Samuel Ringgold
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Samuel Ringgold was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer celebrated as a hero of the Mexican–American War and often credited with pioneering modern artillery tactics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Ringgold canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7625678 — 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: Samuel Ringgold Context triple: [Ringgold, Georgia, namedAfter, Samuel Ringgold]
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A.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
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B.
Elkin Mathews
Elkin Mathews was a British publisher and bookseller best known for championing early works of major modernist writers, including W.B. Yeats and James Joyce.
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C.
Samuel Goode Jones
Samuel Goode Jones was a prominent local figure in Georgia whose legacy is commemorated by having the city of Jonesboro named in his honor.
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D.
Samuel Hartwell
Samuel Hartwell was a member of the colonial-era Hartwell family of Massachusetts, associated with early American settlement and Revolutionary War history.
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E.
Edward Giles Irvin
Edward Giles Irvin was an American educator and civic leader best known as one of the original founders of the historically Black fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi.
- 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: Samuel Ringgold Target entity description: Samuel Ringgold was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer celebrated as a hero of the Mexican–American War and often credited with pioneering modern artillery tactics.
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A.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
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B.
Elkin Mathews
Elkin Mathews was a British publisher and bookseller best known for championing early works of major modernist writers, including W.B. Yeats and James Joyce.
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C.
Samuel Goode Jones
Samuel Goode Jones was a prominent local figure in Georgia whose legacy is commemorated by having the city of Jonesboro named in his honor.
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D.
Samuel Hartwell
Samuel Hartwell was a member of the colonial-era Hartwell family of Massachusetts, associated with early American settlement and Revolutionary War history.
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E.
Edward Giles Irvin
Edward Giles Irvin was an American educator and civic leader best known as one of the original founders of the historically Black fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived | posthumous national acclaim ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
United States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle ⓘ |
| conflict |
Black Hawk War
NERFINISHED
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Mexican–American War ⓘ Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1800-10-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1846-05-11 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 19th-century U.S. military histories ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Ringgold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artillery tactics
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military science ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Maria Cadwalader (mother)
NERFINISHED
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Samuel Ringgold (father, U.S. Congressman) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Father of Modern Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | U.S. field artillery doctrine ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memorial |
Ringgold Barracks, Texas
NERFINISHED
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Ringgold County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringgold, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringgold, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringgold, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringgold, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringgold, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ monument at Palo Alto Battlefield ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heroism in the Mexican–American War
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pioneering modern artillery tactics in the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of modern flying artillery tactics ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Palo Alto
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Resaca de la Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
United States of America
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Washington County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Republic of Texas
NERFINISHED
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near Point Isabel, Texas ⓘ |
| positionHeld | artillery officer in the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1818 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Ringgold Description of subject: Samuel Ringgold was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer celebrated as a hero of the Mexican–American War and often credited with pioneering modern artillery tactics.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ringgold, Georgia