Jacob H. Smith
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Jacob H. Smith was a U.S. Army general infamous for his brutal conduct during the Philippine–American War, particularly for ordering a scorched-earth "howling wilderness" campaign in Samar.
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| Jacob H. Smith canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15917469 — 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)
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Target entity: Jacob H. Smith Context triple: ["howling wilderness" campaign ordered by General Jacob H. Smith, orderedBy, Jacob H. Smith]
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A.
Kevin Maurice Johnson
Kevin Maurice Johnson is a former NBA All-Star point guard who became the mayor of Sacramento, California.
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B.
Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
Thomas J. Bliley Jr. is an American Republican politician and former U.S. Representative from Virginia who chaired the House Commerce Committee and played a key role in major financial deregulation legislation.
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C.
Herman Shumlin
Herman Shumlin was an American theater and film director best known for his work on politically charged Broadway plays and their screen adaptations in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Phil Wallace
Phil Wallace is a British businessman best known for owning and serving as long-time chairman of Stevenage Football Club.
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E.
Michele Hicks
Michele Hicks is an American actress and former fashion model known for her roles in television series such as "The Shield" and various independent films.
- 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: Jacob H. Smith Target entity description: Jacob H. Smith was a U.S. Army general infamous for his brutal conduct during the Philippine–American War, particularly for ordering a scorched-earth "howling wilderness" campaign in Samar.
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A.
Kevin Maurice Johnson
Kevin Maurice Johnson is a former NBA All-Star point guard who became the mayor of Sacramento, California.
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B.
Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
Thomas J. Bliley Jr. is an American Republican politician and former U.S. Representative from Virginia who chaired the House Commerce Committee and played a key role in major financial deregulation legislation.
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C.
Herman Shumlin
Herman Shumlin was an American theater and film director best known for his work on politically charged Broadway plays and their screen adaptations in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Phil Wallace
Phil Wallace is a British businessman best known for owning and serving as long-time chairman of Stevenage Football Club.
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E.
Michele Hicks
Michele Hicks is an American actress and former fashion model known for her roles in television series such as "The Shield" and various independent films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
“howling wilderness” campaign ordered by General Jacob H. Smith
subject linked to:
“howling wilderness” campaign ordered by General Jacob H. Smith