Brigadier General Alexander Asboth
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Brigadier General Alexander Asboth was a Hungarian-born Union officer in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several Gulf Coast campaigns and his prior role as a revolutionary in Hungary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brigadier General Alexander Asboth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7270631 — 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: Brigadier General Alexander Asboth Context triple: [Battle of Marianna, commander, Brigadier General Alexander Asboth]
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A.
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel is the fictional, highly decorated but rogue U.S. Marine Corps general who leads the hostage-taking operation on Alcatraz Island in the 1996 action film "The Rock."
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B.
Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin
Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin was a senior British Army officer best known for leading the Jewish Brigade, a World War II unit composed largely of Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine.
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C.
Colonel Alexander Bliss
Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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D.
Major-General Frederick Loomis
Major-General Frederick Loomis was a senior Canadian Army officer in the First World War, best known for leading Canadian troops with distinction in major Western Front offensives.
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E.
Colonel Maxcy Gregg
Colonel Maxcy Gregg was a Confederate officer and brigade commander from South Carolina who fought in several major battles of the American Civil War before being mortally wounded at Fredericksburg.
- 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: Brigadier General Alexander Asboth Target entity description: Brigadier General Alexander Asboth was a Hungarian-born Union officer in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several Gulf Coast campaigns and his prior role as a revolutionary in Hungary.
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A.
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel is the fictional, highly decorated but rogue U.S. Marine Corps general who leads the hostage-taking operation on Alcatraz Island in the 1996 action film "The Rock."
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B.
Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin
Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin was a senior British Army officer best known for leading the Jewish Brigade, a World War II unit composed largely of Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine.
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C.
Colonel Alexander Bliss
Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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D.
Major-General Frederick Loomis
Major-General Frederick Loomis was a senior Canadian Army officer in the First World War, best known for leading Canadian troops with distinction in major Western Front offensives.
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E.
Colonel Maxcy Gregg
Colonel Maxcy Gregg was a Confederate officer and brigade commander from South Carolina who fought in several major battles of the American Civil War before being mortally wounded at Fredericksburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian revolutionary
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Union Army general ⓘ person ⓘ |
| causeOfFame |
military leadership in the American Civil War
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participation in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Hungary
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United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hungarian ⓘ |
| familyName | Asboth ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Hungarian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| movement | Hungarian revolutionary movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in several Gulf Coast campaigns
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role as a revolutionary in Hungary ⓘ service as a Hungarian-born Union officer in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in Gulf Coast campaigns during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Gulf Coast campaigns of the American Civil War
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Hungarian Revolution of 1848 ⓘ
linked to:
Revolution of 1848 in Hungary
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| positionHeld |
Hungarian revolutionary leader
ⓘ
Union Army brigadier general ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Union ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brigadier General Alexander Asboth Description of subject: Brigadier General Alexander Asboth was a Hungarian-born Union officer in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several Gulf Coast campaigns and his prior role as a revolutionary in Hungary.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.