Triple
T425856
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ardennes Forest |
E9605
|
entity |
| Predicate | battleOccurredIn |
P12233
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Battle of the Ardennes (1914)
The Battle of the Ardennes (1914) was an early World War I clash in August 1914 in which French and German forces suffered heavy casualties during failed French offensives through the forested Ardennes region.
|
E53652
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Battle of the Ardennes (1914) | Statement: [Ardennes Forest, battleOccurredIn, Battle of the Ardennes (1914)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Ardennes (1914) Context triple: [Ardennes Forest, battleOccurredIn, Battle of the Ardennes (1914)]
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A.
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I, symbolizing the brutal attrition warfare on the Western Front between France and Germany in 1916.
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B.
Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was a major First World War engagement in 1915, notorious as the site of the first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front and heavy fighting involving Allied forces including Canadian troops.
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C.
Battle of the Ruhr
The Battle of the Ruhr was a major World War II strategic bombing campaign in 1943 in which the Allies targeted Germany’s industrial heartland in the Ruhr region to cripple its war production.
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D.
Battle of Aachen
The Battle of Aachen was a major World War II engagement in 1944 in which Allied forces captured the German city of Aachen, marking the first major German city to fall to the Western Allies and breaching Germany’s western defenses.
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E.
Battle of Sedan (1940)
The Battle of Sedan (1940) was a decisive World War II engagement in which German forces broke through French defenses on the Meuse River, leading to the rapid collapse of France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Battle of the Ardennes (1914) Triple: [Ardennes Forest, battleOccurredIn, Battle of the Ardennes (1914)]
Generated description
The Battle of the Ardennes (1914) was an early World War I clash in August 1914 in which French and German forces suffered heavy casualties during failed French offensives through the forested Ardennes region.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Ardennes (1914) Target entity description: The Battle of the Ardennes (1914) was an early World War I clash in August 1914 in which French and German forces suffered heavy casualties during failed French offensives through the forested Ardennes region.
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A.
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I, symbolizing the brutal attrition warfare on the Western Front between France and Germany in 1916.
-
B.
Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was a major First World War engagement in 1915, notorious as the site of the first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front and heavy fighting involving Allied forces including Canadian troops.
-
C.
Battle of the Ruhr
The Battle of the Ruhr was a major World War II strategic bombing campaign in 1943 in which the Allies targeted Germany’s industrial heartland in the Ruhr region to cripple its war production.
-
D.
Battle of Aachen
The Battle of Aachen was a major World War II engagement in 1944 in which Allied forces captured the German city of Aachen, marking the first major German city to fall to the Western Allies and breaching Germany’s western defenses.
-
E.
Battle of Sedan (1940)
The Battle of Sedan (1940) was a decisive World War II engagement in which German forces broke through French defenses on the Meuse River, leading to the rapid collapse of France.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: battleOccurredIn Context triple: [Ardennes Forest, battleOccurredIn, Battle of the Ardennes (1914)]
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A.
battleOccurred
Indicates that a conflict or combat event took place between specified parties at a particular time and/or location.
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B.
battleOccurredOn
chosen
Indicates that a specific battle took place at or on a particular location or date.
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C.
battledIn
Indicates that two or more entities engaged in a battle or conflict that took place at a specific location or during a particular event.
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D.
yearOfBattle
Indicates the specific calendar year in which a particular battle took place.
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E.
isSiegeOf
Indicates a relationship where one event or action constitutes the military siege of a particular place, target, or entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a2e801e1d48190b505d1dd336b52ac |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eed56ab481909eec289075496260 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a42a187e208190ba58c0d9f68aaef8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a42a8b49b88190864aa55f49916a87 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a42b030ccc819086ae0c96ca1ba4a8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:03 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2edd6736c81909a6ca549f77b4345 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.