Triple

T11896989
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ambrose E. Burnside E283059 entity
Predicate battle P12 FINISHED
Object Battle of New Bern
The Battle of New Bern was an American Civil War engagement in March 1862 in North Carolina, where Union forces captured the strategic port city of New Bern, securing a key foothold along the Atlantic coast.
 E954287 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Battle of New Bern | Statement: [Ambrose E. Burnside, battle, Battle of New Bern]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Battle of New Bern
Context triple: [Ambrose E. Burnside, battle, Battle of New Bern]
  • A. Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
    The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge was a pivotal 1776 Revolutionary War engagement in North Carolina in which Patriot forces decisively defeated Loyalist troops, helping to end British authority in the colony.
  • B. Battle of Roanoke Island
    The Battle of Roanoke Island was an early Civil War engagement in February 1862 in which Union forces captured a key Confederate position on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, helping secure control of the North Carolina sounds.
  • C. Battle of Alamance
    The Battle of Alamance was a 1771 armed clash in colonial North Carolina between backcountry Regulators and the royal governor’s militia, often considered a precursor to the American Revolutionary War.
  • D. Battle of Utoy Creek
    The Battle of Utoy Creek was an 1864 engagement during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, in which Union forces attempted to cut off Confederate rail and supply lines southwest of Atlanta.
  • E. Battle of White Oak Swamp
    The Battle of White Oak Swamp was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Union forces successfully blocked a Confederate attempt to cut off their retreat toward the James River.
  • 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: Battle of New Bern
Target entity description: The Battle of New Bern was an American Civil War engagement in March 1862 in North Carolina, where Union forces captured the strategic port city of New Bern, securing a key foothold along the Atlantic coast.
  • A. Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
    The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge was a pivotal 1776 Revolutionary War engagement in North Carolina in which Patriot forces decisively defeated Loyalist troops, helping to end British authority in the colony.
  • B. Battle of Roanoke Island
    The Battle of Roanoke Island was an early Civil War engagement in February 1862 in which Union forces captured a key Confederate position on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, helping secure control of the North Carolina sounds.
  • C. Battle of Alamance
    The Battle of Alamance was a 1771 armed clash in colonial North Carolina between backcountry Regulators and the royal governor’s militia, often considered a precursor to the American Revolutionary War.
  • D. Battle of Utoy Creek
    The Battle of Utoy Creek was an 1864 engagement during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, in which Union forces attempted to cut off Confederate rail and supply lines southwest of Atlanta.
  • E. Battle of White Oak Swamp
    The Battle of White Oak Swamp was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Union forces successfully blocked a Confederate attempt to cut off their retreat toward the James River.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Battle of New Bern
Triple: [Ambrose E. Burnside, battle, Battle of New Bern]
Generated description
The Battle of New Bern was an American Civil War engagement in March 1862 in North Carolina, where Union forces captured the strategic port city of New Bern, securing a key foothold along the Atlantic coast.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6ab2a90b08190a4e818821cc93e6d elicitation completed
NER batch_69d8dd1286808190949719f54ff49a01 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f43ff588f08190affc45b44b9e85e3 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f44ad185cc8190893cf663cfed6980 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f448f506a48190a0f1b89ad570fad5 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:44 p.m.