Triple

T6065934
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Ap Bac E135159 entity
Predicate sideCommander P68449 FINISHED
Object Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann (U.S. adviser) E567232 NE FINISHED

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: Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann (U.S. adviser) | Statement: [Battle of Ap Bac, sideCommander, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann (U.S. adviser)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann (U.S. adviser)
Context triple: [Battle of Ap Bac, sideCommander, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann (U.S. adviser)]
  • A. Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann chosen
    Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was a controversial and influential U.S. Army officer and later civilian adviser in Vietnam, known for his outspoken criticism of American strategy and his prominent role in early counterinsurgency efforts.
  • B. Lieutenant General Hal Moore
    Lieutenant General Hal Moore was a highly respected U.S. Army officer best known for his leadership during the Battle of Ia Drang in the Vietnam War and for co-authoring the book "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young."
  • C. William Westmoreland
    William Westmoreland was a United States Army general best known for commanding U.S. military operations during the height of the Vietnam War.
  • D. General Nguyen Quy Duc
    General Nguyen Quy Duc was a Vietnamese military leader of significant prominence, honored with burial at Hanoi’s Mai Dich Cemetery, a resting place for many of the nation’s high-ranking officials and heroes.
  • E. General David D. McKiernan
    General David D. McKiernan is a retired United States Army four-star general who played a key leadership role in the early stages of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: sideCommander
Context triple: [Battle of Ap Bac, sideCommander, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann (U.S. adviser)]
  • A. commandersSide
    Indicates that one entity is on the same side, faction, or team as the commander in a conflict or competitive context.
  • B. commander
    Indicates that one entity holds authoritative military or organizational control over another entity or group.
  • C. hasCommander
    Indicates that one entity serves as the commanding officer or leader of another entity.
  • D. opposingCommander
    Indicates that one entity serves as the commanding officer of a force that is in opposition or conflict with the force commanded by another entity.
  • E. commanderForDefender
    Indicates that an entity serves as the commanding officer or leader responsible for directing and overseeing a defending force or defender.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69c00878d06881909ee78e88913bf890 completed March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0573df7508190bbb5b496188b2f3e completed March 22, 2026, 8:55 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c12520dfa4819080578766a070b98b completed March 23, 2026, 11:33 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c049f031408190b08b2766237c5dd0 completed March 22, 2026, 7:58 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69c04e8d4a148190bd8f95caae978e1b completed March 22, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:10 p.m.