Lake Champlain campaign
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The Lake Champlain campaign was a series of military operations during the War of 1812 in which American and British forces fought for control of the strategically vital Lake Champlain corridor between the United States and British Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lake Champlain campaign canonical | 3 |
| United States naval forces on Lake Champlain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2182852 — 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: Lake Champlain campaign Context triple: [Battle of Plattsburgh, campaign, Lake Champlain campaign]
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Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh was a decisive 1814 American victory over British land and naval forces on Lake Champlain that helped secure the northern border of the United States and hasten the end of the War of 1812.
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B.
Battle of Carillon
The Battle of Carillon was a 1758 French victory over a much larger British force during the French and Indian War, remembered for its heavy British losses and the defense of the fort later known as Ticonderoga.
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Siege of Saratoga
The Siege of Saratoga was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in which American forces surrounded and compelled the surrender of a major British army, helping secure French support for the American cause.
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D.
Battle of Valcour Island
The Battle of Valcour Island was a 1776 naval engagement on Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War, where a small American fleet under Benedict Arnold delayed a larger British force and helped prevent an immediate British advance from Canada.
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E.
Battle of Fort Anne
The Battle of Fort Anne was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which retreating American forces briefly checked the British advance following the fall of Fort Ticonderoga.
- 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: Lake Champlain campaign Target entity description: The Lake Champlain campaign was a series of military operations during the War of 1812 in which American and British forces fought for control of the strategically vital Lake Champlain corridor between the United States and British Canada.
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A.
Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh was a decisive 1814 American victory over British land and naval forces on Lake Champlain that helped secure the northern border of the United States and hasten the end of the War of 1812.
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B.
Battle of Carillon
The Battle of Carillon was a 1758 French victory over a much larger British force during the French and Indian War, remembered for its heavy British losses and the defense of the fort later known as Ticonderoga.
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C.
Siege of Saratoga
The Siege of Saratoga was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in which American forces surrounded and compelled the surrender of a major British army, helping secure French support for the American cause.
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D.
Battle of Valcour Island
The Battle of Valcour Island was a 1776 naval engagement on Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War, where a small American fleet under Benedict Arnold delayed a larger British force and helped prevent an immediate British advance from Canada.
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E.
Battle of Fort Anne
The Battle of Fort Anne was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in New York in which retreating American forces briefly checked the British advance following the fall of Fort Ticonderoga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
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Subject: Lake Champlain campaign Description of subject: The Lake Champlain campaign was a series of military operations during the War of 1812 in which American and British forces fought for control of the strategically vital Lake Champlain corridor between the United States and British Canada.
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