Lincoln County Regulators
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The Lincoln County Regulators were a frontier posse in New Mexico, famously including Billy the Kid, that fought as a faction in the violent 1878 Lincoln County War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lincoln County Regulators canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9323765 — 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: Lincoln County Regulators Context triple: [Lincoln County War, involves, Lincoln County Regulators]
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A.
Rustlers
Rustlers was the nickname of the early 20th-century Boston Major League Baseball team briefly known as the Boston Rustlers.
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B.
Rooster Cogburn (and the Lady)
Rooster Cogburn (and the Lady) is a 1975 Western film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn, serving as a sequel to True Grit and blending action with character-driven humor and drama.
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C.
Tennessee Jed
"Tennessee Jed" is a country-tinged Grateful Dead song, known for its humorous, rambling lyrics and frequent appearance in the band’s live performances.
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D.
Lawman
Lawman is a 1971 American Western film directed by Michael Winner, known for its gritty portrayal of frontier justice and moral ambiguity.
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E.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is a 1973 film soundtrack album by Bob Dylan, notable for featuring the classic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door."
- 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: Lincoln County Regulators Target entity description: The Lincoln County Regulators were a frontier posse in New Mexico, famously including Billy the Kid, that fought as a faction in the violent 1878 Lincoln County War.
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A.
Rustlers
Rustlers was the nickname of the early 20th-century Boston Major League Baseball team briefly known as the Boston Rustlers.
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B.
Rooster Cogburn (and the Lady)
Rooster Cogburn (and the Lady) is a 1975 Western film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn, serving as a sequel to True Grit and blending action with character-driven humor and drama.
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C.
Tennessee Jed
"Tennessee Jed" is a country-tinged Grateful Dead song, known for its humorous, rambling lyrics and frequent appearance in the band’s live performances.
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D.
Lawman
Lawman is a 1971 American Western film directed by Michael Winner, known for its gritty portrayal of frontier justice and moral ambiguity.
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E.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is a 1973 film soundtrack album by Bob Dylan, notable for featuring the classic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
militia
ⓘ
posse ⓘ vigilante group ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1878 ⓘ |
| activeIn | New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander McSween
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Tunstall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Lincoln County War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedIn | late 1870s ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1878 ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
armed conflict
ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ vigilantism ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Regulators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Richard M. Brewer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Billy Wilson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy the Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Bowdre NERFINISHED ⓘ Doc Scurlock NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank McNab NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Waite NERFINISHED ⓘ George Coe NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim French NERFINISHED ⓘ John Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jose Chavez y Chavez NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard M. Brewer NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom O’Folliard NERFINISHED ⓘ Yginio Salazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdictionClaimed | Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | deputized posse ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | killing of Sheriff William J. Brady ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement of Billy the Kid
ⓘ
role in Lincoln County War ⓘ |
| opposed |
Murphy-Dolan faction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheriff William J. Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Lincoln County War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Tunstall-McSween faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1870s ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | armed group ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lincoln County Regulators Description of subject: The Lincoln County Regulators were a frontier posse in New Mexico, famously including Billy the Kid, that fought as a faction in the violent 1878 Lincoln County War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.