Triple
T20052804
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Bigelow |
E499246
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | France and the Confederate Navy |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: France and the Confederate Navy | Statement: [John Bigelow, notableWork, France and the Confederate Navy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: France and the Confederate Navy Context triple: [John Bigelow, notableWork, France and the Confederate Navy]
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A.
The Confederate Navy: A Pictorial History
The Confederate Navy: A Pictorial History is a historical work by Philip Van Doren Stern that uses narrative and illustrations to depict the ships, personnel, and operations of the Confederate naval forces during the American Civil War.
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B.
Mississippi Squadron
The Mississippi Squadron was a Union Navy formation during the American Civil War that conducted riverine operations to control the Mississippi River and its tributaries, supporting major campaigns in the Western Theater.
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C.
French expeditionary force in America
The French expeditionary force in America was the contingent of French troops commanded by the Comte de Rochambeau that supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary War, playing a decisive role in the victory at Yorktown.
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D.
Confederate River Defense Fleet
The Confederate River Defense Fleet was a hastily assembled Confederate naval force of converted river steamers used for ramming and defending key waterways, notably during the Civil War campaigns around New Orleans.
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E.
The Land Ironclads
"The Land Ironclads" is an H. G. Wells short story that anticipates modern mechanized warfare by depicting a decisive battle won with massive armored fighting machines resembling early tanks.
- 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: France and the Confederate Navy Target entity description: "France and the Confederate Navy" is a historical study by John Bigelow examining France’s diplomatic and naval involvement with the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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A.
The Confederate Navy: A Pictorial History
The Confederate Navy: A Pictorial History is a historical work by Philip Van Doren Stern that uses narrative and illustrations to depict the ships, personnel, and operations of the Confederate naval forces during the American Civil War.
-
B.
Mississippi Squadron
The Mississippi Squadron was a Union Navy formation during the American Civil War that conducted riverine operations to control the Mississippi River and its tributaries, supporting major campaigns in the Western Theater.
-
C.
French expeditionary force in America
The French expeditionary force in America was the contingent of French troops commanded by the Comte de Rochambeau that supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary War, playing a decisive role in the victory at Yorktown.
-
D.
Confederate River Defense Fleet
The Confederate River Defense Fleet was a hastily assembled Confederate naval force of converted river steamers used for ramming and defending key waterways, notably during the Civil War campaigns around New Orleans.
-
E.
The Land Ironclads
"The Land Ironclads" is an H. G. Wells short story that anticipates modern mechanized warfare by depicting a decisive battle won with massive armored fighting machines resembling early tanks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69da6276bcf48190aabbf279192a5fb4 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6633043a481908359ad232607182a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:32 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 3:38 p.m.