Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
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American politician
Governor of Virginia
cavalry officer
human
member of the Continental Congress
military officer
planter
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee was an American Revolutionary War cavalry officer, early U.S. politician, and father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee canonical | 12 |
| Light-Horse Harry Lee | 3 |
| Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee IV | 1 |
| Henry Lee served under General George Washington | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1145346 — 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: Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee Context triple: [Stratford Hall, notableResident, Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee]
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Charles Lee
Charles Lee was a controversial Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War, known for his disputed conduct and eventual court-martial following the Battle of Monmouth.
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J.E.B. Stuart
J.E.B. Stuart was a famed Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, renowned for his bold reconnaissance and raiding operations.
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William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War and the second son of General Robert E. Lee.
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Robert E. Lee Jr.
Robert E. Lee Jr. was the son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee who served as a Confederate officer during the American Civil War and later became a planter and author.
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Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.
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- 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: Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee Target entity description: Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee was an American Revolutionary War cavalry officer, early U.S. politician, and father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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A.
Charles Lee
Charles Lee was a controversial Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War, known for his disputed conduct and eventual court-martial following the Battle of Monmouth.
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B.
J.E.B. Stuart
J.E.B. Stuart was a famed Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, renowned for his bold reconnaissance and raiding operations.
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C.
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War and the second son of General Robert E. Lee.
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Robert E. Lee Jr.
Robert E. Lee Jr. was the son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee who served as a Confederate officer during the American Civil War and later became a planter and author.
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E.
Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee Description of subject: Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee was an American Revolutionary War cavalry officer, early U.S. politician, and father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia
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Lee family of Virginia
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Light-Horse Harry
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Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States
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Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States
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