Bemis Heights
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Bemis Heights is a historically significant area in upstate New York best known as a key battlefield site during the American Revolutionary War’s Battles of Saratoga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bemis Heights canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3797050 — 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: Bemis Heights Context triple: [Stillwater, New York, locatedNear, Bemis Heights]
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A.
Saddle Hill
Saddle Hill is the English meaning of "Cerro de la Silla," a famous saddle-shaped mountain and landmark overlooking Monterrey, Mexico.
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B.
Spruce Hill
Spruce Hill is a primarily residential neighborhood in West Philadelphia known for its historic Victorian architecture and proximity to the University of Pennsylvania.
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C.
Highland Heights
Highland Heights is a suburban city located in northeastern Ohio, United States, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to Cleveland.
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D.
Butter Hill
Butter Hill is a lesser peak in New York’s Hudson Highlands, known as part of the Storm King Mountain massif overlooking the Hudson River.
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E.
Brewster Hill
Brewster Hill is a small residential hamlet within the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York.
- 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: Bemis Heights Target entity description: Bemis Heights is a historically significant area in upstate New York best known as a key battlefield site during the American Revolutionary War’s Battles of Saratoga.
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A.
Saddle Hill
Saddle Hill is the English meaning of "Cerro de la Silla," a famous saddle-shaped mountain and landmark overlooking Monterrey, Mexico.
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B.
Spruce Hill
Spruce Hill is a primarily residential neighborhood in West Philadelphia known for its historic Victorian architecture and proximity to the University of Pennsylvania.
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C.
Highland Heights
Highland Heights is a suburban city located in northeastern Ohio, United States, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to Cleveland.
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D.
Butter Hill
Butter Hill is a lesser peak in New York’s Hudson Highlands, known as part of the Storm King Mountain massif overlooking the Hudson River.
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E.
Brewster Hill
Brewster Hill is a small residential hamlet within the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ landform ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of Freeman's Farm
ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Freeman’s Farm)
Battle of Bemis Heights ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of Saratoga (Battle of Bemis Heights)
|
| associatedWithPerson |
Benedict Arnold
ⓘ
Daniel Morgan ⓘ Enoch Poor ⓘ John Burgoyne ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War site in New York
ⓘ
Saratoga County historic place ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Horatio Gates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent |
19 September 1777
ⓘ
7 October 1777 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 300 feet above the Hudson River ⓘ |
| fortifiedBy |
Tadeusz Kościuszko
ⓘ
surface form:
Thaddeus Kościuszko
|
| hasHeritageDesignation | part of a U.S. National Historical Park ⓘ |
| hasRole | American defensive position in the Battles of Saratoga ⓘ |
| hasView | overlooks the Hudson River valley ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped secure French alliance with the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
American Revolutionary War battlefield
ⓘ
Saratoga campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of Saratoga
turning point in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York State
ⓘ
Saratoga County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Stillwater ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Stillwater
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Hudson River
ⓘ
Saratoga Springs, New York ⓘ |
| militaryFeature |
earthworks
ⓘ
fortified lines ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bemis family ⓘ |
| nearestWaterBody | Hudson River ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Hessian troops ⓘ
surface form:
German auxiliary troops (Hessians)
|
| partOf |
Saratoga National Historical Park
ⓘ
Saratoga Battlefield ⓘ
surface form:
Saratoga battlefield
|
| region |
Upstate New York (broad sense)
ⓘ
surface form:
upstate New York
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| resultOfBattles |
major American victory
ⓘ
surrender of British General John Burgoyne ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
blocked British advance from Canada toward Albany
ⓘ
controlled access along the Hudson River corridor ⓘ |
| terrain |
ridge
ⓘ
wooded high ground ⓘ |
| tourism | visited as part of Saratoga National Historical Park ⓘ |
| usedBy | Continental Army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bemis Heights Description of subject: Bemis Heights is a historically significant area in upstate New York best known as a key battlefield site during the American Revolutionary War’s Battles of Saratoga.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stillwater, New York