Major Georg Baring
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Major Georg Baring was a Hanoverian officer best known for his staunch defense of the farmhouse of La Haye Sainte during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major Georg Baring canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3840266 — 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: Major Georg Baring Context triple: [La Haye Sainte, commandedOnAlliedSideBy, Major Georg Baring]
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A.
Sir George Barlow
Sir George Barlow was a British colonial administrator who served as acting Governor-General of India in the early 19th century, noted for his conservative policies and efforts to reduce government expenditure.
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B.
Sir George Collier
Sir George Collier was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer best known for his command roles during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in North American and Caribbean waters.
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C.
Viscount Jowitt
Viscount Jowitt was a British Labour politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Sir George Warrender
Sir George Warrender was a 19th-century British politician and naval administrator who served in several government posts, including senior roles connected with the Royal Navy.
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E.
Henry Cadogan
Henry Cadogan was a member of the Anglo-Irish Cadogan family, known primarily as the son of William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan, within the British aristocracy.
- 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: Major Georg Baring Target entity description: Major Georg Baring was a Hanoverian officer best known for his staunch defense of the farmhouse of La Haye Sainte during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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A.
Sir George Barlow
Sir George Barlow was a British colonial administrator who served as acting Governor-General of India in the early 19th century, noted for his conservative policies and efforts to reduce government expenditure.
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B.
Sir George Collier
Sir George Collier was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer best known for his command roles during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in North American and Caribbean waters.
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C.
Viscount Jowitt
Viscount Jowitt was a British Labour politician and lawyer who served as Lord Chancellor in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Sir George Warrender
Sir George Warrender was a 19th-century British politician and naval administrator who served in several government posts, including senior roles connected with the Royal Navy.
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E.
Henry Cadogan
Henry Cadogan was a member of the Anglo-Irish Cadogan family, known primarily as the son of William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan, within the British aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanoverian officer
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military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Anglo-allied army at Waterloo
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Wellington
|
| battleRole | defender of key strongpoint at Waterloo ⓘ |
| commanded | defense of the farmhouse of La Haye Sainte ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Seventh Coalition ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
Electorate of Hanover
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Kingdom of Hanover ⓘ |
| familyName | Baring ⓘ |
| givenName | Georg ⓘ |
| hasHonor | reputation for staunch defense at La Haye Sainte ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity |
La Haye Sainte farm
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surface form:
La Haye Sainte farmhouse
Waterloo, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo, present-day Belgium
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| militaryBranch | King's German Legion ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of La Haye Sainte
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role in the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| opponent | French Army under Napoleon I at Waterloo ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Waterloo
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of the garrison of La Haye Sainte ⓘ |
| residence | Hanover ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major Georg Baring Description of subject: Major Georg Baring was a Hanoverian officer best known for his staunch defense of the farmhouse of La Haye Sainte during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
La Haye Sainte