Triple
T1220121
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Howe |
E26200
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America |
E20417
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America | Statement: [William Howe, positionHeld, Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America Context triple: [William Howe, positionHeld, Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America]
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A.
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
The Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army was the highest military leadership role in the American Revolutionary War, responsible for directing colonial forces against Great Britain.
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B.
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom)
The Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom) was the former professional head of the British Army, responsible for its overall command and administration before the role was replaced by more modern military leadership structures.
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C.
Captain-General of the Forces
The Captain-General of the Forces was the highest-ranking military office in England, commanding the army and often wielding significant political influence.
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D.
Commander-in-Chief, North America
chosen
Commander-in-Chief, North America was the senior British military command responsible for overseeing and directing British Army operations in North America during the 18th century, particularly in the period leading up to and during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Supreme Allied Commander, Expeditionary Force
The Supreme Allied Commander, Expeditionary Force was the highest-ranking Allied military leader responsible for overall command and coordination of multinational expeditionary operations.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a49484688c8190a1bf285eb396a8b6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4be1ead088190bf44dc6ab1edf18b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8322425c81909cc206b122416c43 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:46 p.m.