Army of the West
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The Army of the West was a U.S. military force in the Mexican–American War that led the overland campaign to seize New Mexico and California for the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Army of the West canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2690447 — 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: Army of the West Context triple: [Stephen W. Kearny, commanded, Army of the West]
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A.
Northeastern Army
The Northeastern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and disaster response in Japan’s northeastern area.
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B.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a key Argentine revolutionary force that campaigned in the northern regions of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata during the Argentine War of Independence.
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C.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a major Mexican field army that fought against U.S. forces during the Mexican–American War, notably in early battles such as Palo Alto.
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D.
Southern Force
Southern Force was a major Japanese naval task force in World War II, commanded by Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Northern Army
The Northern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for the defense of Hokkaido and Japan’s northern approaches.
- 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: Army of the West Target entity description: The Army of the West was a U.S. military force in the Mexican–American War that led the overland campaign to seize New Mexico and California for the United States.
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A.
Northeastern Army
The Northeastern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and disaster response in Japan’s northeastern area.
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B.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a key Argentine revolutionary force that campaigned in the northern regions of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata during the Argentine War of Independence.
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C.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a major Mexican field army that fought against U.S. forces during the Mexican–American War, notably in early battles such as Palo Alto.
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D.
Southern Force
Southern Force was a major Japanese naval task force in World War II, commanded by Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Northern Army
The Northern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for the defense of Hokkaido and Japan’s northern approaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army formation
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States government ⓘ |
| campaign |
overland campaign to California
ⓘ
overland campaign to New Mexico ⓘ |
| commander | Stephen W. Kearny ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 1840s ⓘ |
| follows | U.S. declaration of war on Mexico in 1846 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas ⓘ |
| inception | 1846 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
U.S. Army
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army
|
| namedAfter | its primary theater in the American West ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Stephen W. Kearny ⓘ |
| notableEvent | bloodless capture of Santa Fe in 1846 ⓘ |
| objective |
seizure of California for the United States
ⓘ
seizure of New Mexico for the United States ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
New Mexico Territory ⓘ Southwest United States ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
|
| participatedIn |
California campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
California Campaign
conquest of New Mexico ⓘ
linked to:
New Mexico Campaign
occupation of Santa Fe ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army ⓘ |
| startPoint | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Western theater of the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | field army ⓘ |
| usedTransportMethod | overland march ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Army of the West Description of subject: The Army of the West was a U.S. military force in the Mexican–American War that led the overland campaign to seize New Mexico and California for the United States.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.