Fort Amherstburg
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Fort Amherstburg was a British military fortification in what is now Amherstburg, Ontario, that played a key role in regional defense and operations during the War of 1812.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Amherstburg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8221658 — 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: Fort Amherstburg Context triple: [Amherstburg, Upper Canada, hasMilitaryInstallation, Fort Amherstburg]
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Fort Mississauga
Fort Mississauga is a historic 19th-century British military fortification located at the mouth of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
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Fort St. Catherine
Fort St. Catherine is a historic coastal fortress in St. George’s, Bermuda, that has served as a key defensive stronghold and is now a museum and heritage site.
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C.
Fort St. Frédéric
Fort St. Frédéric is a former 18th-century French military fortification on Lake Champlain that played a key role in colonial conflicts between France and Britain in North America.
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D.
Old Fort William
Old Fort William is a reconstructed 19th-century fur trade post and living history site in Thunder Bay, Ontario, interpreting the operations of the North West Company.
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E.
Fort York
Fort York is a historic military fortification in downtown Toronto best known as the site of the 1813 Battle of York during the War of 1812 and for its well-preserved 19th-century buildings.
- 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: Fort Amherstburg Target entity description: Fort Amherstburg was a British military fortification in what is now Amherstburg, Ontario, that played a key role in regional defense and operations during the War of 1812.
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A.
Fort Mississauga
Fort Mississauga is a historic 19th-century British military fortification located at the mouth of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
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B.
Fort St. Catherine
Fort St. Catherine is a historic coastal fortress in St. George’s, Bermuda, that has served as a key defensive stronghold and is now a museum and heritage site.
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C.
Fort St. Frédéric
Fort St. Frédéric is a former 18th-century French military fortification on Lake Champlain that played a key role in colonial conflicts between France and Britain in North America.
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D.
Old Fort William
Old Fort William is a reconstructed 19th-century fur trade post and living history site in Thunder Bay, Ontario, interpreting the operations of the North West Company.
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E.
Fort York
Fort York is a historic military fortification in downtown Toronto best known as the site of the 1813 Battle of York during the War of 1812 and for its well-preserved 19th-century buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British fort
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military fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | Anglo-American border disputes in early 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Indigenous warriors allied with Britain ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense of the Detroit River corridor ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British regular troops
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local militia ⓘ |
| hasRole |
operations base during War of 1812
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regional defense stronghold ⓘ |
| heritageSuccessor | Fort Malden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amherstburg, Ontario
NERFINISHED
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Essex County, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Detroit, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Detroit River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British defenses on the Detroit frontier ⓘ |
| presentSite | Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Upper Canada (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
British operations against American forces in the Detroit region
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coordination point for British and Indigenous forces ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access between Lake Erie and the upper Great Lakes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British forces
NERFINISHED
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Indigenous allies of Britain ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Amherstburg Description of subject: Fort Amherstburg was a British military fortification in what is now Amherstburg, Ontario, that played a key role in regional defense and operations during the War of 1812.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Amherstburg, Upper Canada (during service in North America)
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hasMilitaryInstallation
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Fort Amherstburg
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subject surface form:
Amherstburg, Upper Canada