Skinners
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Skinners were Loyalist irregulars from the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolutionary War, notorious for raiding and plundering in the contested borderlands between British and American forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Skinners canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9017850 — 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: Skinners Context triple: [New Jersey Volunteers, alsoKnownAs, Skinners]
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A.
Skinner
Skinner is a fictional member of the J-Squad military unit in the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow."
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B.
Charlie Skinner
Charlie Skinner is the hard-drinking, idealistic news director who serves as a moral compass and mentor figure in the television series "The Newsroom."
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C.
Thorndike
Thorndike is a surname most notably associated with Edward L. Thorndike, an influential American psychologist known for his work on learning theory and the law of effect.
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D.
Paul Mowrer
Paul Mowrer was an American journalist and foreign correspondent who won the first Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence in 1929.
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E.
B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner)
B. F. Skinner was an influential American psychologist and behaviorist best known for developing the theory of operant conditioning and pioneering experimental analysis of behavior.
- 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: Skinners Target entity description: Skinners were Loyalist irregulars from the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolutionary War, notorious for raiding and plundering in the contested borderlands between British and American forces.
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A.
Skinner
Skinner is a fictional member of the J-Squad military unit in the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow."
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B.
Charlie Skinner
Charlie Skinner is the hard-drinking, idealistic news director who serves as a moral compass and mentor figure in the television series "The Newsroom."
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C.
Thorndike
Thorndike is a surname most notably associated with Edward L. Thorndike, an influential American psychologist known for his work on learning theory and the law of effect.
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D.
Paul Mowrer
Paul Mowrer was an American journalist and foreign correspondent who won the first Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence in 1929.
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E.
B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner)
B. F. Skinner was an influential American psychologist and behaviorist best known for developing the theory of operant conditioning and pioneering experimental analysis of behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Loyalist military unit
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irregular military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1770s
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1780s ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Loyalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | refugee Loyalist communities ⓘ |
| basedIn | British-held New York City (as a rear base) ⓘ |
| category |
Irregular military forces
ⓘ
Loyalist military units in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disestablishedIn | 1780s ⓘ |
| enemyOf | American Patriots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | American colonists ⓘ |
| historicalContext | frontier-style civil war in the New York–New Jersey region ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
notorious for lawlessness
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viewed as outlaws by many Patriots ⓘ |
| ideology | Loyalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | considered criminals by many local civil authorities ⓘ |
| location |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York–New Jersey borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Loyalist irregular networks around New York City ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Loyalist provincial forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
banditry
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kidnapping for ransom ⓘ looting civilian property ⓘ plundering ⓘ raiding ⓘ |
| operationalArea | contested borderlands between British and American forces ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Continental Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ |
| partOf | New Jersey Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo | Cowboys (Loyalist raiders in the same region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| targeted |
Patriot farms
NERFINISHED
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Patriot supply lines ⓘ isolated settlements ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
guerrilla warfare
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hit-and-run raids ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skinners Description of subject: Skinners were Loyalist irregulars from the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolutionary War, notorious for raiding and plundering in the contested borderlands between British and American forces.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.