New York militia
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The New York militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force composed of local volunteers who defended New York during conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York State Militia | 6 |
| New York militia canonical | 3 |
| Long Island militia | 1 |
| New York City militia | 1 |
| New York Provincial forces | 1 |
| New York State militia | 1 |
| New York colonial militia | 1 |
| Province of New York militia | 1 |
| Ulster County militia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1882168 — 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 York militia Context triple: [Marinus Willett, militaryBranch, New York militia]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
New Hampshire Militia
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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D.
Maryland militia
The Maryland militia was a state-based citizen-soldier force that provided local defense and participated in key engagements, including during the War of 1812.
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E.
Illinois militia
The Illinois militia was a state military force in the early 19th century that organized and deployed volunteer soldiers for frontier defense and conflicts such as the Black Hawk 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 York militia Target entity description: The New York militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force composed of local volunteers who defended New York during conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
New Hampshire Militia
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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D.
Maryland militia
The Maryland militia was a state-based citizen-soldier force that provided local defense and participated in key engagements, including during the War of 1812.
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E.
Illinois militia
The Illinois militia was a state military force in the early 19th century that organized and deployed volunteer soldiers for frontier defense and conflicts such as the Black Hawk War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial military organization
ⓘ
militia ⓘ state defense force ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Province of New York
ⓘ
U.S. state of New York ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| armedWith |
bayonets
ⓘ
muskets ⓘ rifles ⓘ |
| basedOn | English militia tradition ⓘ |
| composedOf |
citizen-soldiers
ⓘ
local volunteers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| duty |
frontier defense
ⓘ
garrison duty ⓘ local defense ⓘ support of Continental Army ⓘ |
| endTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| follows | colonial militia system ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
locally organized companies
ⓘ
part-time service ⓘ unpaid or minimally paid service ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Albany County militia
ⓘ
Dutchess County militia ⓘ New York militia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Long Island militia
New York militia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New York City militia
New York Army National Guard ⓘ
surface form:
New York State National Guard
New York State Volunteers ⓘ Tryon County militia ⓘ New York militia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ulster County militia
|
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
militia acts of New York State
ⓘ
militia acts of New York colony ⓘ |
| location |
New York
ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
ⓘ
American Revolutionary War ⓘ Battle of Oriskany ⓘ French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
Saratoga campaign ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ defense of New York City ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
New York Army National Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
New York National Guard
|
| startTime | colonial period ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Governor of New York
ⓘ
New York State Legislature ⓘ New York Colonial Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
New York colonial assembly
|
| uses | militia muster system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York militia Description of subject: The New York militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force composed of local volunteers who defended New York during conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York State militia
this entity surface form:
Province of New York militia
this entity surface form:
New York Provincial forces
this entity surface form:
Ulster County militia
this entity surface form:
New York City militia
this entity surface form:
Long Island militia
this entity surface form:
New York colonial militia
this entity surface form:
New York State Militia
this entity surface form:
New York State Militia
this entity surface form:
New York State Militia
this entity surface form:
New York State Militia
this entity surface form:
New York State Militia
this entity surface form:
New York State Militia