Lincoln Battalion
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The Lincoln Battalion was a unit of American volunteers in the International Brigades that fought for the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Battalion | 1 |
| Lincoln Battalion canonical | 1 |
| Lincoln Brigade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3635282 — 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: Lincoln Battalion Context triple: [British Battalion, foughtAlongside, Lincoln Battalion]
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A.
Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion
The Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion was a volunteer unit of mainly Canadian fighters who joined the International Brigades to support the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War.
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B.
International Brigades
The International Brigades were volunteer military units composed largely of foreign anti-fascist fighters who traveled to Spain to support the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War.
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C.
Condor Legion
The Condor Legion was a unit of German air and ground forces sent by Nazi Germany to support Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War, notorious for its bombing of civilian targets such as Guernica and for testing tactics later used in World War II.
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D.
Cuban Liberation Army
The Cuban Liberation Army was the main insurgent force that fought for Cuba’s independence from Spain in the late 19th century, led militarily by figures such as Dominican-born general Máximo Gómez.
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E.
Garibaldi Battalion
The Garibaldi Battalion was an Italian volunteer unit fighting for the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War, composed largely of anti-fascist exiles.
- 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: Lincoln Battalion Target entity description: The Lincoln Battalion was a unit of American volunteers in the International Brigades that fought for the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
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A.
Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion
The Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion was a volunteer unit of mainly Canadian fighters who joined the International Brigades to support the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War.
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B.
International Brigades
The International Brigades were volunteer military units composed largely of foreign anti-fascist fighters who traveled to Spain to support the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War.
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C.
Condor Legion
The Condor Legion was a unit of German air and ground forces sent by Nazi Germany to support Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War, notorious for its bombing of civilian targets such as Guernica and for testing tactics later used in World War II.
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D.
Cuban Liberation Army
The Cuban Liberation Army was the main insurgent force that fought for Cuba’s independence from Spain in the late 19th century, led militarily by figures such as Dominican-born general Máximo Gómez.
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E.
Garibaldi Battalion
The Garibaldi Battalion was an Italian volunteer unit fighting for the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War, composed largely of anti-fascist exiles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Brigades unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ volunteer military formation ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1937
ⓘ
1938 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Second Spanish Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Lincoln Battalion
ⓘ
surface form:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion
Lincoln Battalion ⓘ
surface form:
Lincoln Brigade
|
| associatedWith | American anti-fascist movement ⓘ |
| casualties | high proportion of its volunteers ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Milton Wolff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oliver Law ⓘ |
| composedOf | American volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| disbandedBecause | withdrawal of International Brigades from Spain ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1938 ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Belchite
ⓘ
Battle of Brunete ⓘ Battle of Jarama ⓘ Battle of Teruel ⓘ Battle of the Ebro ⓘ
surface form:
Ebro offensive
|
| formedIn | 1937 ⓘ |
| foughtAlongside |
British Battalion
ⓘ
surface form:
British Battalion of the International Brigades
Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of American anti-fascist involvement abroad ⓘ |
| ideologyOfManyVolunteers |
anti-fascist
ⓘ
communist ⓘ left-wing ⓘ socialist ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legacyIn | United States political and cultural history ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| notableVolunteer |
Alvah Bessie
ⓘ
Irving Goff ⓘ Milton Wolff NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Law ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | command structure of the International Brigades ⓘ |
| opposed | Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| partOf | International Brigades ⓘ |
| politicalSupportNetwork |
Communist Party USA
ⓘ
left-wing organizations in the United States ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
Canadian volunteers
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| rememberedFor |
heavy losses in combat
ⓘ
volunteerism in defense of the Spanish Republic ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Spain ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | battalion ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lincoln Battalion Description of subject: The Lincoln Battalion was a unit of American volunteers in the International Brigades that fought for the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abraham Lincoln Battalion
this entity surface form:
Lincoln Brigade