4th Infantry Regiment (United States)
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The 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) is one of the U.S. Army’s oldest active infantry units, with a distinguished combat history spanning from early 19th-century frontier and Seminole Wars through major conflicts of the modern era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4th Infantry Regiment | 1 |
| 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8383235 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) Context triple: [Battle of Lake Okeechobee, USUnitsInvolved, 4th Infantry Regiment (United States)]
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A.
40th Infantry Regiment
The 40th Infantry Regiment was a unit of African American "Buffalo Soldiers" in the United States Army, known for its service during the post–Civil War and Indian Wars era.
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B.
4th Infantry Division (United States)
The 4th Infantry Division (United States) is a storied U.S. Army division known for its pivotal role in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, and the Iraq War.
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C.
41st Infantry Regiment
The 41st Infantry Regiment was a post–Civil War U.S. Army African American unit composed of Black enlisted men and white officers, historically known as one of the Buffalo Soldier regiments.
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D.
4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment
The 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment is a U.S. Army infantry battalion historically associated with the Americal Division and known for its combat service during the Vietnam War.
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E.
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment
The 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment was a historic African American (Buffalo Soldier) unit of the United States Army that served with distinction in conflicts from the Spanish–American War through the mid-20th century.
- 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: 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) Target entity description: The 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) is one of the U.S. Army’s oldest active infantry units, with a distinguished combat history spanning from early 19th-century frontier and Seminole Wars through major conflicts of the modern era.
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A.
40th Infantry Regiment
The 40th Infantry Regiment was a unit of African American "Buffalo Soldiers" in the United States Army, known for its service during the post–Civil War and Indian Wars era.
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B.
4th Infantry Division (United States)
The 4th Infantry Division (United States) is a storied U.S. Army division known for its pivotal role in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, and the Iraq War.
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C.
41st Infantry Regiment
The 41st Infantry Regiment was a post–Civil War U.S. Army African American unit composed of Black enlisted men and white officers, historically known as one of the Buffalo Soldier regiments.
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D.
4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment
The 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment is a U.S. Army infantry battalion historically associated with the Americal Division and known for its combat service during the Vietnam War.
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E.
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment
The 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment was a historic African American (Buffalo Soldier) unit of the United States Army that served with distinction in conflicts from the Spanish–American War through the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army unit
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| active | yes ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| battleHonorsInclude |
Aisne‑Marne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Inchon NERFINISHED ⓘ Meuse‑Argonne NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Pusan Perimeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Tet Counteroffensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decoratedFor | gallantry in action ⓘ |
| formedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| garrison |
overseas locations in Europe and Asia (historical)
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various posts in the United States (historical) ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveUnitInsigniaFeature |
crossed arrows
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green shield ⓘ palm tree ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “The Warriors” (battalion nickname/motto association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | 4th Infantry Regiment (early 19th‑century Regular Army formations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frontier duty in the 19th century
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long continuous service in the Regular Army ⓘ service in multiple major U.S. conflicts ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Global War on Terrorism NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| partOf |
25th Infantry Division (historical assignments)
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3rd Infantry Division (historical assignments) NERFINISHED ⓘ 7th Infantry Division (historical assignments) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfInsignia | Distinctive Unit Insignia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) Description of subject: The 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) is one of the U.S. Army’s oldest active infantry units, with a distinguished combat history spanning from early 19th-century frontier and Seminole Wars through major conflicts of the modern era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
4th Infantry Regiment