Baltimore riot of 1812
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The Baltimore riot of 1812 was a violent political mob attack during the War of 1812 in which Federalist newspaper editors and their defenders were brutally assaulted in Baltimore, Maryland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baltimore riot of 1812 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6562729 — 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: Baltimore riot of 1812 Context triple: [Henry Lee III, injuredIn, Baltimore riot of 1812]
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A.
Pavonia Massacre
The Pavonia Massacre was a 1643 attack by Dutch colonists on Lenape Native Americans in present-day Jersey City, New Jersey, that helped ignite the broader conflict known as Kieft's War.
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B.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
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C.
Danbury Raid
The Danbury Raid was a 1777 British expedition during the American Revolutionary War that targeted and destroyed Continental Army supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, prompting subsequent clashes with American forces.
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D.
Charter Oak incident
The Charter Oak incident was a 1687 confrontation in which Connecticut colonists hid their royal charter in a hollow oak tree to prevent its confiscation by the English governor, becoming a symbol of colonial resistance and self-governance.
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E.
Cherry Valley raid
The Cherry Valley raid was a brutal 1778 attack during the American Revolutionary War in which Loyalist and Iroquois forces massacred settlers in Cherry Valley, New York.
- 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: Baltimore riot of 1812 Target entity description: The Baltimore riot of 1812 was a violent political mob attack during the War of 1812 in which Federalist newspaper editors and their defenders were brutally assaulted in Baltimore, Maryland.
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A.
Pavonia Massacre
The Pavonia Massacre was a 1643 attack by Dutch colonists on Lenape Native Americans in present-day Jersey City, New Jersey, that helped ignite the broader conflict known as Kieft's War.
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B.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
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C.
Danbury Raid
The Danbury Raid was a 1777 British expedition during the American Revolutionary War that targeted and destroyed Continental Army supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, prompting subsequent clashes with American forces.
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D.
Charter Oak incident
The Charter Oak incident was a 1687 confrontation in which Connecticut colonists hid their royal charter in a hollow oak tree to prevent its confiscation by the English governor, becoming a symbol of colonial resistance and self-governance.
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E.
Cherry Valley raid
The Cherry Valley raid was a brutal 1778 attack during the American Revolutionary War in which Loyalist and Iroquois forces massacred settlers in Cherry Valley, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mob violence incident
ⓘ
political riot ⓘ riot ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred during the early phase of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCause |
opposition to Federalist criticism of the war
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political tensions during the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| hasContext |
domestic opposition to the War of 1812
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partisan conflict between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
assault on Federalist newspaper editors
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assault on defenders of the editors ⓘ heightened partisan tensions in Baltimore ⓘ severe injuries to several victims ⓘ suppression of Federalist press activity in Baltimore ⓘ |
| hasType |
anti-Federalist violence
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press freedom–related conflict ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltimore
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Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| opposingForce |
Democratic-Republicans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Federalist newspaper editors
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defenders of the Federalist editors ⓘ pro-war Democratic-Republican mob ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of American journalism
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history of Baltimore ⓘ history of the Federalist Party ⓘ political violence in the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baltimore riot of 1812 Description of subject: The Baltimore riot of 1812 was a violent political mob attack during the War of 1812 in which Federalist newspaper editors and their defenders were brutally assaulted in Baltimore, Maryland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry Lee III