British expeditionary force to New Orleans
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The British expeditionary force to New Orleans was the army sent by Britain in the War of 1812 to capture New Orleans, culminating in the Battle of New Orleans against American forces under Andrew Jackson.
All labels observed (1)
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| British expeditionary force to New Orleans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6694306 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British expeditionary force to New Orleans Context triple: [Edward Pakenham, militaryUnit, British expeditionary force to New Orleans]
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A.
Army of the Gulf
The Army of the Gulf was a Union field army in the American Civil War that operated primarily along the Gulf Coast, including in the campaigns for New Orleans and Mobile.
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B.
United States Second Fleet
The United States Second Fleet is a U.S. Navy operational fleet responsible for naval operations, training, and readiness in the North Atlantic and western Atlantic regions.
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C.
Allied Naval Expeditionary Force
The Allied Naval Expeditionary Force was the multinational naval command responsible for planning and executing the seaborne aspects of Allied operations in Western Europe during World War II, including the D-Day landings.
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D.
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the Union blockade along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida.
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E.
French expeditionary corps
The French expeditionary corps was a military force sent by Napoleon III to intervene in Mexico in the 1860s, aiming to establish French influence and support the short-lived Second Mexican Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British expeditionary force to New Orleans Target entity description: The British expeditionary force to New Orleans was the army sent by Britain in the War of 1812 to capture New Orleans, culminating in the Battle of New Orleans against American forces under Andrew Jackson.
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A.
Army of the Gulf
The Army of the Gulf was a Union field army in the American Civil War that operated primarily along the Gulf Coast, including in the campaigns for New Orleans and Mobile.
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B.
United States Second Fleet
The United States Second Fleet is a U.S. Navy operational fleet responsible for naval operations, training, and readiness in the North Atlantic and western Atlantic regions.
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C.
Allied Naval Expeditionary Force
The Allied Naval Expeditionary Force was the multinational naval command responsible for planning and executing the seaborne aspects of Allied operations in Western Europe during World War II, including the D-Day landings.
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D.
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the Union blockade along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida.
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E.
French expeditionary corps
The French expeditionary corps was a military force sent by Napoleon III to intervene in Mexico in the 1860s, aiming to establish French influence and support the short-lived Second Mexican Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army formation
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military expedition ⓘ |
| campaign |
New Orleans campaign
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linked to:
Battle of New Orleans
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| commander |
Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexander Cochrane
Major General John Keane ⓘ Major General Samuel Gibbs ⓘ Major General Sir Edward Pakenham ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Pakenham
|
| composedOf |
British regular infantry units
ⓘ
Royal Navy contingent ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Navy
artillery units ⓘ colonial troops ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| culminatedIn | Battle of New Orleans ⓘ |
| endTime | 1815 ⓘ |
| engagement | Battle of New Orleans ⓘ |
| faced |
American militia and volunteer units
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American regular army units ⓘ fortifications and defensive lines prepared by Andrew Jackson ⓘ local volunteers and irregulars ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Louisiana
ⓘ
New Orleans area ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans metropolitan area
|
| notableEvent | death of Major General Sir Edward Pakenham at the Battle of New Orleans ⓘ |
| objective | capture New Orleans ⓘ |
| opponent |
American forces under Andrew Jackson
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| partOf |
British forces in the War of 1812
ⓘ
linked to:
British forces
|
| precededBy | British operations on the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| result | British defeat at the Battle of New Orleans ⓘ |
| startTime | 1814 ⓘ |
| strategicGoal |
secure control of the Mississippi River
ⓘ
weaken American control of the western territories ⓘ |
| theater | Gulf Coast theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
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Subject: British expeditionary force to New Orleans Description of subject: The British expeditionary force to New Orleans was the army sent by Britain in the War of 1812 to capture New Orleans, culminating in the Battle of New Orleans against American forces under Andrew Jackson.
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