Jean Nicolas Houchard
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Jean Nicolas Houchard was a French Revolutionary general best known for leading Republican forces to victory against the British and their allies in the early campaigns of the War of the First Coalition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean Nicolas Houchard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10658764 — 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: Jean Nicolas Houchard Context triple: [Battle of Hondschoote, commander, Jean Nicolas Houchard]
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A.
Michael Fournier
Michael Fournier is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Royal Oak, Michigan.
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B.
Antoine Joseph Santerre
Antoine Joseph Santerre was a prominent French revolutionary leader and brewer who played a key role in Parisian insurrections during the French Revolution.
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C.
Jean Baptiste Richardville
Jean Baptiste Richardville was a prominent 19th-century Miami chief known for his role in treaty negotiations and efforts to protect his people's land and interests amid U.S. expansion.
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D.
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre was a Haitian writer, lawyer, and revolutionary best known for drafting the text of Haiti’s 1804 Declaration of Independence.
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E.
Albert Doumer
Albert Doumer was one of the children of French statesman and future President Paul Doumer.
- 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: Jean Nicolas Houchard Target entity description: Jean Nicolas Houchard was a French Revolutionary general best known for leading Republican forces to victory against the British and their allies in the early campaigns of the War of the First Coalition.
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A.
Michael Fournier
Michael Fournier is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Royal Oak, Michigan.
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B.
Antoine Joseph Santerre
Antoine Joseph Santerre was a prominent French revolutionary leader and brewer who played a key role in Parisian insurrections during the French Revolution.
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C.
Jean Baptiste Richardville
Jean Baptiste Richardville was a prominent 19th-century Miami chief known for his role in treaty negotiations and efforts to protect his people's land and interests amid U.S. expansion.
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D.
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre
Louis Boisrond-Tonnerre was a Haitian writer, lawyer, and revolutionary best known for drafting the text of Haiti’s 1804 Declaration of Independence.
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E.
Albert Doumer
Albert Doumer was one of the children of French statesman and future President Paul Doumer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Revolutionary military personnel
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French general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYears | c. 1750s–1793 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
French First Republic
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of the North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French First Republic military leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Hondschoote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Tourcoing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1739-01-24 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1793-11-17 ⓘ |
| era | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | Houchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Jean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicolas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| judicialBody | Revolutionary Tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by guillotine ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
general
ⓘ
general of division ⓘ |
| name | Jean Nicolas Houchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | victory over British and Hanoverian forces at Hondschoote ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading Republican forces against British and allied troops in early War of the First Coalition campaigns ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of French forces at the Battle of Hondschoote ⓘ |
| participantIn |
French Revolutionary Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Duchy of Lorraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of the Army of the North ⓘ |
| reasonForExecution | accusations of incompetence and failure to exploit victory ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
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French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean Nicolas Houchard Description of subject: Jean Nicolas Houchard was a French Revolutionary general best known for leading Republican forces to victory against the British and their allies in the early campaigns of the War of the First Coalition.
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