Benedict Arnold V
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Benedict Arnold V was an American Revolutionary War general whose name became synonymous with treason after he defected to the British.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benedict Arnold V canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T439964 — 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: Benedict Arnold V Context triple: [Benedict Arnold, fullName, Benedict Arnold V]
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A.
Nicholas Bayard
Nicholas Bayard was a prominent 17th-century New York colonial official and landowner, known for his influential role in early New Amsterdam politics and society.
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B.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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C.
John Vassall Jr.
John Vassall Jr. was an 18th-century Loyalist landowner in colonial Massachusetts whose former mansion later became the Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site.
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D.
Samuel Arnold
Samuel Arnold was an American Confederate sympathizer best known for his role as one of the conspirators involved in the plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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E.
William Coddington
William Coddington was a 17th-century English colonial leader and magistrate best known as a founding figure and early governor in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
- 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: Benedict Arnold V Target entity description: Benedict Arnold V was an American Revolutionary War general whose name became synonymous with treason after he defected to the British.
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A.
Nicholas Bayard
Nicholas Bayard was a prominent 17th-century New York colonial official and landowner, known for his influential role in early New Amsterdam politics and society.
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B.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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C.
John Vassall Jr.
John Vassall Jr. was an 18th-century Loyalist landowner in colonial Massachusetts whose former mansion later became the Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site.
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D.
Samuel Arnold
Samuel Arnold was an American Confederate sympathizer best known for his role as one of the conspirators involved in the plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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E.
William Coddington
William Coddington was a 17th-century English colonial leader and magistrate best known as a founding figure and early governor in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War figure
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general ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Continental Army
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Great Britain ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Thirteen Colonies
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surface form:
United States (former Thirteen Colonies)
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| familyName | Arnold ⓘ |
| givenName | Benedict ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general (British Army)
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major general (Continental Army) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a symbol of treason in the United States
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defecting from the Continental Army to the British side ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benedict Arnold V Description of subject: Benedict Arnold V was an American Revolutionary War general whose name became synonymous with treason after he defected to the British.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.