Sir Louis Cavagnari
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Sir Louis Cavagnari was a British-Italian military officer and diplomat best known for his role in Anglo-Afghan relations during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where he served as British envoy in Kabul and was killed in the 1879 uprising.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Louis Cavagnari canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sir Louis Cavagnari Context triple: [Treaty of Gandamak, signedBy, Sir Louis Cavagnari]
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Target entity: Sir Louis Cavagnari Target entity description: Sir Louis Cavagnari was a British-Italian military officer and diplomat best known for his role in Anglo-Afghan relations during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where he served as British envoy in Kabul and was killed in the 1879 uprising.
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A.
Cecil Vyse
Cecil Vyse is a snobbish, socially pretentious English gentleman whose ill-suited engagement to Lucy Honeychurch highlights class and emotional constraints in the film "A Room with a View."
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B.
Samuel Baker
Samuel Baker was an 18th-century British bookseller and auctioneer best known for establishing the auction house that became Sotheby’s.
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C.
Gilbert Markham
Gilbert Markham is a central character and narrator in Anne Brontë’s novel "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall," known for his evolving relationship with the mysterious Helen Graham and his moral growth throughout the story.
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D.
Wilfred Thesiger
Wilfred Thesiger was a British explorer and travel writer renowned for his epic mid-20th-century journeys across some of the world’s most remote deserts and traditional societies.
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E.
Sir Ernest Bullock
Sir Ernest Bullock was a prominent British organist, composer, and choral director who served in leading positions at major UK musical institutions in the mid-20th century.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Empire
ⓘ
British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1841-07-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Stenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in uprising in Kabul ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1879-09-03 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian ⓘ |
| event | Siege of the British Residency in Kabul (1879) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cavagnari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Count Cavagnari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | British-Italian ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being killed during the 1879 Kabul uprising
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serving as British envoy in Kabul in 1879 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Hindustani ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major ⓘ |
| mother | English mother ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in enforcing the Treaty of Gandamak in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| notableWork | Anglo-Afghan relations during the Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Second Anglo-Afghan War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Gandamak arrangements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
British Resident in Kabul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Amir of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | British Residency in Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
North-West Frontier of British India
NERFINISHED
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Punjab region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Meredith Magniac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir Louis Cavagnari Description of subject: Sir Louis Cavagnari was a British-Italian military officer and diplomat best known for his role in Anglo-Afghan relations during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where he served as British envoy in Kabul and was killed in the 1879 uprising.
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