Battles of Lexington and Concord
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battles of Lexington and Concord Context triple: [Massachusetts, historicalEvent, Battles of Lexington and Concord]
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a pivotal 1942 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater where the United States decisively defeated Japan’s carrier fleet, marking a major turning point in World War II.
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D-Day
D-Day was the massive Allied amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944, that marked a decisive turning point in World War II in Western Europe.
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Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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E.
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a major 1940 air campaign in which the Royal Air Force successfully defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe, marking a crucial turning point in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battles of Lexington and Concord Target entity description: The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
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A.
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
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B.
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a pivotal 1942 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater where the United States decisively defeated Japan’s carrier fleet, marking a major turning point in World War II.
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C.
D-Day
D-Day was the massive Allied amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944, that marked a decisive turning point in World War II in Western Europe.
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D.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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E.
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a major 1940 air campaign in which the Royal Air Force successfully defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe, marking a crucial turning point in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | shot heard round the world ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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surface form:
Great Britain
Massachusetts militia ⓘ Minutemen ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
British over 250 killed, wounded, or missing
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Colonial forces around 90 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| cause |
British attempt to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock
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British attempt to seize colonial military supplies at Concord ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
British regulars approximately 700
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Colonial militia eventually over 3,000 ⓘ |
| commander |
Francis Smith
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James Barrett ⓘ John Parker ⓘ John Pitcairn ⓘ Thomas Gage ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| date | April 19, 1775 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Bunker Hill
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Siege of Boston ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
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| historicalRegion | New England ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
British Army regular infantry
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Minuteman companies ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts militia companies
Minuteman companies ⓘ |
| location |
Concord, Massachusetts
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Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| memorializedBy |
Lexington Battle Green
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Minute Man National Historical Park ⓘ North Bridge monument in Concord ⓘ |
| month | April ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first shots of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Revolutionary War
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Boston campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable Acts ⓘ |
| result |
British retreat to Boston
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Colonial victory ⓘ |
| significance |
opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War
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start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies ⓘ |
| tactic |
British column march from Boston to Concord
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colonial use of guerrilla-style tactics ⓘ |
| year | 1775 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battles of Lexington and Concord Description of subject: The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lexington
subject surface form:
Patriots’ Day
this entity surface form:
Battle of Concord
this entity surface form:
Lexington and Concord, 1775
this entity surface form:
Concord militia
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lexington
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775
this entity surface form:
Lexington and Concord
subject surface form:
Arlington, Massachusetts
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Lexington
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lexington
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Lexington militia
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Battle of Lexington
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lexington
this entity surface form:
Battle of Concord
this entity surface form:
Battle of Concord
this entity surface form:
Battle of Concord
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The Minute Man
this entity surface form:
Battle of Concord
subject surface form:
The Minute Man
this entity surface form:
Lexington and Concord
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lexington and Concord
this entity surface form:
Battle of Lexington
this entity surface form:
Battle of Concord