Fort Miami
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Fort Miami was a British military outpost in the Old Northwest that played a key role in regional conflicts and frontier defense during the late 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Miami canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10272690 — 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 Miami Context triple: [British posts in the Old Northwest, hasPart, Fort Miami]
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A.
Fort Royal
Fort Royal is a historic coastal fortress on Île Sainte-Marguerite off the French Riviera, best known for housing the mysterious "Man in the Iron Mask."
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B.
Fort Royal
Fort Royal is a historic coastal fortification in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, built by the French to defend their North Atlantic fishing and colonial interests.
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C.
Fort McIntosh
Fort McIntosh was an 18th-century U.S. military post in present-day Pennsylvania that served as a strategic frontier fort and the site of significant early American treaties with Native American nations.
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D.
Fort Caroline
Fort Caroline was a short-lived 16th-century French colonial settlement near present-day Jacksonville, Florida, that became a focal point of conflict during Spain’s conquest of the region.
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E.
Fort-Lamy
Fort-Lamy was the former colonial name of Chad’s capital city, now known as N'Djamena, established by the French along the Chari River.
- 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 Miami Target entity description: Fort Miami was a British military outpost in the Old Northwest that played a key role in regional conflicts and frontier defense during the late 18th century.
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A.
Fort Royal
Fort Royal is a historic coastal fortress on Île Sainte-Marguerite off the French Riviera, best known for housing the mysterious "Man in the Iron Mask."
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B.
Fort Royal
Fort Royal is a historic coastal fortification in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, built by the French to defend their North Atlantic fishing and colonial interests.
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C.
Fort McIntosh
Fort McIntosh was an 18th-century U.S. military post in present-day Pennsylvania that served as a strategic frontier fort and the site of significant early American treaties with Native American nations.
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D.
Fort Caroline
Fort Caroline was a short-lived 16th-century French colonial settlement near present-day Jacksonville, Florida, that became a focal point of conflict during Spain’s conquest of the region.
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E.
Fort-Lamy
Fort-Lamy was the former colonial name of Chad’s capital city, now known as N'Djamena, established by the French along the Chari River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military outpost
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| conflictRole | frontier defense against U.S. settlement and military advances ⓘ |
| controlledBy | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British regular troops
ⓘ
British-allied Native American warriors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northwest Territory
NERFINISHED
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Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Ohio region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
present-day Maumee, Ohio
ⓘ
present-day Toledo, Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Maumee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British defensive line in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British-Native American alliances
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United States expansion into the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| significance |
important British stronghold on the American frontier
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key role in regional conflicts in the Old Northwest ⓘ strategic position controlling access between Lake Erie and the interior ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Northwest Indian War
NERFINISHED
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conflicts between the United States and Native American confederacies ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ post-American Revolutionary War period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of regional trade routes
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frontier defense ⓘ protection of British interests in the Great Lakes region ⓘ support of Native American allies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Miami Description of subject: Fort Miami was a British military outpost in the Old Northwest that played a key role in regional conflicts and frontier defense during the late 18th century.
Referenced by (1)
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