Triple

T1558537
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fort Michilimackinac E33264 entity
Predicate usedBy P260 FINISHED
Object French colonial forces
French colonial forces were the military units deployed by France to conquer, defend, and administer its overseas territories in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia during the early modern period.
E171821 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: French colonial forces | Statement: [Fort Michilimackinac, usedBy, French colonial forces]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French colonial forces
Context triple: [Fort Michilimackinac, usedBy, French colonial forces]
  • A. Vichy French forces
    Vichy French forces were the military units loyal to the collaborationist Vichy regime in France during World War II, which fought against Allied and Free French forces in several theaters, including the Middle East and North Africa.
  • B. French Army
    The French Army is the land-based military force of France, historically notable for its decisive support to the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and its major role in European and global conflicts.
  • C. French Army of Africa
    The French Army of Africa was the collective term for France’s colonial land forces in North Africa, composed largely of indigenous and European troops and active in numerous campaigns from the 19th century through World War II.
  • D. French royal forces
    The French royal forces were the military troops loyal to the French crown, deployed to enforce royal authority and suppress opposition such as the Huguenot stronghold at La Rochelle during the French Wars of Religion.
  • E. Free French Forces
    The Free French Forces were the military units that continued to fight against the Axis powers under Charles de Gaulle’s leadership after France’s 1940 defeat, drawing volunteers from metropolitan France and its colonies.
  • 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: French colonial forces
Triple: [Fort Michilimackinac, usedBy, French colonial forces]
Generated description
French colonial forces were the military units deployed by France to conquer, defend, and administer its overseas territories in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia during the early modern period.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French colonial forces
Target entity description: French colonial forces were the military units deployed by France to conquer, defend, and administer its overseas territories in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia during the early modern period.
  • A. Vichy French forces
    Vichy French forces were the military units loyal to the collaborationist Vichy regime in France during World War II, which fought against Allied and Free French forces in several theaters, including the Middle East and North Africa.
  • B. French Army
    The French Army is the land-based military force of France, historically notable for its decisive support to the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and its major role in European and global conflicts.
  • C. French Army of Africa chosen
    The French Army of Africa was the collective term for France’s colonial land forces in North Africa, composed largely of indigenous and European troops and active in numerous campaigns from the 19th century through World War II.
  • D. French royal forces
    The French royal forces were the military troops loyal to the French crown, deployed to enforce royal authority and suppress opposition such as the Huguenot stronghold at La Rochelle during the French Wars of Religion.
  • E. Free French Forces
    The Free French Forces were the military units that continued to fight against the Axis powers under Charles de Gaulle’s leadership after France’s 1940 defeat, drawing volunteers from metropolitan France and its colonies.
  • F. None of above.

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_69a885ef9cf48190b0af0f5ce3d02231 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa621102cc81909c5b777a105fc91c completed March 6, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad3710688c8190a280f03bced5601f completed March 8, 2026, 8:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad3812855881909b571d6a7a96d524 completed March 8, 2026, 8:49 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad38a4017c8190b2c5f1f0d1d9b5a5 completed March 8, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.