Rhode Island militia
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The Rhode Island militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that defended the Colony and later State of Rhode Island, notably serving in engagements such as the Battle of Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rhode Island militia canonical | 3 |
| Rhode Island Militia | 2 |
| Rhode Island state militia | 1 |
| Rhode Island state troops | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18716405 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rhode Island militia Context triple: [Battle of Rhode Island Site (Portsmouth, Rhode Island), hasParticipant, Rhode Island militia]
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A.
Connecticut militia
The Connecticut militia was a colonial-era military force composed of local citizen-soldiers responsible for the defense and security of the Connecticut Colony.
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B.
New Jersey militia
The New Jersey militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that played a key role in local defense and support of Continental Army operations during the American Revolutionary War.
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New Hampshire Militia
The New Hampshire Militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force from New Hampshire that played a key role in the Revolutionary War, notably through units led by figures such as John Stark.
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D.
Plymouth Colony militia
The Plymouth Colony militia was the armed citizen force of the Plymouth Colony in 17th-century New England, responsible for local defense and participation in regional conflicts such as King Philip's War.
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E.
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
The Massachusetts Bay Colony militia was the colonial military force of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, composed of local citizen-soldiers who played a key role in early New England conflicts such as King Philip’s 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: Rhode Island militia Target entity description: The Rhode Island militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that defended the Colony and later State of Rhode Island, notably serving in engagements such as the Battle of Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Connecticut militia
The Connecticut militia was a colonial-era military force composed of local citizen-soldiers responsible for the defense and security of the Connecticut Colony.
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B.
New Jersey militia
The New Jersey militia was a colonial-era citizen-soldier force that played a key role in local defense and support of Continental Army operations during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
New Hampshire Militia
The New Hampshire Militia was a colonial and early American citizen-soldier force from New Hampshire that played a key role in the Revolutionary War, notably through units led by figures such as John Stark.
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D.
Plymouth Colony militia
The Plymouth Colony militia was the armed citizen force of the Plymouth Colony in 17th-century New England, responsible for local defense and participation in regional conflicts such as King Philip's War.
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E.
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
The Massachusetts Bay Colony militia was the colonial military force of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, composed of local citizen-soldiers who played a key role in early New England conflicts such as King Philip’s War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rhode Island militia
subject linked to:
Colonel Christopher Greene
subject linked to:
Colonel Israel Angell
linked to: Rhode Island militia
linked to: Rhode Island militia
linked to: Rhode Island militia