Colonel Henry Procter
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Colonel Henry Procter was a British Army officer in the War of 1812, known for his controversial leadership in the Detroit frontier campaigns and his role in the aftermath of the River Raisin defeat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonel Henry Procter canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11570397 — 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: Colonel Henry Procter Context triple: [Battle of the River Raisin, commanderForUnitedKingdom, Colonel Henry Procter]
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Colonel Israel Angell
Colonel Israel Angell was an American Revolutionary War officer from Rhode Island who distinguished himself in several key battles, including the defense of strategic forts and positions against British forces.
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B.
Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
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C.
Colonel McCormick
Colonel McCormick was a powerful American newspaper publisher and longtime editor and owner of the Chicago Tribune, known for his conservative political influence in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Colonel Creighton
Colonel Creighton is a British intelligence officer and scholar of Indian culture in Rudyard Kipling’s novel "Kim," serving as a key figure in the Great Game espionage network.
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E.
Colonel Lloyd
Colonel Lloyd is a central fictional character in the "Little Colonel" series, portrayed as a proud, aristocratic Southern gentleman whose relationship with his granddaughter drives much of the stories’ drama and sentiment.
- 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: Colonel Henry Procter Target entity description: Colonel Henry Procter was a British Army officer in the War of 1812, known for his controversial leadership in the Detroit frontier campaigns and his role in the aftermath of the River Raisin defeat.
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A.
Colonel Israel Angell
Colonel Israel Angell was an American Revolutionary War officer from Rhode Island who distinguished himself in several key battles, including the defense of strategic forts and positions against British forces.
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B.
Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
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C.
Colonel McCormick
Colonel McCormick was a powerful American newspaper publisher and longtime editor and owner of the Chicago Tribune, known for his conservative political influence in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Colonel Creighton
Colonel Creighton is a British intelligence officer and scholar of Indian culture in Rudyard Kipling’s novel "Kim," serving as a key figure in the Great Game espionage network.
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E.
Colonel Lloyd
Colonel Lloyd is a central fictional character in the "Little Colonel" series, portrayed as a proud, aristocratic Southern gentleman whose relationship with his granddaughter drives much of the stories’ drama and sentiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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person ⓘ |
| allegation | failure to adequately protect American prisoners after the River Raisin battle ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Indigenous allies in the Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| commandRole |
British forces on the Detroit frontier
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linked to:
Siege of Detroit
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| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| event | River Raisin defeat ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Old Northwest ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the Detroit frontier campaigns
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role in the aftermath of the River Raisin defeat ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| opponent |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
United States Army ⓘ |
| rank | colonel ⓘ |
| reputation | controversial leadership ⓘ |
| service | served in North America during the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| side |
British Empire
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar |
Detroit frontier
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Northwest theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Colonel Henry Procter Description of subject: Colonel Henry Procter was a British Army officer in the War of 1812, known for his controversial leadership in the Detroit frontier campaigns and his role in the aftermath of the River Raisin defeat.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.