Battery Mills
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Battery Mills was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battery Mills canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7817951 — 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: Battery Mills Context triple: [Harbor defenses of New York, hasPart, Battery Mills]
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A.
Battery Smith
Battery Smith is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
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B.
Battery Kemble
Battery Kemble is a historic Civil War-era artillery site and park located in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Battery Kirby
Battery Kirby is a historic coastal artillery battery in the Marin Headlands of California that once formed part of the defenses of San Francisco Bay.
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D.
Battery Way
Battery Way is a historic coastal artillery battery on Corregidor Island in the Philippines, notable for its role in the defense of Manila Bay during World War II.
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E.
Battery Point
Battery Point is a historic waterfront suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and village-like streets.
- 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: Battery Mills Target entity description: Battery Mills was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
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A.
Battery Smith
Battery Smith is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
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B.
Battery Kemble
Battery Kemble is a historic Civil War-era artillery site and park located in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Battery Kirby
Battery Kirby is a historic coastal artillery battery in the Marin Headlands of California that once formed part of the defenses of San Francisco Bay.
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D.
Battery Way
Battery Way is a historic coastal artillery battery on Corregidor Island in the Philippines, notable for its role in the defense of Manila Bay during World War II.
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E.
Battery Point
Battery Point is a historic waterfront suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and village-like streets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications in the United States
ⓘ
Harbor Defense of New York ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
Military history of New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor | long-range coastal artillery fire ⓘ |
| garrison | United States Army ⓘ |
| hasFunction | artillery emplacement ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | fixed gun battery ⓘ |
| hasPart | coast artillery guns ⓘ |
| hasRole |
defense against naval threats
ⓘ
protection of shipping lanes to New York Harbor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York Harbor
ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ State of New York ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
|
| locatedOn |
Atlantic coast of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
East Coast of the United States
|
| militaryBranch |
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
United States coastal defense system ⓘ
linked to:
United States seacoast defense systems
historic harbor defense system of New York City ⓘ |
| protects | New York City ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defense of approaches to New York Harbor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battery Mills Description of subject: Battery Mills was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.