Triple

T6644630
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Craney Island E150669 entity
Predicate commander P1061 FINISHED
Object Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading American forces in the successful defense of Craney Island during the War of 1812.
 E609526 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: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty | Statement: [Battle of Craney Island, commander, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

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: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty
Context triple: [Battle of Craney Island, commander, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty]
  • A. Colonel Frank Fitts
    Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
  • B. Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin
    Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin was a senior British Army officer best known for leading the Jewish Brigade, a World War II unit composed largely of Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine.
  • C. Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter
    Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter was a distinguished U.S. Army Air Corps officer and World War II fighter ace honored for his leadership and aerial combat achievements.
  • D. Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward
    Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward was a Union Army officer who led the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War.
  • E. Brigadier R. A. Wyman
    Brigadier R. A. Wyman was a senior Canadian Army officer who commanded the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade during the Second World War.
  • 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: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty
Target entity description: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading American forces in the successful defense of Craney Island during the War of 1812.
  • A. Colonel Frank Fitts
    Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
  • B. Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin
    Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin was a senior British Army officer best known for leading the Jewish Brigade, a World War II unit composed largely of Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine.
  • C. Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter
    Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter was a distinguished U.S. Army Air Corps officer and World War II fighter ace honored for his leadership and aerial combat achievements.
  • D. Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward
    Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward was a Union Army officer who led the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War.
  • E. Brigadier R. A. Wyman
    Brigadier R. A. Wyman was a senior Canadian Army officer who commanded the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade during the Second World War.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty
Triple: [Battle of Craney Island, commander, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty]
Generated description
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading American forces in the successful defense of Craney Island during the War of 1812.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c687f1a3048190828b7342f7125d5c elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6b01a53388190a31f6624d6f60faa ner completed
NED1 batch_69c6eef22e58819097bd6533c157d454 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c6f17ccd7c8190918e03b114f4f064 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c6f0a1149c8190af55a613eada84b6 nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2 p.m.