United States Legion
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The United States Legion was the reorganized national army of the early United States, created after the Revolutionary War to defend the western frontier and establish federal military authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States Legion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13658585 — 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: United States Legion Context triple: [Legion of the United States, alsoKnownAs, United States Legion]
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A.
Pulaski Cavalry Legion
The Pulaski Cavalry Legion was an elite mixed infantry and cavalry unit in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, renowned for its daring tactics and leadership under Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski.
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B.
United States Volunteers
The United States Volunteers were temporary military units raised by the U.S. federal government, primarily during major wars like the Civil War and Spanish–American War, composed of citizen soldiers serving alongside the regular army.
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C.
The American Legion
The American Legion is a U.S. wartime veterans organization dedicated to advocacy, community service, and youth programs across the nation.
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D.
National Guardsmen
National Guardsmen were members of the French National Guard, a citizen militia formed during the French Revolution that played a key role in revolutionary events and maintaining order.
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E.
Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic was a powerful fraternal organization of Union veterans from the American Civil War that played a major role in postwar politics, memory, and veterans’ advocacy in the United States.
- 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: United States Legion Target entity description: The United States Legion was the reorganized national army of the early United States, created after the Revolutionary War to defend the western frontier and establish federal military authority.
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A.
Pulaski Cavalry Legion
The Pulaski Cavalry Legion was an elite mixed infantry and cavalry unit in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, renowned for its daring tactics and leadership under Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski.
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B.
United States Volunteers
The United States Volunteers were temporary military units raised by the U.S. federal government, primarily during major wars like the Civil War and Spanish–American War, composed of citizen soldiers serving alongside the regular army.
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C.
The American Legion
The American Legion is a U.S. wartime veterans organization dedicated to advocacy, community service, and youth programs across the nation.
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D.
National Guardsmen
National Guardsmen were members of the French National Guard, a citizen militia formed during the French Revolution that played a key role in revolutionary events and maintaining order.
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E.
Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic was a powerful fraternal organization of Union veterans from the American Civil War that played a major role in postwar politics, memory, and veterans’ advocacy in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.