New Hampshire Militia
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The New Hampshire Militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force from New Hampshire that played a key role in the Revolutionary War, notably through units led by figures such as John Stark.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire Militia canonical | 2 |
| New Hampshire Line | 1 |
| New Hampshire militia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1312844 — 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: New Hampshire Militia Context triple: [John Stark, militaryBranch, New Hampshire Militia]
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A.
Massachusetts state militia
The Massachusetts state militia was a state-organized military force that, in the early 20th century, was frequently deployed to maintain order and protect industrial interests during labor disputes and civil unrest.
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B.
Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment
The Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment was a colonial American artillery unit that served early in the Revolutionary War and formed a key predecessor to the Continental Artillery.
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C.
New Jersey militia
The New Jersey militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that played a key role in local defense and support of Continental Army operations during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Pennsylvania militia
The Pennsylvania militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that provided local defense and support to the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Province of North Carolina militia
The Province of North Carolina militia was the colonial-era citizen-soldier force of North Carolina that played a key role in regional conflicts such as the Tuscarora War.
- 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: New Hampshire Militia Target entity description: The New Hampshire Militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force from New Hampshire that played a key role in the Revolutionary War, notably through units led by figures such as John Stark.
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A.
Massachusetts state militia
The Massachusetts state militia was a state-organized military force that, in the early 20th century, was frequently deployed to maintain order and protect industrial interests during labor disputes and civil unrest.
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B.
Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment
The Massachusetts Provincial Artillery Regiment was a colonial American artillery unit that served early in the Revolutionary War and formed a key predecessor to the Continental Artillery.
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C.
New Jersey militia
The New Jersey militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that played a key role in local defense and support of Continental Army operations during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Pennsylvania militia
The Pennsylvania militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that provided local defense and support to the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Province of North Carolina militia
The Province of North Carolina militia was the colonial-era citizen-soldier force of North Carolina that played a key role in regional conflicts such as the Tuscarora War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
citizen-soldier force
ⓘ
colonial militia ⓘ military organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
American Revolutionary War
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Colonial period in North America ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United Colonies ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
Province of New Hampshire
ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ
surface form:
State of New Hampshire
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| duty |
service in campaigns ordered by colonial or state authorities
ⓘ
service in emergencies ⓘ |
| hasRole |
frontier protection
ⓘ
local defense ⓘ participation in major Revolutionary War battles ⓘ supplying troops to Continental Army ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | New England ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legacy | predecessor of modern New Hampshire National Guard ⓘ |
| legalBasis | New Hampshire militia laws ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Enoch Poor
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James Reed ⓘ John Stark ⓘ Nathaniel Folsom ⓘ |
| opposed | British forces in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| organizedAs |
companies
ⓘ
regiments ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Bennington
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Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ Saratoga campaign ⓘ defense of the New Hampshire frontier ⓘ |
| partOf | New England colonial militias ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | male inhabitants of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Continental Army
ⓘ
New Hampshire Militia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Hampshire Line
|
| subordinateTo |
New Hampshire provincial government
ⓘ
Government of New Hampshire ⓘ
surface form:
New Hampshire state government
|
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit |
artillery (some companies)
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infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Hampshire Militia Description of subject: The New Hampshire Militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force from New Hampshire that played a key role in the Revolutionary War, notably through units led by figures such as John Stark.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Hampshire militia
subject surface form:
John Stark
this entity surface form:
New Hampshire Line