Army of the North
E276650
The Army of the North was a major Mexican field army that fought against U.S. forces during the Mexican–American War, notably in early battles such as Palo Alto.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Army of the North canonical | 2 |
| Army of Operations in the North | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2551352 — 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: Army of the North Context triple: [Battle of Palo Alto, MexicanArmyUnit, Army of the North]
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A.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a key Argentine revolutionary force that campaigned in the northern regions of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata during the Argentine War of Independence.
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B.
Northeastern Army
The Northeastern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and disaster response in Japan’s northeastern area.
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Northern Army
The Northern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for the defense of Hokkaido and Japan’s northern approaches.
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Southern Force
Southern Force was a major Japanese naval task force in World War II, commanded by Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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Western Army
The Western Army is a regional command of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and operations in Japan’s southwestern areas.
- 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: Army of the North Target entity description: The Army of the North was a major Mexican field army that fought against U.S. forces during the Mexican–American War, notably in early battles such as Palo Alto.
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A.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a key Argentine revolutionary force that campaigned in the northern regions of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata during the Argentine War of Independence.
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B.
Northeastern Army
The Northeastern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and disaster response in Japan’s northeastern area.
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C.
Northern Army
The Northern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for the defense of Hokkaido and Japan’s northern approaches.
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D.
Southern Force
Southern Force was a major Japanese naval task force in World War II, commanded by Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Western Army
The Western Army is a regional command of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and operations in Japan’s southwestern areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Mexican field army ⓘ |
| belligerentSide | Mexico ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| engagement | early battles of the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in the opening battles of the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| opponent |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. forces
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Mexican Army ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | field operations against U.S. forces in northern Mexico ⓘ |
| role | major Mexican field army opposing U.S. invasion ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Northern Mexico ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Mexican–American War
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican–American War (1846–1848)
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Army of the North Description of subject: The Army of the North was a major Mexican field army that fought against U.S. forces during the Mexican–American War, notably in early battles such as Palo Alto.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Army of Operations in the North