Action at Bound Brook
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Action at Bound Brook is an American Revolutionary War engagement fought in April 1777 in New Jersey between British and Hessian forces and Continental Army troops under General Benjamin Lincoln.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Action at Bound Brook canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10712215 — 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: Action at Bound Brook Context triple: [Battle of Bound Brook, alsoKnownAs, Action at Bound Brook]
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A.
Bound Brook Rescue Squad
Bound Brook Rescue Squad is a volunteer emergency medical services organization that provides ambulance and rescue response to the community of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
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B.
City of Long Branch
The City of Long Branch is a coastal municipality in Monmouth County, New Jersey, known as a historic seaside resort and residential community along the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
The Brockton Blockbuster
The Brockton Blockbuster was the nickname of Rocky Marciano, the undefeated American heavyweight boxing champion renowned for his relentless pressure and knockout power.
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D.
Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest is a 2009 crime drama film that interweaves the stories of three troubled New York City police officers whose lives collide during a dangerous operation in Brooklyn.
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E.
Brooklyn’s Finest
Brooklyn’s Finest is a track by Jay-Z from his debut album that features The Notorious B.I.G. and is known for its gritty lyrical back-and-forth between the two Brooklyn rappers.
- 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: Action at Bound Brook Target entity description: Action at Bound Brook is an American Revolutionary War engagement fought in April 1777 in New Jersey between British and Hessian forces and Continental Army troops under General Benjamin Lincoln.
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A.
Bound Brook Rescue Squad
Bound Brook Rescue Squad is a volunteer emergency medical services organization that provides ambulance and rescue response to the community of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
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B.
City of Long Branch
The City of Long Branch is a coastal municipality in Monmouth County, New Jersey, known as a historic seaside resort and residential community along the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
The Brockton Blockbuster
The Brockton Blockbuster was the nickname of Rocky Marciano, the undefeated American heavyweight boxing champion renowned for his relentless pressure and knockout power.
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D.
Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest is a 2009 crime drama film that interweaves the stories of three troubled New York City police officers whose lives collide during a dangerous operation in Brooklyn.
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E.
Brooklyn’s Finest
Brooklyn’s Finest is a track by Jay-Z from his debut album that features The Notorious B.I.G. and is known for its gritty lyrical back-and-forth between the two Brooklyn rappers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Bound Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanCommander | General Benjamin Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanCommanderRank | Major General ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign | New York and New Jersey campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colony | Province of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Continental Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Benjamin Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Mawhood NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann von Ewald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Benjamin Lincoln commanded Continental Army forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis commanded British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Mawhood commanded British troops NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann von Ewald commanded Hessian jägers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | April 13, 1777 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Short Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcesInvolved |
British and Hessian forces
ⓘ
Continental Army troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Raritan River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Bound Brook, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | attack on a forward American outpost near New Brunswick ⓘ |
| objective | to attack the American outpost at Bound Brook ⓘ |
| partOf | New York and New Jersey campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Forage War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | British occupation of New Brunswick, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
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| strategicContext | British attempts to weaken Continental positions in New Jersey ⓘ |
| theater | Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | surprise attack ⓘ |
| year | 1777 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Action at Bound Brook Description of subject: Action at Bound Brook is an American Revolutionary War engagement fought in April 1777 in New Jersey between British and Hessian forces and Continental Army troops under General Benjamin Lincoln.
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