Thomas Bland Strange
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Thomas Bland Strange was a British-Canadian soldier and militia officer best known for leading Canadian forces against Indigenous and Métis fighters during the 1885 North-West Rebellion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Bland Strange canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9490510 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Bland Strange Context triple: [North-West Rebellion, opposingCommander, Thomas Bland Strange]
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A.
Baron Strange
Baron Strange is a historic hereditary title in the Peerage of England associated with several prominent noble families over the centuries.
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B.
Hardy Justice
Hardy Justice is a film producer best known for his work on the period drama "Stage Beauty."
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C.
Jeremiah Danvers
Jeremiah Danvers is a character in the Arrowverse TV series "Supergirl," known as Kara Danvers' adoptive father and a former DEO scientist.
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D.
Ted Kord
Ted Kord is a DC Comics superhero, inventor, and second incarnation of Blue Beetle known for his gadgets, intellect, and partnership with Booster Gold.
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E.
Guy Whittaker
Guy Whittaker is a musician best known as a member of the band Fink.
- 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: Thomas Bland Strange Target entity description: Thomas Bland Strange was a British-Canadian soldier and militia officer best known for leading Canadian forces against Indigenous and Métis fighters during the 1885 North-West Rebellion.
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A.
Baron Strange
Baron Strange is a historic hereditary title in the Peerage of England associated with several prominent noble families over the centuries.
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B.
Hardy Justice
Hardy Justice is a film producer best known for his work on the period drama "Stage Beauty."
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C.
Jeremiah Danvers
Jeremiah Danvers is a character in the Arrowverse TV series "Supergirl," known as Kara Danvers' adoptive father and a former DEO scientist.
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D.
Ted Kord
Ted Kord is a DC Comics superhero, inventor, and second incarnation of Blue Beetle known for his gadgets, intellect, and partnership with Booster Gold.
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E.
Guy Whittaker
Guy Whittaker is a musician best known as a member of the band Fink.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian militia officer
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militia officer ⓘ person ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activityStart | 19th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| authored | Gunner Jingo’s Jubilee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1831-09-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tingewick, Buckinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | North-West Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1925-07-09 ⓘ |
| education | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Canadian Militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Strange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | military memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Major-General ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artillery expertise
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role in suppressing the North-West Rebellion ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major-General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Royal Regiment of Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Bland Strange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Gunner Jingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading Canadian forces during the 1885 North-West Rebellion ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | defence organization of the Canadian North-West ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of Alberta Field Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfWork | 1893 ⓘ |
| residence |
Calgary, North-West Territories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Deer, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirement | 1893 ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1893 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1849 ⓘ |
| stationedIn |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Bland Strange Description of subject: Thomas Bland Strange was a British-Canadian soldier and militia officer best known for leading Canadian forces against Indigenous and Métis fighters during the 1885 North-West Rebellion.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.