Willem Frederik van Bylandt
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Willem Frederik van Bylandt was a Dutch general best known for leading a brigade in the Waterloo Campaign during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
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| Willem Frederik van Bylandt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8974149 — 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: Willem Frederik van Bylandt Context triple: [Netherlands 2nd Division, commander, Willem Frederik van Bylandt]
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Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt
Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt was a Dutch nobleman and member of the aristocratic Van Zuylen family, known for his role in the late 19th-century revival and enhancement of historic estates such as Kasteel de Haar.
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Jonkheer Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck
Jonkheer Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck was a Dutch colonial administrator and nobleman who served as a prominent Governor-General overseeing the Dutch East Indies at the turn of the 20th century.
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Lodewijk van Heiden
Lodewijk van Heiden was a Dutch-born admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, best known for his key role in the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence.
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Reinier de Graaf
Reinier de Graaf was a 17th-century Dutch physician and anatomist renowned for his pioneering research on the female reproductive system and the discovery of ovarian follicles (now called Graafian follicles).
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Reinier de Graaf
Reinier de Graaf is a Dutch architect and partner at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, known for his work on large-scale urban projects and his critical writings on contemporary architecture and urbanism.
- 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: Willem Frederik van Bylandt Target entity description: Willem Frederik van Bylandt was a Dutch general best known for leading a brigade in the Waterloo Campaign during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt
Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt was a Dutch nobleman and member of the aristocratic Van Zuylen family, known for his role in the late 19th-century revival and enhancement of historic estates such as Kasteel de Haar.
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B.
Jonkheer Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck
Jonkheer Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck was a Dutch colonial administrator and nobleman who served as a prominent Governor-General overseeing the Dutch East Indies at the turn of the 20th century.
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C.
Lodewijk van Heiden
Lodewijk van Heiden was a Dutch-born admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, best known for his key role in the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence.
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D.
Reinier de Graaf
Reinier de Graaf is a Dutch architect and partner at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, known for his work on large-scale urban projects and his critical writings on contemporary architecture and urbanism.
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E.
Reinier de Graaf
Reinier de Graaf was a 17th-century Dutch physician and anatomist renowned for his pioneering research on the female reproductive system and the discovery of ovarian follicles (now called Graafian follicles).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch general
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Dutch army in exile
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United Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | Bylandt brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Quatre Bras
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Waterloo Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Dutch Republic
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Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | van Bylandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
infantry tactics
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military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName |
Frederik
NERFINISHED
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Willem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Napoleonic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Willem Frederik van Bylandt (Dutch) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Dutch army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
deployment in forward line at Waterloo
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heavy casualties of his brigade at Waterloo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Napoleonic Wars
NERFINISHED
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Waterloo Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ controversy over performance of Dutch-Belgian troops at Waterloo ⓘ service under the Prince of Orange ⓘ |
| notableWork | defence of the allied left-centre at Waterloo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-allied army at Waterloo
NERFINISHED
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Dutch-Belgian contingent at Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ allied forces opposing Napoleon I ⓘ |
| positionHeld | brigade commander ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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