Fort St. Frédéric
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Fort St. Frédéric is a former 18th-century French military fortification on Lake Champlain that played a key role in colonial conflicts between France and Britain in North America.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort St. Frédéric canonical | 3 |
| Fort Saint-Frédéric | 1 |
| French Fort Saint-Frédéric | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3268704 — 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: Fort St. Frédéric Context triple: [Crown Point, New York, hasHistoricSite, Fort St. Frédéric]
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A.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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B.
Old Fort William
Old Fort William is a reconstructed 19th-century fur trade post and living history site in Thunder Bay, Ontario, interpreting the operations of the North West Company.
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C.
Fort Mississauga
Fort Mississauga is a historic 19th-century British military fortification located at the mouth of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Fort Cataraqui
Fort Cataraqui was a historic French military fortification established in the late 17th century at the site of present-day Kingston, Ontario, to control access to the Great Lakes and the fur trade routes.
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E.
Fort-Royal
Fort-Royal is the former name of Fort-de-France, the capital city and main port of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
- 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 St. Frédéric Target entity description: Fort St. Frédéric is a former 18th-century French military fortification on Lake Champlain that played a key role in colonial conflicts between France and Britain in North America.
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A.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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B.
Old Fort William
Old Fort William is a reconstructed 19th-century fur trade post and living history site in Thunder Bay, Ontario, interpreting the operations of the North West Company.
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C.
Fort Mississauga
Fort Mississauga is a historic 19th-century British military fortification located at the mouth of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Fort Cataraqui
Fort Cataraqui was a historic French military fortification established in the late 17th century at the site of present-day Kingston, Ontario, to control access to the Great Lakes and the fur trade routes.
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E.
Fort-Royal
Fort-Royal is the former name of Fort-de-France, the capital city and main port of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial fort
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historic site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| builtFor |
control of Lake Champlain corridor
ⓘ
defense of New France ⓘ |
| capturedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1737 ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| controlledTradeRoute |
St. Lawrence Valley
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surface form:
Hudson River–St. Lawrence River corridor
fur trade routes in the Lake Champlain region ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | French forces ⓘ |
| demolishedDuring |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
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surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| demolitionDate | 1759 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Canadian militia
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French regular troops ⓘ Indigenous allies of France ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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central keep ⓘ surrounding outworks ⓘ thick stone walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1734 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Crown Point, New York ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Essex County, New York
ⓘ
New York State ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
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| locatedInTimePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Champlain ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Frédéric ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Fort Crown Point ⓘ |
| partOf | Crown Point State Historic Site ⓘ |
| presentDayStatus | ruins ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent |
British America
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surface form:
British colonies in North America
Great Britain ⓘ |
| reasonForDemolition | to prevent capture by British forces ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Fort Crown Point ⓘ |
| significance |
important in colonial conflicts between France and Britain in North America
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key French stronghold on Lake Champlain ⓘ |
| startDate | 1730s ⓘ |
| strategicLocation |
narrows of Lake Champlain
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route between New France and British colonies ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
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surface form:
French and Indian War
King George's War ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort St. Frédéric Description of subject: Fort St. Frédéric is a former 18th-century French military fortification on Lake Champlain that played a key role in colonial conflicts between France and Britain in North America.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French Fort Saint-Frédéric
this entity surface form:
Fort Saint-Frédéric