Smith (U.S. Army officer)
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Smith (U.S. Army officer) was a United States Army officer distinguished enough in his military service that a coastal artillery battery, Battery Smith, was named in his honor.
All labels observed (1)
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| Smith (U.S. Army officer) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15274904 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smith (U.S. Army officer) Context triple: [Battery Smith, namedAfter, Smith (U.S. Army officer)]
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A.
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War, including the fighting around Concord’s North Bridge on April 19, 1775.
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B.
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey is a Navy SEAL team leader and increasingly unstable antagonist in the 1989 science fiction film "The Abyss."
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C.
Brigadier General James Winchester
Brigadier General James Winchester was an American military officer and War of 1812 commander who played a prominent role in early western campaigns, including the ill-fated operations in the Northwest Territory.
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D.
Colonel Smith
Colonel Smith was a British military officer who played a leading role in the First Anglo-Mysore War against the Kingdom of Mysore in the late 18th century.
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E.
Brigadier-General Lionel Smith
Brigadier-General Lionel Smith was a British Army officer of the early 19th century who served in India and the Caribbean, later becoming a colonial governor in Jamaica.
- 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: Smith (U.S. Army officer) Target entity description: Smith (U.S. Army officer) was a United States Army officer distinguished enough in his military service that a coastal artillery battery, Battery Smith, was named in his honor.
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A.
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War, including the fighting around Concord’s North Bridge on April 19, 1775.
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B.
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
Lieutenant Hiram Coffey is a Navy SEAL team leader and increasingly unstable antagonist in the 1989 science fiction film "The Abyss."
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C.
Brigadier General James Winchester
Brigadier General James Winchester was an American military officer and War of 1812 commander who played a prominent role in early western campaigns, including the ill-fated operations in the Northwest Territory.
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D.
Colonel Smith
Colonel Smith was a British military officer who played a leading role in the First Anglo-Mysore War against the Kingdom of Mysore in the late 18th century.
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E.
Brigadier-General Lionel Smith
Brigadier-General Lionel Smith was a British Army officer of the early 19th century who served in India and the Caribbean, later becoming a colonial governor in Jamaica.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.