Margaret Corbin
E391791
Margaret Corbin was an American Revolutionary War heroine who took over her fallen husband's cannon during battle, becoming one of the first women to fight in the war and receive a military pension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margaret Corbin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3815022 — 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: Margaret Corbin Context triple: [Molly Pitcher, possibleIdentity, Margaret Corbin]
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A.
Martha Rainsborough
Martha Rainsborough was the wife of early Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop and a member of the prominent Rainsborough family in 17th-century England.
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B.
Mary Foy
Mary Foy was an American film industry figure associated with early Hollywood, known in part through her connection to producer-director Bryan Foy of the pioneering "Seven Little Foys" show business family.
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C.
Emma Sandys
Emma Sandys was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for her richly detailed portraits of women and children.
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D.
Mary Anne Grindall
Mary Anne Grindall was the wife of British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume.
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E.
Agnes Cocks
Agnes Cocks was the wife of Sir Charles Yorke, an 18th-century British lawyer and Lord Chancellor.
- 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: Margaret Corbin Target entity description: Margaret Corbin was an American Revolutionary War heroine who took over her fallen husband's cannon during battle, becoming one of the first women to fight in the war and receive a military pension.
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A.
Martha Rainsborough
Martha Rainsborough was the wife of early Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop and a member of the prominent Rainsborough family in 17th-century England.
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B.
Mary Foy
Mary Foy was an American film industry figure associated with early Hollywood, known in part through her connection to producer-director Bryan Foy of the pioneering "Seven Little Foys" show business family.
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C.
Emma Sandys
Emma Sandys was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for her richly detailed portraits of women and children.
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D.
Mary Anne Grindall
Mary Anne Grindall was the wife of British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume.
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E.
Agnes Cocks
Agnes Cocks was the wife of Sir Charles Yorke, an 18th-century British lawyer and Lord Chancellor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War heroine
ⓘ
human ⓘ patriot ⓘ woman soldier ⓘ |
| afterTheWar | lived on a government pension ⓘ |
| awardReceived | military pension from the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1751 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
West Point Cemetery
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surface form:
West Point Cemetery (reinterred remains)
|
| causeOfDeath | complications from war wounds ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Margaret Corbin Drive at the United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Margaret Corbin Circle in Fort Tryon Park, New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1800 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Corbin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | military service ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | early example of women’s direct participation in U.S. combat ⓘ |
| hasPart | grave at West Point Cemetery (reinterment) ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Captain Molly ⓘ |
| injury | severely wounded in arm, chest, and jaw during battle ⓘ |
| memorial | Margaret Corbin Monument at West Point ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | honorary captain ⓘ |
| movement | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first women to fight in the American Revolutionary War
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being one of the first women to receive a military pension from the United States ⓘ manning her husband’s cannon after he was killed in battle ⓘ |
| notableWork | service at the Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ |
| occupation |
camp follower
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Colony of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Colony
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| placeOfDeath | Highland Falls, New York ⓘ |
| residence |
New York
ⓘ
Colony of Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Colony
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | John Corbin ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Continental Congress ⓘ |
| woundedIn | Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margaret Corbin Description of subject: Margaret Corbin was an American Revolutionary War heroine who took over her fallen husband's cannon during battle, becoming one of the first women to fight in the war and receive a military pension.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Molly Pitcher