First Relief
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First Relief was the initial organized rescue party sent in early 1847 to save the stranded members of the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Relief canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5297072 — 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: First Relief Context triple: [Donner Party, rescueEffort, First Relief]
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A.
La Sexta
La Sexta is a Spanish free-to-air television channel known for its general entertainment programming, news, and political satire.
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B.
First Reconciliation
First Reconciliation is a Catholic sacrament in which a person, often a child, confesses sins to a priest and receives absolution and forgiveness from God.
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C.
Macon's Bill Number 2
Macon's Bill Number 2 was an 1810 U.S. law that sought to motivate Britain and France to stop interfering with American trade by conditionally lifting earlier trade restrictions and threatening to reimpose them against whichever nation failed to respect U.S. neutrality.
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D.
The Second
"The Second" is a jazz album by American bassist and composer Derrick Hodge that blends contemporary jazz with elements of soul, hip-hop, and experimental music.
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E.
Army of the Three Guarantees
The Army of the Three Guarantees was the coalition force led by Agustín de Iturbide that secured Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1821 under the principles of religion, independence, and unity.
- 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: First Relief Target entity description: First Relief was the initial organized rescue party sent in early 1847 to save the stranded members of the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada.
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A.
La Sexta
La Sexta is a Spanish free-to-air television channel known for its general entertainment programming, news, and political satire.
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B.
First Reconciliation
First Reconciliation is a Catholic sacrament in which a person, often a child, confesses sins to a priest and receives absolution and forgiveness from God.
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C.
Macon's Bill Number 2
Macon's Bill Number 2 was an 1810 U.S. law that sought to motivate Britain and France to stop interfering with American trade by conditionally lifting earlier trade restrictions and threatening to reimpose them against whichever nation failed to respect U.S. neutrality.
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D.
The Second
"The Second" is a jazz album by American bassist and composer Derrick Hodge that blends contemporary jazz with elements of soul, hip-hop, and experimental music.
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E.
Army of the Three Guarantees
The Army of the Three Guarantees was the coalition force led by Agustín de Iturbide that secured Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1821 under the principles of religion, independence, and unity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
organized relief expedition
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rescue party ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Daniel Rhoads
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Hiram Miller ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endLocation |
Alder Creek camp
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Donner Lake camp ⓘ
linked to:
Donner Memorial State Park
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| followedBy |
Fourth Relief
ⓘ
Second Relief ⓘ Third Relief ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
evacuating survivors from Donner Party camps
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transporting food to Donner Party camps ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSize | about 7 rescuers ⓘ |
| hasDocumentedIn |
19th-century California historical records
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accounts of Donner Party survivors ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | rescued a portion of the Donner Party survivors ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | rescue stranded Donner Party emigrants ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Mexican–American War era
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexican–American War
|
| locatedInTime |
February 1847
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winter of 1846–1847 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first organized rescue of the Donner Party
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reaching Donner Party camps through deep Sierra snow ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Alta California
ⓘ
linked to:
Alta California (Spanish colony)
Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Sutter’s Fort community
ⓘ
linked to:
Sutter’s Fort
residents of California ⓘ |
| partOf | Donner Party rescue efforts ⓘ |
| partOfEvent |
Donner Party tragedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Donner Party
|
| precededBy | Donner Party entrapment in the Sierra Nevada snow ⓘ |
| startLocation | Sutter’s Fort ⓘ |
| usedTransportation |
pack animals
ⓘ
snowshoes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Relief Description of subject: First Relief was the initial organized rescue party sent in early 1847 to save the stranded members of the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada.
Referenced by (1)
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