Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia
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The Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia was a Revolutionary War-era local military unit from Wilkes County that fought for the American cause, notably under officers such as Benjamin Cleveland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9908340 — 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: Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia Context triple: [Benjamin Cleveland, militaryUnit, Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia]
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A.
Tryon County militia
The Tryon County militia was a Revolutionary War-era colonial military force from New York’s Mohawk Valley that played a key role in frontier defense and battles such as Oriskany.
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B.
Wilmington Light Infantry
The Wilmington Light Infantry was a North Carolina militia unit that played a key role in enforcing white supremacist control during the violent 1898 coup and racial massacre in Wilmington.
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C.
Cumberland County militia
The Cumberland County militia was a local colonial-era military force from Cumberland County, New Jersey, that provided citizen-soldiers for regional defense and service during conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Province of North Carolina militia
The Province of North Carolina militia was the colonial-era citizen-soldier force of North Carolina that played a key role in regional conflicts such as the Tuscarora War.
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E.
North Carolina Brigade
The North Carolina Brigade was a Continental Army infantry formation composed primarily of North Carolina troops that fought in key campaigns of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia Target entity description: The Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia was a Revolutionary War-era local military unit from Wilkes County that fought for the American cause, notably under officers such as Benjamin Cleveland.
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A.
Tryon County militia
The Tryon County militia was a Revolutionary War-era colonial military force from New York’s Mohawk Valley that played a key role in frontier defense and battles such as Oriskany.
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B.
Wilmington Light Infantry
The Wilmington Light Infantry was a North Carolina militia unit that played a key role in enforcing white supremacist control during the violent 1898 coup and racial massacre in Wilmington.
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C.
Cumberland County militia
The Cumberland County militia was a local colonial-era military force from Cumberland County, New Jersey, that provided citizen-soldiers for regional defense and service during conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Province of North Carolina militia
The Province of North Carolina militia was the colonial-era citizen-soldier force of North Carolina that played a key role in regional conflicts such as the Tuscarora War.
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E.
North Carolina Brigade
The North Carolina Brigade was a Continental Army infantry formation composed primarily of North Carolina troops that fought in key campaigns of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War military unit
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North Carolina militia unit ⓘ militia regiment ⓘ |
| activeDuring | circa 1777–1783 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
State of North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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United States (Continental cause) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Overmountain Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| engagement |
Battle of Big Glades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Colson’s Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Cowpens NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Guilford Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kings Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Musgrove Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of New Garden Meeting House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ramsour’s Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ campaigns against Cherokee-allied forces ⓘ various frontier skirmishes against Loyalists ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Surry County Regiment of the North Carolina militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Wilkes County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
North Carolina Provincial Congress (early war)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of North Carolina government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Revolutionary period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Wilkes County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyalty | Patriots (American Revolution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | militia ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Benjamin Cleveland
NERFINISHED
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Benjamin Herndon NERFINISHED ⓘ Elijah Isaacs NERFINISHED ⓘ James Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Benjamin Cleveland
NERFINISHED
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Benjamin Herndon NERFINISHED ⓘ Elijah Isaacs NERFINISHED ⓘ James Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedFor | Patriot cause ⓘ |
| partOf | North Carolina militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Wilkes County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
frontier defense
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participation in major Patriot victories in the South ⓘ suppression of Loyalist activity ⓘ |
| service |
local defense of Wilkes County
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offensive operations against Loyalists ⓘ support of Continental Army operations in the South ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | infantry-dominant militia regiment ⓘ |
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