John Whitelocke
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John Whitelocke was a British Army officer best known for his unsuccessful leadership during the early 19th-century campaigns in South America, which led to his court-martial and dismissal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Whitelocke canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3340050 — 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: John Whitelocke Context triple: [British invasions of the Río de la Plata, commander, John Whitelocke]
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A.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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B.
John Whiteaker
John Whiteaker was an American politician who became the first governor of the U.S. state of Oregon after it achieved statehood.
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C.
Henry Compton
Henry Compton was a 17th-century English bishop of London known for his support of the Protestant cause and involvement in the Glorious Revolution.
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D.
Paul Dudley
Paul Dudley was a prominent early 18th-century Massachusetts jurist and attorney general known for his influential role in the legal and political life of colonial New England.
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E.
Edward Ward
Edward Ward was an American film composer best known for scoring numerous Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: John Whitelocke Target entity description: John Whitelocke was a British Army officer best known for his unsuccessful leadership during the early 19th-century campaigns in South America, which led to his court-martial and dismissal.
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A.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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B.
John Whiteaker
John Whiteaker was an American politician who became the first governor of the U.S. state of Oregon after it achieved statehood.
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C.
Henry Compton
Henry Compton was a 17th-century English bishop of London known for his support of the Protestant cause and involvement in the Glorious Revolution.
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D.
Paul Dudley
Paul Dudley was a prominent early 18th-century Massachusetts jurist and attorney general known for his influential role in the legal and political life of colonial New England.
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E.
Edward Ward
Edward Ward was an American film composer best known for scoring numerous Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight of the Bath ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1757-10-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Liverpool ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | failure of the British attack on Buenos Aires in 1807 ⓘ |
| charge | misconduct in the conduct of military operations in the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| conflict |
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| court | court-martial of John Whitelocke ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1833-10-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hall Barn ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Dictionary of National Biography
ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
historical accounts of the British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| education | military training in the British Army ⓘ |
| employer | British Army ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Whitelocke ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Army officers
ⓘ
surface form:
British officer corps
|
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| notablePlaceOfActivity |
Buenos Aires
ⓘ
Montevideo ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the 1807 British expedition to the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| partOf |
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
ⓘ
surface form:
Río de la Plata expedition
|
| penalty | dismissal from the service ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of British forces in the Río de la Plata expedition
ⓘ
lieutenant governor of Portsmouth ⓘ |
| reasonForLoss | sentence of court-martial ⓘ |
| reasonForPenalty | unsuccessful leadership during the 1807 Buenos Aires campaign ⓘ |
| removedTitle | Knight of the Bath ⓘ |
| residence | Hall Barn, Buckinghamshire ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1808 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1778 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Bentinck ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Whitelocke Description of subject: John Whitelocke was a British Army officer best known for his unsuccessful leadership during the early 19th-century campaigns in South America, which led to his court-martial and dismissal.
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