Major General George Sykes
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Major General George Sykes was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who commanded the Union V Corps, including at the Battle of Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
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| Major General George Sykes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5270784 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major General George Sykes Context triple: [16th Michigan Infantry, corpsCommanderAtGettysburg, Major General George Sykes]
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A.
Major-General Sidney Kirkman
Major-General Sidney Kirkman was a senior British Army officer of the Second World War, noted for his leadership of infantry formations in key campaigns including North Africa and Italy.
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B.
Major-General Douglas Graham
Major-General Douglas Graham was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during key operations of the Second World War.
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C.
Major-General George Erskine
Major-General George Erskine was a British Army officer best known for commanding the famed "Desert Rats" of the 7th Armoured Division during the Second World War.
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D.
Major-General Richard Nelson Gale
Major-General Richard Nelson Gale was a British Army officer and airborne warfare pioneer who commanded the 6th Airborne Division during key operations of the Second World War, including the Normandy landings.
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E.
Major-General Tom Rennie
Major-General Tom Rennie was a British Army officer who distinguished himself as a frontline divisional commander during key campaigns of the Second World War, including the Normandy landings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major General George Sykes Target entity description: Major General George Sykes was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who commanded the Union V Corps, including at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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A.
Major-General Sidney Kirkman
Major-General Sidney Kirkman was a senior British Army officer of the Second World War, noted for his leadership of infantry formations in key campaigns including North Africa and Italy.
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B.
Major-General Douglas Graham
Major-General Douglas Graham was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during key operations of the Second World War.
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C.
Major-General George Erskine
Major-General George Erskine was a British Army officer best known for commanding the famed "Desert Rats" of the 7th Armoured Division during the Second World War.
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D.
Major-General Richard Nelson Gale
Major-General Richard Nelson Gale was a British Army officer and airborne warfare pioneer who commanded the 6th Airborne Division during key operations of the Second World War, including the Normandy landings.
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E.
Major-General Tom Rennie
Major-General Tom Rennie was a British Army officer who distinguished himself as a frontline divisional commander during key campaigns of the Second World War, including the Normandy landings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War officer
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Union Army general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1822-10-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dover, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brevetRank | Brevet Major General, U.S. Army ⓘ |
| commanded |
Regular Division, V Corps
NERFINISHED
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V Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedInto | 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1880-02-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Fort Brown, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Sykes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | George Sykes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Military Academy Class of 1842 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
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United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brigadier General
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Captain ⓘ Lieutenant ⓘ Major General ⓘ |
| nickname | Tardy George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Command of Union V Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Cerro Gordo NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chapultepec NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Churubusco NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Molino del Rey NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Monterrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Palo Alto NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Resaca de la Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | West Point Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedToBrigadierGeneralOfVolunteers | 1862-09-28 ⓘ |
| promotedToMajorGeneralOfVolunteers | 1863-06-09 ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1868 ⓘ |
| roleAtBattleOfGettysburg | Commander of V Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| servedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Ambrose E. Burnside
NERFINISHED
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George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Major General George Sykes Description of subject: Major General George Sykes was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who commanded the Union V Corps, including at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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