Major John Pitcairn
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Major John Pitcairn was a British Marine officer best known for leading troops during the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War, including the confrontations at Lexington and Concord.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major John Pitcairn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6860467 — 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: Major John Pitcairn Context triple: [North Bridge skirmish, commander, Major John Pitcairn]
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Major John Buttrick
Major John Buttrick was a colonial militia officer best known for leading the American forces that fired the first organized volley against British troops at the North Bridge during the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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Major John Howard
Major John Howard was a British Army officer renowned for leading the glider-borne coup de main operation to capture Pegasus Bridge during the D-Day landings in World War II.
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Major John Frost
Major John Frost was a distinguished British Army officer and paratroop commander in the Second World War, best known for his leadership during airborne operations such as the Battle of Arnhem.
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Major William Ormsby
Major William Ormsby was a 19th-century American pioneer and early settler in what is now Nevada, remembered for his role in regional development and for having Ormsby County named in his honor.
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E.
Major Henry West
Major Henry West is a British Army officer and the primary human antagonist in the post-apocalyptic horror film "28 Days Later," known for his ruthless and morally corrupt survival tactics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Major John Pitcairn Target entity description: Major John Pitcairn was a British Marine officer best known for leading troops during the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War, including the confrontations at Lexington and Concord.
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A.
Major John Buttrick
Major John Buttrick was a colonial militia officer best known for leading the American forces that fired the first organized volley against British troops at the North Bridge during the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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B.
Major John Howard
Major John Howard was a British Army officer renowned for leading the glider-borne coup de main operation to capture Pegasus Bridge during the D-Day landings in World War II.
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C.
Major John Frost
Major John Frost was a distinguished British Army officer and paratroop commander in the Second World War, best known for his leadership during airborne operations such as the Battle of Arnhem.
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D.
Major William Ormsby
Major William Ormsby was a 19th-century American pioneer and early settler in what is now Nevada, remembered for his role in regional development and for having Ormsby County named in his honor.
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E.
Major Henry West
Major Henry West is a British Army officer and the primary human antagonist in the post-apocalyptic horror film "28 Days Later," known for his ruthless and morally corrupt survival tactics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Old North Church crypt, Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| child |
Alexander Pitcairn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Pitcairn NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Pitcairn NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Pitcairn NERFINISHED ⓘ William Pitcairn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Battle of Bunker Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1722-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1775-06-17 ⓘ |
| employer |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy (as a Marine officer aboard ships) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Pitcairn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Major ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
lieutenant colonel
ⓘ
major ⓘ |
| notableCommand | advance guard of British troops on the march to Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| notableEvent | opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading British Marines during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War
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role in the confrontations at Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Robert Pitcairn (son, Royal Navy midshipman and namesake of Pitcairn Island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of British advance troops at Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Bunker Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battles of Lexington and Concord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dysart, Fife, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
major in the Royal Marines
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second-in-command of the British column at Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence | Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1775 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1740s ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Dalrymple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Major John Pitcairn Description of subject: Major John Pitcairn was a British Marine officer best known for leading troops during the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War, including the confrontations at Lexington and Concord.
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