William Pepperrell

Target entity: William Pepperrell
Context triple: [Siege of Louisbourg (1745), commander, William Pepperrell]

• A. William Shirley
  William Shirley was an 18th-century British colonial administrator best known for his role as governor of Massachusetts during King George’s War and the early stages of the French and Indian War.
• B. William Coddington
  William Coddington was a 17th-century English colonial leader and magistrate best known as a founding figure and early governor in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
• C. Esek Hopkins
  Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
• D. Edward Cornwallis
  Edward Cornwallis was an 18th-century British military officer and colonial administrator best known for establishing British rule in Nova Scotia and serving as the first governor of Halifax.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: William Pepperrell
Target entity description: William Pepperrell was a colonial American merchant, landowner, and military leader best known for leading New England forces to capture the French fortress of Louisbourg during King George’s War.

• A. William Shirley
  William Shirley was an 18th-century British colonial administrator best known for his role as governor of Massachusetts during King George’s War and the early stages of the French and Indian War.
• B. William Coddington
  William Coddington was a 17th-century English colonial leader and magistrate best known as a founding figure and early governor in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
• C. Esek Hopkins
  Esek Hopkins was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
• D. Edward Cornwallis
  Edward Cornwallis was an 18th-century British military officer and colonial administrator best known for establishing British rule in Nova Scotia and serving as the first governor of Halifax.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above. chosen