Fort St. Philip
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Fort St. Philip is a historic coastal fortification in Louisiana that played a key defensive role in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort St. Philip canonical | 7 |
| Fort St. Philip (Louisiana) | 2 |
| Confederate forts Jackson and St. Philip | 1 |
| Fort St. Philip, Louisiana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2618008 — 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: Fort St. Philip Context triple: [Third System of US seacoast defense, hasPart, Fort St. Philip]
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Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip was a strategically vital British-held fortress on the island of Menorca that played a central role in Mediterranean naval conflicts, including the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
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Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fort on the western end of Santa Rosa Island that played a key role in the defense of Pensacola Bay and remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War.
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Fort Saint-Nicolas
Fort Saint-Nicolas is a historic 17th-century military fortress in Marseille, France, built to protect the city and its harbor and now recognized as a significant cultural monument.
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Fort Macon
Fort Macon is a 19th-century coastal defense fortification in North Carolina, built as part of the United States’ Third System of seacoast defenses and now preserved as a state park and historic site.
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Old Fort Jackson
Old Fort Jackson is a historic coastal fortification near Savannah, Georgia, that served as a key defensive stronghold from the early 19th century through the Civil War and is now preserved as a museum.
- 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: Fort St. Philip Target entity description: Fort St. Philip is a historic coastal fortification in Louisiana that played a key defensive role in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
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A.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip was a strategically vital British-held fortress on the island of Menorca that played a central role in Mediterranean naval conflicts, including the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
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B.
Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fort on the western end of Santa Rosa Island that played a key role in the defense of Pensacola Bay and remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War.
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C.
Fort Saint-Nicolas
Fort Saint-Nicolas is a historic 17th-century military fortress in Marseille, France, built to protect the city and its harbor and now recognized as a significant cultural monument.
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D.
Fort Macon
Fort Macon is a 19th-century coastal defense fortification in North Carolina, built as part of the United States’ Third System of seacoast defenses and now preserved as a state park and historic site.
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E.
Old Fort Jackson
Old Fort Jackson is a historic coastal fortification near Savannah, Georgia, that served as a key defensive stronghold from the early 19th century through the Civil War and is now preserved as a museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort St. Philip Description of subject: Fort St. Philip is a historic coastal fortification in Louisiana that played a key defensive role in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations)
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Confederate forts Jackson and St. Philip
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