin Franklin’s daughter.
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E.
Louis Lamothe
Louis Lamothe was a 19th-century French painter and academic art teacher best known for mentoring artists such as Edgar Degas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military officer
ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| conflict |
King George's War
ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| fortificationCommanded |
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Fortress of Louisbourg
|
| governedTerritory |
Cape Breton Island
ⓘ
Île Royale ⓘ |
| governmentSystemOfTerritory | French colonial administration ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Acadia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | Figure in the struggle between France and Britain for control of Atlantic Canada ⓘ |
| knownFor | Leading French defense of Louisbourg in 1745 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| legacy | Remembered as the French commander who defended Louisbourg in 1745 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
North American theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession
ⓘ
surface form:
North American theater of King George's War
|
| name | Louis Du Pont Duchambon self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Siege of Louisbourg (1745) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
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surface form:
Defense of Louisbourg in 1745
|
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| opponent |
Great Britain
ⓘ
New England forces ⓘ
surface form:
New England colonial forces
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| participantIn |
Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
ⓘ
surface form:
Defense of Louisbourg (1745)
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| partOf | French colonial forces in North America ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisbourg
New France ⓘ Île Royale ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Louisbourg
ⓘ
Governor of Île Royale ⓘ |
| residence |
Louisbourg
ⓘ
Île Royale ⓘ |
| roleDuringSiegeOfLouisbourg1745 | French commander of the garrison ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | France ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | British and New England forces at Louisbourg in 1745 ⓘ |
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Subject: Louis Du Pont Duchambon Description of subject: Louis Du Pont Duchambon was a French military officer and colonial governor of Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) best known for leading the French defense during the 1745 Siege of Louisbourg in King George’s War.
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