Comte d’Estaing
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Comte d’Estaing was an 18th-century French admiral and nobleman who played a key naval role in the American Revolutionary War, leading French fleets in several major operations against the British.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Hector, comte d’Estaing | 1 |
| Charles Henri d'Estaing | 1 |
| Comte d’Estaing canonical | 1 |
| Comte d’Estaing – French | 1 |
| Comte d’Estaing – Vice-Admiral | 1 |
| Vice-Admiral the Comte d’Estaing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4630504 — 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.
Target entity: Comte d’Estaing Context triple: [Battle of Rhode Island, commander, Comte d’Estaing]
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François Joseph Paul de Grasse
François Joseph Paul de Grasse was a French admiral whose decisive naval victory in the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of the Chesapeake, helped secure the British surrender at Yorktown.
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Pierre André de Suffren
Pierre André de Suffren was an 18th-century French admiral renowned for his bold naval campaigns against the British during the American War of Independence and in the Indian Ocean.
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Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois
Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois was a French naval officer and admiral of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, noted for his command of squadrons in the Indian Ocean and his engagements against British forces.
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François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers was a French admiral of the Revolutionary era, best known for commanding the French fleet that was defeated by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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E.
Jean de la Garde
Jean de la Garde was a military commander known for leading forces against the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War, notably at the 1579 siege of Maastricht.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Comte d’Estaing Target entity description: Comte d’Estaing was an 18th-century French admiral and nobleman who played a key naval role in the American Revolutionary War, leading French fleets in several major operations against the British.
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A.
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
François Joseph Paul de Grasse was a French admiral whose decisive naval victory in the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of the Chesapeake, helped secure the British surrender at Yorktown.
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B.
Pierre André de Suffren
Pierre André de Suffren was an 18th-century French admiral renowned for his bold naval campaigns against the British during the American War of Independence and in the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois
Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois was a French naval officer and admiral of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, noted for his command of squadrons in the Indian Ocean and his engagements against British forces.
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D.
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers was a French admiral of the Revolutionary era, best known for commanding the French fleet that was defeated by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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E.
Jean de la Garde
Jean de la Garde was a military commander known for leading forces against the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War, notably at the 1579 siege of Maastricht.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French admiral
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French nobleman ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1729-11-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ravel, Auvergne, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | French Revolutionary Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| commanded |
French fleet in North American waters
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French fleet in the West Indies ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1794-04-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | d'Estaing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles Henri Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by guillotine ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant général des armées navales ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Comte d’Estaing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Newport campaign
NERFINISHED
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Siege of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | French intervention in the American War of Independence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early major French naval support to the American cause
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leading French fleets against the British during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableWork | French naval operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| opponent |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governor of Touraine
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member of the French nobility ⓘ vice-admiral of France ⓘ |
| rank | Vice Admiral ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedIn |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
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Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | French aristocracy ⓘ |
| supported |
American revolutionaries
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Comte d’Estaing Description of subject: Comte d’Estaing was an 18th-century French admiral and nobleman who played a key naval role in the American Revolutionary War, leading French fleets in several major operations against the British.
Referenced by (6)
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