Order of the Cincinnati
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The Order of the Cincinnati is a hereditary society founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army and their French counterparts to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Order of the Cincinnati canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4097649 — 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: Order of the Cincinnati Context triple: [Lafayette, decoratedWith, Order of the Cincinnati]
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A.
The Order of the Gospel
The Order of the Gospel is a 17th-century religious treatise by Puritan minister Increase Mather that outlines principles of church government and discipline in early New England Congregationalism.
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B.
Order of the Eastern Star
The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic-affiliated fraternal organization open to both men and women, emphasizing charitable work, moral teachings, and Eastern biblical symbolism.
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C.
Ancient Order of Saint Barbara
The Ancient Order of Saint Barbara is the higher honorary grade within the U.S. military’s Order of Saint Barbara, recognizing exceptional service and contributions to the field artillery and air defense artillery communities.
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D.
Honorable Order of Saint Barbara
The Honorable Order of Saint Barbara is a U.S. military honor recognizing exceptional service and professional excellence within the Army and Marine Corps artillery communities.
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E.
Order of the Redeemer
The Order of the Redeemer is the highest order of merit of the modern Greek state, traditionally awarded for distinguished service to Greece.
- 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: Order of the Cincinnati Target entity description: The Order of the Cincinnati is a hereditary society founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army and their French counterparts to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
The Order of the Gospel
The Order of the Gospel is a 17th-century religious treatise by Puritan minister Increase Mather that outlines principles of church government and discipline in early New England Congregationalism.
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B.
Order of the Eastern Star
The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic-affiliated fraternal organization open to both men and women, emphasizing charitable work, moral teachings, and Eastern biblical symbolism.
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C.
Ancient Order of Saint Barbara
The Ancient Order of Saint Barbara is the higher honorary grade within the U.S. military’s Order of Saint Barbara, recognizing exceptional service and contributions to the field artillery and air defense artillery communities.
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D.
Honorable Order of Saint Barbara
The Honorable Order of Saint Barbara is a U.S. military honor recognizing exceptional service and professional excellence within the Army and Marine Corps artillery communities.
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E.
Order of the Redeemer
The Order of the Redeemer is the highest order of merit of the modern Greek state, traditionally awarded for distinguished service to Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary society
ⓘ
patriotic organization ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriteria |
French officers who served in the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
male-line descendants of eligible officers of the Continental Army ⓘ officers of the Continental Army who served at least three years ⓘ officers of the Continental Army who were killed or died in service ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
French officers serving in the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
officers of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| foundingLocation |
Mount Gulian, Fishkill, New York
ⓘ
Newburgh, New York ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
educational programs about the American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
historical research on the American Revolution ⓘ maintenance of a library and archives at Anderson House ⓘ preservation of Revolutionary War relics and documents ⓘ publication of historical works on the American Revolution ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasMembershipPolicy | hereditary succession through the male line ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Omnia relinquit servare rempublicam ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Society of the Cincinnati
ⓘ
surface form:
French Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Connecticut
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Georgia
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Maryland
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Massachusetts
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New York
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of North Carolina
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Pennsylvania
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of South Carolina
Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia
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| hasPurpose |
to perpetuate the memory of the American Revolution
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to preserve the ideals of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ to promote fellowship among officers of the Revolutionary War ⓘ to support the principles of liberty and republican government ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | eagle insignia of the Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ |
| hasType |
lineage society
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veterans’ organization (historical origin) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Anderson House, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalContext | created at the end of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| inception | 1783 ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of later American hereditary and patriotic societies ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cincinnatus
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surface form:
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
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| notableMember |
Alexander Hamilton
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Henry Knox ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ |
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