Horatio Gates
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Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horatio Gates canonical | 28 |
| Charles Lee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28583 — 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: Horatio Gates Context triple: [Continental Army, notableCommander, Horatio Gates]
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A.
Henry Knox
Henry Knox was an American Revolutionary War general who served as George Washington’s chief artillery officer and later became the first U.S. Secretary of War.
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B.
Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.
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C.
Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a British Army general and colonial governor of Massachusetts whose policies and military actions helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
John Parker
John Parker was an American colonial militia captain best known for leading the Lexington militia at the opening skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Lord Roberts
Lord Roberts was a prominent British field marshal who led imperial forces during key late-19th-century colonial campaigns, including in South Africa and India.
- 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: Horatio Gates Target entity description: Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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A.
Henry Knox
Henry Knox was an American Revolutionary War general who served as George Washington’s chief artillery officer and later became the first U.S. Secretary of War.
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B.
Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.
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C.
Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a British Army general and colonial governor of Massachusetts whose policies and military actions helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
John Parker
John Parker was an American colonial militia captain best known for leading the Lexington militia at the opening skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Lord Roberts
Lord Roberts was a prominent British field marshal who led imperial forces during key late-19th-century colonial campaigns, including in South Africa and India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Continental Army general
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| birthDate | 1727-07-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Maldon, Essex, England ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Trinity Church Cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Trinity Churchyard, New York City
|
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1806-04-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| describedBySource | American Revolutionary War histories ⓘ |
| education | military training in the British Army ⓘ |
| employer |
British Army
ⓘ
Second Continental Congress ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Congress
|
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Gates ⓘ |
| genre | military history subject ⓘ |
| givenName | Horatio ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Recognition as a hero of Saratoga in early American memory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
American victory at Saratoga
ⓘ
Association with the Conway Cabal ⓘ Controversial leadership in the Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
British Army
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brigadier General
ⓘ
Captain (British Army) ⓘ Major General ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Involvement in political intrigue against George Washington
ⓘ
Retreat and defeat at the Battle of Camden ⓘ Saratoga campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Surrender of British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga
|
| notableWork | Command of American forces at the Battles of Saratoga ⓘ |
| occupation |
planter
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Camden
ⓘ
Saratoga campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of Saratoga
Braddock Expedition ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Adjutant General of the Continental Army
ⓘ
Major General in the Continental Army ⓘ President of the Board of War ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia, United States
|
| spouse | Elizabeth Phillips ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Horatio Gates Description of subject: Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charles Lee
subject surface form:
John Burgoyne