Triple

T5346804
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject British Legion E124076 entity
Predicate engagement P1256 FINISHED
Object Battle of Waxhaws E177311 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 Waxhaws | Statement: [British Legion, engagement, Battle of Waxhaws]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

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 Waxhaws
Context triple: [British Legion, engagement, Battle of Waxhaws]
  • A. Battle of Waxhaws chosen
    The Battle of Waxhaws was a brutal 1780 American Revolutionary War clash in South Carolina, notorious for a massacre of surrendering Continental troops that fueled Patriot outrage against the British.
  • B. Battle of White Marsh
    The Battle of White Marsh was a late-1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which General George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British probing attacks near Philadelphia before going into winter quarters at Valley Forge.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
    The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major land engagement fought in that colony and as an early clash preceding the British advance toward Philadelphia.
  • E. Battle of Germantown
    The Battle of Germantown was a 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement near Philadelphia in which General George Washington’s Continental Army unsuccessfully attacked British forces, demonstrating growing American resolve and tactical ambition despite the defeat.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd464be27081908807b40b75c1bbae elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd85ede7c481908347d557aa4d19ad ner completed
NED1 batch_69bf858027b08190a6ea46493c6a87c6 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:01 p.m.