Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish
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Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish was a British naval officer best known for leading Royal Navy forces during the capture of Manila in the Seven Years' War.
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| Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12286251 — 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: Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish Context triple: [British forces in Manila, commander, Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish]
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A.
Admiral William Brown
Admiral William Brown was an Irish-born Argentine naval officer who is celebrated as the founder and first admiral of the Argentine Navy.
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B.
Rear-Admiral Thomas Louis
Rear-Admiral Thomas Louis was a British Royal Navy officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Commodore William Branford Shubrick
Commodore William Branford Shubrick was a 19th-century United States Navy officer noted for his leadership in key naval operations, including command roles during the Mexican–American War.
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D.
Rear Admiral Richard Saunders Dundas
Rear Admiral Richard Saunders Dundas was a 19th-century British naval officer best known for his command roles in the Royal Navy during the Crimean War.
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E.
Rear Admiral Thomas Washington
Rear Admiral Thomas Washington was a senior United States Navy flag officer who rose to prominence in the early 20th century, notably influencing naval personnel policy and administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish Target entity description: Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish was a British naval officer best known for leading Royal Navy forces during the capture of Manila in the Seven Years' War.
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A.
Admiral William Brown
Admiral William Brown was an Irish-born Argentine naval officer who is celebrated as the founder and first admiral of the Argentine Navy.
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B.
Rear-Admiral Thomas Louis
Rear-Admiral Thomas Louis was a British Royal Navy officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Commodore William Branford Shubrick
Commodore William Branford Shubrick was a 19th-century United States Navy officer noted for his leadership in key naval operations, including command roles during the Mexican–American War.
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D.
Rear Admiral Richard Saunders Dundas
Rear Admiral Richard Saunders Dundas was a 19th-century British naval officer best known for his command roles in the Royal Navy during the Crimean War.
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E.
Rear Admiral Thomas Washington
Rear Admiral Thomas Washington was a senior United States Navy flag officer who rose to prominence in the early 20th century, notably influencing naval personnel policy and administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.