court-martial of General Charles Lee
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The court-martial of General Charles Lee was a Revolutionary War military trial in 1778 that resulted in his suspension from command for misconduct and disobedience following the Battle of Monmouth.
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| court-martial of General Charles Lee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: court-martial of General Charles Lee Context triple: [Battle of Monmouth, notableFor, court-martial of General Charles Lee]
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Nuremberg trials
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- 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: court-martial of General Charles Lee Target entity description: The court-martial of General Charles Lee was a Revolutionary War military trial in 1778 that resulted in his suspension from command for misconduct and disobedience following the Battle of Monmouth.
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A.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
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B.
United States military commission
The United States military commission was a wartime military tribunal system used by the U.S. armed forces to try individuals, including enemy commanders, for alleged violations of the laws of war.
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C.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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E.
Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of landmark military tribunals held after World War II to prosecute leading Nazi officials for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revolutionary War event
ⓘ
legal proceeding ⓘ military court-martial ⓘ |
| accusedName | Charles Lee ⓘ |
| accusedRank | major general ⓘ |
| authority | Continental Congress ⓘ |
| cause | Battle of Monmouth ⓘ |
| charge |
disobedience of orders
ⓘ
disrespect to the Commander in Chief ⓘ misbehavior before the enemy ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | occurred after the Battle of Monmouth ⓘ |
| commanderInChief | George Washington ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | Continental Congress ⓘ |
| conflictContext | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| convenedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1778 ⓘ |
| decisionBody | court-martial board of Continental Army officers ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Charles Lee
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ George Washington ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
challenged George Washington’s authority
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ended Charles Lee’s active military career in the Continental Army ⓘ |
| impact |
affirmed George Washington’s leadership within the Continental Army
ⓘ
reinforced civilian oversight via Continental Congress confirmation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Continental Army ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Articles of War
ⓘ
surface form:
Articles of War (Continental Army)
|
| location |
New Brunswick, New Jersey
ⓘ
Valley Forge winter encampment ⓘ
surface form:
Valley Forge encampment vicinity
|
| mainSubject | Charles Lee ⓘ |
| militaryForce | Continental Army ⓘ |
| penalty | one-year suspension from the Continental Army ⓘ |
| region |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| relatedDocument | proceedings of the court-martial of Major General Charles Lee ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Monmouth ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
command decisions during the Battle of Monmouth
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discipline in the Continental Army ⓘ |
| result | suspension from command ⓘ |
| typeOfMisconduct |
failure to obey orders
ⓘ
insubordination ⓘ |
| yearOfBattleContext | 1778 ⓘ |
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Subject: court-martial of General Charles Lee Description of subject: The court-martial of General Charles Lee was a Revolutionary War military trial in 1778 that resulted in his suspension from command for misconduct and disobedience following the Battle of Monmouth.
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