War Office Seal of 1779
E406979
The War Office Seal of 1779 is an early emblem of the United States military establishment that served as the historical basis for the design of the modern United States Army flag.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| War Office Seal of 1779 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4020344 — 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: War Office Seal of 1779 Context triple: [United States Army flag, designBasis, War Office Seal of 1779]
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A.
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the official state seal used to authenticate government documents and symbolize Pennsylvania’s authority and identity.
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B.
Great Seal of New South Wales
The Great Seal of New South Wales is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
The Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon is the principal heraldic seal of Scotland’s heraldic authority, used to authenticate official grants of arms and related legal documents.
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D.
Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation
The Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation is the official emblem symbolizing the sovereignty, heritage, and cultural identity of the Chickasaw people.
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E.
Napoleonic eagle standard
The Napoleonic eagle standard was a military emblem topped with a bronze eagle, carried by French regiments under Napoleon I as a symbol of imperial honor, unity, and loyalty.
- 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: War Office Seal of 1779 Target entity description: The War Office Seal of 1779 is an early emblem of the United States military establishment that served as the historical basis for the design of the modern United States Army flag.
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A.
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the official state seal used to authenticate government documents and symbolize Pennsylvania’s authority and identity.
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B.
Great Seal of New South Wales
The Great Seal of New South Wales is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon
The Great Seal of the Court of the Lord Lyon is the principal heraldic seal of Scotland’s heraldic authority, used to authenticate official grants of arms and related legal documents.
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D.
Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation
The Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation is the official emblem symbolizing the sovereignty, heritage, and cultural identity of the Chickasaw people.
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E.
Napoleonic eagle standard
The Napoleonic eagle standard was a military emblem topped with a bronze eagle, carried by French regiments under Napoleon I as a symbol of imperial honor, unity, and loyalty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government seal
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military emblem ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States Army ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| colorScheme | primarily blue, red, and white in later renderings ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| depicts |
Phrygian cap
ⓘ
Roman cuirass ⓘ cannon ⓘ cannonballs ⓘ date 1775 ⓘ drum ⓘ flags ⓘ liberty cap on an upraised sword ⓘ pike ⓘ scroll with motto "This We’ll Defend" ⓘ unsheathed sword ⓘ |
| designBasisFor | central device of the United States Army flag ⓘ |
| field | military heraldry ⓘ |
| genre | official seal design ⓘ |
| hasDateOnEmblem | 1775 ⓘ |
| hasDesignElementOrigin |
classical Roman military imagery
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revolutionary liberty symbolism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | subsequent U.S. Army heraldic devices ⓘ |
| hasMotto | This We’ll Defend ⓘ |
| hasScript | English inscriptions ⓘ |
| heritage | considered a historic emblem of the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| historicalRole | served as basis for the design of the modern United States Army flag ⓘ |
| inception | 1779 ⓘ |
| influenced | flag of the United States Army ⓘ |
| locationOfOriginalDesign |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| partOf | symbolic tradition of the United States Army ⓘ |
| replacedBy | later seals of the Department of the Army ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American liberty
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military strength ⓘ readiness to defend the nation ⓘ |
| use |
emblem of the early United States military establishment
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official seal of the War Office ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Department of War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: War Office Seal of 1779 Description of subject: The War Office Seal of 1779 is an early emblem of the United States military establishment that served as the historical basis for the design of the modern United States Army flag.
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