Fort Delgrès
E481881
Fort Delgrès is a historic 17th–18th century French military fortress in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, notable for its role in resistance to the re-establishment of slavery and its commanding views over the Caribbean Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Delgrès canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4932835 — 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 Delgrès Context triple: [Basse-Terre, hasLandmark, Fort Delgrès]
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Fort Saint-Elme
Fort Saint-Elme is a historic coastal fortress in southern France overlooking the Mediterranean, known for its star-shaped Renaissance military architecture and panoramic views of the Côte Vermeille.
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B.
Fort Carré
Fort Carré is a 16th-century star-shaped coastal fortress in Antibes, France, historically built to defend the town and its harbor and now a prominent historic monument overlooking the Mediterranean.
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C.
Fort du Roule
Fort du Roule is a coastal fortification overlooking Cherbourg in Normandy, France, notable for its role in World War II and its commanding views over the English Channel.
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D.
Corte Citadel
Corte Citadel is a historic fortified stronghold overlooking the town of Corte in central Corsica, France.
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E.
Fort d’Estrées
Fort d’Estrées is a historic coastal fortification on Gorée Island in Senegal, now serving as a museum that documents the island’s role in Atlantic trade and colonial history.
- 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 Delgrès Target entity description: Fort Delgrès is a historic 17th–18th century French military fortress in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, notable for its role in resistance to the re-establishment of slavery and its commanding views over the Caribbean Sea.
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A.
Fort Saint-Elme
Fort Saint-Elme is a historic coastal fortress in southern France overlooking the Mediterranean, known for its star-shaped Renaissance military architecture and panoramic views of the Côte Vermeille.
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B.
Fort Carré
Fort Carré is a 16th-century star-shaped coastal fortress in Antibes, France, historically built to defend the town and its harbor and now a prominent historic monument overlooking the Mediterranean.
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C.
Fort du Roule
Fort du Roule is a coastal fortification overlooking Cherbourg in Normandy, France, notable for its role in World War II and its commanding views over the English Channel.
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D.
Corte Citadel
Corte Citadel is a historic fortified stronghold overlooking the town of Corte in central Corsica, France.
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E.
Fort d’Estrées
Fort d’Estrées is a historic coastal fortification on Gorée Island in Senegal, now serving as a museum that documents the island’s role in Atlantic trade and colonial history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | bastioned fortress ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Guadeloupean resistance against Napoleonic troops in 1802 ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Joseph Ignace
ⓘ
Louis Delgrès ⓘ |
| builtBy | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 17th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of anti-slavery resistance in Guadeloupe ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | French colonial troops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ central parade ground ⓘ ramparts ⓘ underground passages ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
memorial to Louis Delgrès
ⓘ
memorial to the abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Basse-Terre
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ Soufrière volcano ⓘ
linked to:
La Soufrière
|
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique
ⓘ
linked to:
Monument historique (France)
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basse-Terre
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ Guadeloupe ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Basse-Terre city center
ⓘ
linked to:
Basse-Terre urban area
Soufrière volcano ⓘ
linked to:
La Soufrière
|
| locatedOn |
Basse-Terre Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Basse-Terre
left bank of the Galion River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Louis Delgrès ⓘ |
| nearbyPort | Port of Basse-Terre ⓘ |
| notableFor | resistance to the re-establishment of slavery in 1802 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator |
French state
ⓘ
linked to:
French State in French Guiana
|
| originalName | Fort Saint-Charles ⓘ |
| overlooks | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial defense system in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| region |
Guadeloupe overseas department
ⓘ
linked to:
Guadeloupe
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| significantDate | May 1802 ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
cultural tourism site
ⓘ
military heritage site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
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military garrison ⓘ protection of Basse-Terre ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Delgrès Description of subject: Fort Delgrès is a historic 17th–18th century French military fortress in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, notable for its role in resistance to the re-establishment of slavery and its commanding views over the Caribbean Sea.
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