Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance
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The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance was a senior British military and administrative officer responsible for overseeing artillery, munitions, and related logistical functions within the Board of Ordnance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5908966 — 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: Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance Context triple: [Clerk of the Ordnance, subordinateTo, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance]
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A.
Master-General of the Ordnance
The Master-General of the Ordnance was a senior British military and governmental office responsible for overseeing artillery, fortifications, military supplies, and related engineering.
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B.
Storekeeper of the Ordnance
The Storekeeper of the Ordnance was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing and overseeing the storage, maintenance, and issue of military supplies and equipment for the British Board of Ordnance.
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C.
Treasurer of the Ordnance
The Treasurer of the Ordnance was a senior financial officer of the British Board of Ordnance responsible for managing and disbursing funds for military supplies, artillery, and fortifications.
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D.
Clerk of the Ordnance
The Clerk of the Ordnance was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing records, finances, and paperwork for Britain’s Board of Ordnance, which oversaw military supplies, artillery, and fortifications.
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E.
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
The Quartermaster-General to the Forces was a senior British Army staff officer responsible for overseeing logistics, supply, transport, and other essential support services for the army.
- 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: Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance Target entity description: The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance was a senior British military and administrative officer responsible for overseeing artillery, munitions, and related logistical functions within the Board of Ordnance.
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A.
Master-General of the Ordnance
The Master-General of the Ordnance was a senior British military and governmental office responsible for overseeing artillery, fortifications, military supplies, and related engineering.
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B.
Storekeeper of the Ordnance
The Storekeeper of the Ordnance was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing and overseeing the storage, maintenance, and issue of military supplies and equipment for the British Board of Ordnance.
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C.
Treasurer of the Ordnance
The Treasurer of the Ordnance was a senior financial officer of the British Board of Ordnance responsible for managing and disbursing funds for military supplies, artillery, and fortifications.
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D.
Clerk of the Ordnance
The Clerk of the Ordnance was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing records, finances, and paperwork for Britain’s Board of Ordnance, which oversaw military supplies, artillery, and fortifications.
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E.
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
The Quartermaster-General to the Forces was a senior British Army staff officer responsible for overseeing logistics, supply, transport, and other essential support services for the army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government office
ⓘ
military office ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | reforms of British military administration ⓘ |
| abolishedWith | Board of Ordnance ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ordnance Office
ⓘ
linked to:
Ordnance Office, London
Royal Artillery ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Royal Engineers ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| domain |
artillery
ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ munitions ⓘ |
| governingBody | Board of Ordnance ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
administration of Board of Ordnance establishments
ⓘ
oversight of artillery ⓘ oversight of munitions ⓘ oversight of ordnance logistics ⓘ support of army operations with artillery and stores ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRank | second-in-command of the Board of Ordnance ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| isMilitaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| officeHolderRank |
general officer
ⓘ
lieutenant-general ⓘ |
| partOf | Board of Ordnance ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above Surveyor-General of the Ordnance
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below Master-General of the Ordnance ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Board of Ordnance
ⓘ
Master-General of the Ordnance ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of ordnance production
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inspection of artillery units ⓘ maintenance of ordnance depots ⓘ supply of gunpowder ⓘ supply of guns ⓘ supply of military stores ⓘ supply of small arms ⓘ |
| seat |
Ordnance Office, London
ⓘ
Tower of London ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Board of Ordnance
ⓘ
Master-General of the Ordnance ⓘ |
| typeOfPosition | senior military and administrative post ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
British government ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance Description of subject: The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance was a senior British military and administrative officer responsible for overseeing artillery, munitions, and related logistical functions within the Board of Ordnance.
Referenced by (1)
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