British Army under Cornwallis
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The British Army under Cornwallis was the main British force in North America during the later stages of the American Revolutionary War, ultimately defeated by combined American and French troops at Yorktown in 1781.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Army (through John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun) | 1 |
| British Army under Cornwallis canonical | 1 |
| British forces under Charles Cornwallis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T733721 — 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: British Army under Cornwallis Context triple: [Siege of Yorktown, surrenderedForce, British Army under Cornwallis]
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A.
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
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B.
Queen's Rangers
The Queen's Rangers were a Loyalist provincial military unit in the American Revolutionary War, renowned for their light infantry and ranger tactics under British command.
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C.
English Army
The English Army was the land warfare force of the Kingdom of England prior to its unification into the British Army in the early 18th century.
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D.
English forces under Richard Nicolls
English forces under Richard Nicolls were the 17th-century Royal Navy and army contingent that seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, leading to the English control and renaming of the city as New York.
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E.
Butler’s Rangers
Butler’s Rangers was a Loyalist provincial military unit that fought alongside the British during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its frontier raids and irregular warfare tactics.
- 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: British Army under Cornwallis Target entity description: The British Army under Cornwallis was the main British force in North America during the later stages of the American Revolutionary War, ultimately defeated by combined American and French troops at Yorktown in 1781.
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A.
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
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B.
Queen's Rangers
The Queen's Rangers were a Loyalist provincial military unit in the American Revolutionary War, renowned for their light infantry and ranger tactics under British command.
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C.
English Army
The English Army was the land warfare force of the Kingdom of England prior to its unification into the British Army in the early 18th century.
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D.
English forces under Richard Nicolls
English forces under Richard Nicolls were the 17th-century Royal Navy and army contingent that seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, leading to the English control and renaming of the city as New York.
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E.
Butler’s Rangers
Butler’s Rangers was a Loyalist provincial military unit that fought alongside the British during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its frontier raids and irregular warfare tactics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British field army
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| approximateStrength | about 7,000–8,000 troops at Yorktown ⓘ |
| campaign |
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
surface form:
Yorktown campaign
|
| commander |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
|
| composition |
British regular infantry
ⓘ
Hessian troops ⓘ
surface form:
Hessian auxiliary troops
Loyalist provincial units ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfDefeat | 19 October 1781 ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Continental Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Army under George Washington
French forces under Comte de Rochambeau ⓘ
surface form:
French Army under Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
French West Indies fleet ⓘ
surface form:
French Navy under François Joseph Paul de Grasse
|
| garrisonOrBase |
Yorktown
ⓘ
surface form:
Yorktown, Virginia (1781)
|
| historicalSignificance | its surrender at Yorktown effectively ended major combat operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Siege of Yorktown ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Camden
ⓘ
Battle of Eutaw Springs ⓘ Battle of Guilford Court House ⓘ Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Continental Army
ⓘ
French expeditionary corps ⓘ
surface form:
French expeditionary forces
|
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| placeOfDefeat |
Yorktown
ⓘ
surface form:
Yorktown, Virginia
|
| resultOfDefeat | decisive British loss in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| role | main British field force in North America in the later stages of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to secure and pacify the Southern colonies for Britain ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo |
George Washington
ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau ⓘ |
| surrenderEvent | British surrender at Yorktown ⓘ |
| theater | North American theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| yearActive |
1780
ⓘ
1781 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: British Army under Cornwallis Description of subject: The British Army under Cornwallis was the main British force in North America during the later stages of the American Revolutionary War, ultimately defeated by combined American and French troops at Yorktown in 1781.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British Army (through John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun)
this entity surface form:
British forces under Charles Cornwallis