Bonnie Blue flag
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The Bonnie Blue flag is a historic banner featuring a single white star on a blue field, most famously associated with early Confederate symbolism during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonnie Blue flag canonical | 2 |
| Bonnie Blue flag of the Confederacy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10285476 — 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: Bonnie Blue flag Context triple: [Bonnie Blue Butler, associatedSymbol, Bonnie Blue flag]
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A.
Gadsden flag
The Gadsden flag is a historic American banner featuring a coiled rattlesnake and the phrase “Don’t Tread on Me,” widely associated with libertarian and conservative patriot movements.
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B.
Eureka Flag
The Eureka Flag is a historic blue banner featuring a white cross and stars, famously flown by rebel miners during the 1854 Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Australia, and now a powerful symbol of protest and democratic rights.
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C.
Bear Flag
Bear Flag is the historic banner featuring a grizzly bear and star that became the emblem of the short-lived California Republic and later inspired the modern California state flag.
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D.
Bedford Flag
The Bedford Flag is an early American militia banner, believed to be one of the oldest surviving battle flags of the United States and traditionally associated with the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Come and Take It flag
The Come and Take It flag is a historic Texian banner featuring a cannon and defiant slogan, famously associated with the opening clash of the Texas Revolution.
- 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: Bonnie Blue flag Target entity description: The Bonnie Blue flag is a historic banner featuring a single white star on a blue field, most famously associated with early Confederate symbolism during the American Civil War.
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A.
Gadsden flag
The Gadsden flag is a historic American banner featuring a coiled rattlesnake and the phrase “Don’t Tread on Me,” widely associated with libertarian and conservative patriot movements.
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B.
Eureka Flag
The Eureka Flag is a historic blue banner featuring a white cross and stars, famously flown by rebel miners during the 1854 Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Australia, and now a powerful symbol of protest and democratic rights.
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C.
Bear Flag
Bear Flag is the historic banner featuring a grizzly bear and star that became the emblem of the short-lived California Republic and later inspired the modern California state flag.
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D.
Bedford Flag
The Bedford Flag is an early American militia banner, believed to be one of the oldest surviving battle flags of the United States and traditionally associated with the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Come and Take It flag
The Come and Take It flag is a historic Texian banner featuring a cannon and defiant slogan, famously associated with the opening clash of the Texas Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical flag
ⓘ
symbol ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Civil War
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Confederate States of America ⓘ secessionist symbolism ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of the Confederate States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate battle flag
Historical flags of the United States ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Confederate iconography ⓘ |
| fieldColor | dark blue ⓘ |
| firstKnownUse | 1810 ⓘ |
| hasColor |
blue field
ⓘ
white star ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | subject of Confederate patriotic song ⓘ |
| hasDesign | single white five-pointed star on a blue field ⓘ |
| hasShape | rectangular banner ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Republic of West Florida flag ⓘ |
| inspired |
song "The Bonnie Blue Flag"
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linked to:
John Brown’s Body
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| notablePeriod | 1861 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
"Stars and Bars" flag
ⓘ
First National Flag of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| starColor | white ⓘ |
| starCount | 1 ⓘ |
| starShape | five-pointed star ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Southern independence
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secession ⓘ |
| usedAs |
symbol of rebellion in popular culture
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unofficial early flag of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Republic of West Florida
ⓘ
seceding Southern states ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mississippi secession convention of 1861
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linked to:
Mississippi constitutional conventions
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bonnie Blue flag Description of subject: The Bonnie Blue flag is a historic banner featuring a single white star on a blue field, most famously associated with early Confederate symbolism during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.