François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
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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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T496077 — 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: François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers Context triple: [Battle of the Nile, commander, François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers]
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Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran was an 18th-century French naval officer best known for commanding the French fleet defeated by the British at the Battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War.
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Jacques François Dugommier
Jacques François Dugommier was a French Revolutionary general noted for his decisive leadership in several key campaigns, including the early victories of the Revolutionary Wars.
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Jacques-François Menou
Jacques-François Menou was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, best known for commanding French forces in Egypt after Napoleon’s departure.
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François Certain Canrobert
François Certain Canrobert was a 19th-century French Army marshal who gained prominence for leading French forces during the Crimean War.
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Marshal Boufflers
Marshal Boufflers was a prominent French general and marshal of France under Louis XIV, noted for his skilled defensive leadership in major late 17th-century European conflicts.
- 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: François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers Target entity description: 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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Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran was an 18th-century French naval officer best known for commanding the French fleet defeated by the British at the Battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War.
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Jacques François Dugommier
Jacques François Dugommier was a French Revolutionary general noted for his decisive leadership in several key campaigns, including the early victories of the Revolutionary Wars.
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C.
Jacques-François Menou
Jacques-François Menou was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, best known for commanding French forces in Egypt after Napoleon’s departure.
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François Certain Canrobert
François Certain Canrobert was a 19th-century French Army marshal who gained prominence for leading French forces during the Crimean War.
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Marshal Boufflers
Marshal Boufflers was a prominent French general and marshal of France under Louis XIV, noted for his skilled defensive leadership in major late 17th-century European conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French naval officer
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admiral ⓘ human ⓘ military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| activity |
command of fleets
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naval warfare ⓘ |
| allegiance |
French First Republic
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
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surface form:
French campaign in Egypt
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| commanded | French fleet at the Battle of the Nile ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of the Nile
ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
surface form:
French Revolutionary Wars at sea
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleonic campaign in Egypt and Syria
|
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in action ⓘ |
| deathEvent | Battle of the Nile ⓘ |
| deathManner | died in battle ⓘ |
| era | French Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| familyName | Brueys d’Aigalliers ⓘ |
| fateOfFlagship | flagship Orient destroyed at the Battle of the Nile ⓘ |
| givenName | François-Paul ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key French naval commander during the Egyptian expedition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Navy ⓘ |
| militaryOccupation | naval commander ⓘ |
| militaryRank | vice admiral ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| name | François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of the Nile
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French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding the French fleet defeated by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile ⓘ |
| notedAs | one of the senior French admirals of the Revolutionary period ⓘ |
| opponent | Horatio Nelson ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | French Mediterranean fleet ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
admiral in the French Navy
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commander of the French fleet in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| serviceContinuationEra |
French Navy
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surface form:
French Revolutionary Navy
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| serviceEntryEra |
French Navy
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surface form:
Ancien Régime French Navy
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| shipCommanded |
L’Orient
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surface form:
Orient
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| sideInConflict |
Battle of the Nile
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surface form:
France at the Battle of the Nile
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers – France
this entity surface form:
Admiral François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
this entity surface form:
Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
subject surface form:
Battle of the Nile