Battle of Plattsburgh

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battle land battle naval battle

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Plattsburgh canonical	13
Battle of Lake Champlain	7
Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration	1
British forces on Lake Champlain	1
defense of Plattsburgh	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227017 — 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: Battle of Plattsburgh
Context triple: [War of 1812, battle, Battle of Plattsburgh]

A. Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie was a pivotal 1813 naval engagement in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces under Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British, securing control of the lake and boosting American morale.
B. Battle of the Thames
The Battle of the Thames was a decisive 1813 American victory in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces defeated British and Native American troops in Ontario, resulting in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and the collapse of his confederacy.
C. Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
D. Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
E. Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a pivotal American Revolutionary War victory in December 1776, when George Washington’s Continental Army surprised and defeated Hessian forces in New Jersey, boosting colonial morale and revitalizing the revolutionary cause.
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: Battle of Plattsburgh
Target entity description: 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.

A. Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie was a pivotal 1813 naval engagement in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces under Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British, securing control of the lake and boosting American morale.
B. Battle of the Thames
The Battle of the Thames was a decisive 1813 American victory in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces defeated British and Native American troops in Ontario, resulting in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and the collapse of his confederacy.
C. Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
D. Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
E. Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a pivotal American Revolutionary War victory in December 1776, when George Washington’s Continental Army surprised and defeated Hessian forces in New Jersey, boosting colonial morale and revitalizing the revolutionary cause.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ land battle ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Lake Champlain ⓘ linked to: Battle of Plattsburgh
belligerent	British North America ⓘ linked to: British America United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
campaign	Lake Champlain campaign ⓘ
commander	Alexander Macomb ⓘ George Downie ⓘ George Prevost ⓘ Thomas Macdonough ⓘ
conflictIn	War of 1812 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	September 11, 1814 ⓘ
decisiveFor	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America control of Lake Champlain ⓘ security of the northern U.S. border ⓘ
effect	ended major British offensive in the northern theater ⓘ helped hasten the end of the War of 1812 ⓘ secured the northern border of the United States ⓘ
endDate	1814-09-11 ⓘ
followedBy	British withdrawal to Canada ⓘ
historicalSignificance	major American strategic victory in the War of 1812 ⓘ prevented British partition of the United States along the Hudson–Lake Champlain axis ⓘ
influenced	Treaty of Ghent negotiations ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Ghent
involvedForce	British Army ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ linked to: Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station U.S. Army ⓘ linked to: United States Army U.S. Navy ⓘ linked to: United States Navy
landCommander	Alexander Macomb ⓘ George Prevost ⓘ
location	Lake Champlain ⓘ Plattsburgh, New York ⓘ
navalCommander	George Downie ⓘ Thomas Macdonough ⓘ
notableShip	HMS Confiance ⓘ USS Eagle ⓘ USS Preble ⓘ USS Saratoga ⓘ USS Ticonderoga ⓘ
opponent	United States vs. United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf	War of 1812 ⓘ
precededBy	British advance from Canada into New York ⓘ
result	American victory ⓘ
startDate	1814-09-11 ⓘ
strategicObjective	American defense of the northern frontier ⓘ British invasion of New York via Lake Champlain ⓘ
theater	Northern theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ linked to: Eastern Theater of the War of 1812

How these facts were elicited