Lord Stirling
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Lord Stirling, born William Alexander, was an American Revolutionary War general who played a notable leadership role in several key campaigns, including early New Jersey operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Stirling canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5538784 — 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: Lord Stirling Context triple: [Forage War, combatantCommander, Lord Stirling]
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A.
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish soldier and nobleman who rose to fame as a leading Covenanter general and later served as Lord General of the Scottish army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Alexander Leslie
Alexander Leslie was a British Army general of the 18th century who served in the American Revolutionary War, including senior command roles in major southern campaigns.
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C.
Viscount Dundee
Viscount Dundee, also known as John Graham of Claverhouse, was a Scottish nobleman and military leader famed for spearheading the first Jacobite rising in support of James VII and II in 1689.
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D.
Archibald Campbell
Archibald Campbell was a British general best known for leading British forces in early 19th-century colonial campaigns, particularly in Southeast Asia.
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E.
James Stewart, Duke of Ross
James Stewart, Duke of Ross was a late 15th-century Scottish prince and younger son of King James III, noted for holding high ecclesiastical offices including the archbishopric of St Andrews.
- 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: Lord Stirling Target entity description: Lord Stirling, born William Alexander, was an American Revolutionary War general who played a notable leadership role in several key campaigns, including early New Jersey operations.
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A.
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish soldier and nobleman who rose to fame as a leading Covenanter general and later served as Lord General of the Scottish army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Alexander Leslie
Alexander Leslie was a British Army general of the 18th century who served in the American Revolutionary War, including senior command roles in major southern campaigns.
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C.
Viscount Dundee
Viscount Dundee, also known as John Graham of Claverhouse, was a Scottish nobleman and military leader famed for spearheading the first Jacobite rising in support of James VII and II in 1689.
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D.
Archibald Campbell
Archibald Campbell was a British general best known for leading British forces in early 19th-century colonial campaigns, particularly in Southeast Asia.
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E.
James Stewart, Duke of Ross
James Stewart, Duke of Ross was a late 15th-century Scottish prince and younger son of King James III, noted for holding high ecclesiastical offices including the archbishopric of St Andrews.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Continental Congress
NERFINISHED
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Great Britain (earlier in life) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1726-00-00 ⓘ |
| birthName | William Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Albany Rural Cemetery area (historical burial in Albany) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedTitle | Earl of Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1783-01-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Albany, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | American Revolutionary era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish American ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Lord Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfTitleClaim | not recognized by the British House of Lords ⓘ |
| memberOf | Livingston family (by marriage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryCommand | a division of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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major general ⓘ |
| name | William Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Brandywine
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Germantown NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Monmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Princeton NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Trenton NERFINISHED ⓘ New York and New Jersey campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Forge winter encampment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership in several key Revolutionary War campaigns ⓘ |
| notableWork | service in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial official
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landowner ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| parent |
James Alexander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Spratt Provoost Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New York and New Jersey theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfLongIsland | commanded a delaying action that enabled American retreat ⓘ |
| roleInNewJerseyCampaign | senior Continental Army commander in early New Jersey operations ⓘ |
| servedUnder | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Livingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Stirling Description of subject: Lord Stirling, born William Alexander, was an American Revolutionary War general who played a notable leadership role in several key campaigns, including early New Jersey operations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.