James Hamilton commanded the Scottish army
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James Hamilton was a prominent 16th-century Scottish noble and military leader who served as commander of Scotland’s forces in key conflicts with England.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15426357 — 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: James Hamilton commanded the Scottish army Context triple: [Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, ScottishCommanderRole, James Hamilton commanded the Scottish army]
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A.
James Crichton (soldier)
James Crichton was a Scottish soldier who served with distinction in the British Army during the First World War.
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B.
Alexander Leslie
Alexander Leslie was a British Army general of the 18th century who served in the American Revolutionary War, including senior command roles in major southern campaigns.
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C.
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish soldier and nobleman who rose to fame as a leading Covenanter general and later served as Lord General of the Scottish army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Forces of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar
The Forces of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar were the Lowland and loyalist army that opposed Donald of Islay’s Highland host in the 1411 Battle of Harlaw, a pivotal clash in medieval Scottish history.
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E.
Colonel William Baillie
Colonel William Baillie was a British East India Company officer best known for his ill-fated command and capture during the 1780 campaigns of the Second Anglo-Mysore War against Tipu Sultan.
- 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: James Hamilton commanded the Scottish army Target entity description: James Hamilton was a prominent 16th-century Scottish noble and military leader who served as commander of Scotland’s forces in key conflicts with England.
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A.
James Crichton (soldier)
James Crichton was a Scottish soldier who served with distinction in the British Army during the First World War.
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B.
Alexander Leslie
Alexander Leslie was a British Army general of the 18th century who served in the American Revolutionary War, including senior command roles in major southern campaigns.
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C.
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, was a prominent 17th-century Scottish soldier and nobleman who rose to fame as a leading Covenanter general and later served as Lord General of the Scottish army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Forces of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar
The Forces of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar were the Lowland and loyalist army that opposed Donald of Islay’s Highland host in the 1411 Battle of Harlaw, a pivotal clash in medieval Scottish history.
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E.
Colonel William Baillie
Colonel William Baillie was a British East India Company officer best known for his ill-fated command and capture during the 1780 campaigns of the Second Anglo-Mysore War against Tipu Sultan.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.