Triple
T10578074
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Caroline affair |
E249661
|
entity |
| Predicate | significantEvent |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
British forces crossed into U.S. territory
"British forces crossed into U.S. territory" refers to the 1837 cross-border raid during the Caroline affair, when British troops entered New York from Canada to destroy the American steamboat Caroline amid tensions over Canadian rebellions.
|
E872430
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: British forces crossed into U.S. territory | Statement: [Caroline affair, significantEvent, British forces crossed into U.S. territory]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British forces crossed into U.S. territory Context triple: [Caroline affair, significantEvent, British forces crossed into U.S. territory]
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A.
United States forces in India
United States forces in India were the American military units stationed in India during World War II that supported operations in the China-Burma-India theater, including logistics, training, and combat support against Japanese forces.
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B.
United States military forces in the War of 1812
The United States military forces in the War of 1812 were the land and naval forces of the young American republic that fought against the British Empire and its allies in a conflict over maritime rights, territorial expansion, and national sovereignty from 1812 to 1815.
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C.
U.S. claimed victory
"U.S. claimed victory" refers to the American assertion of having won the Battle of Lake Okeechobee during the Second Seminole War, despite the engagement being tactically inconclusive and costly.
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D.
British occupation of New York City
The British occupation of New York City was a prolonged period during the American Revolutionary War when British forces controlled the city, using it as a major military and political base from 1776 until their withdrawal in 1783.
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E.
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War were the American expeditionary troops deployed to invade and defeat Spanish forces on the island, culminating in key battles such as San Juan Hill and the siege of Santiago de Cuba.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: British forces crossed into U.S. territory Triple: [Caroline affair, significantEvent, British forces crossed into U.S. territory]
Generated description
"British forces crossed into U.S. territory" refers to the 1837 cross-border raid during the Caroline affair, when British troops entered New York from Canada to destroy the American steamboat Caroline amid tensions over Canadian rebellions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British forces crossed into U.S. territory Target entity description: "British forces crossed into U.S. territory" refers to the 1837 cross-border raid during the Caroline affair, when British troops entered New York from Canada to destroy the American steamboat Caroline amid tensions over Canadian rebellions.
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A.
United States forces in India
United States forces in India were the American military units stationed in India during World War II that supported operations in the China-Burma-India theater, including logistics, training, and combat support against Japanese forces.
-
B.
United States military forces in the War of 1812
The United States military forces in the War of 1812 were the land and naval forces of the young American republic that fought against the British Empire and its allies in a conflict over maritime rights, territorial expansion, and national sovereignty from 1812 to 1815.
-
C.
U.S. claimed victory
"U.S. claimed victory" refers to the American assertion of having won the Battle of Lake Okeechobee during the Second Seminole War, despite the engagement being tactically inconclusive and costly.
-
D.
British occupation of New York City
The British occupation of New York City was a prolonged period during the American Revolutionary War when British forces controlled the city, using it as a major military and political base from 1776 until their withdrawal in 1783.
-
E.
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War were the American expeditionary troops deployed to invade and defeat Spanish forces on the island, culminating in key battles such as San Juan Hill and the siege of Santiago de Cuba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d381c8bd708190acf3d275c908251e |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d52756ff1c8190a85022748ca58ba5 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 3:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d94b6f43f4819092557d1c6039324a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d94ca07da481908f2d546f8ddc9326 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d94e8687bc819082b672a64bf85500 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:38 p.m.