Action at the North Bridge
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Action at the North Bridge is a pivotal early clash of the American Revolutionary War, marking one of the first organized armed resistances by colonial militia against British troops on April 19, 1775, in Concord, Massachusetts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Action at the North Bridge canonical | 1 |
| Fight at the North Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6860445 — 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: Action at the North Bridge Context triple: [North Bridge skirmish, alsoKnownAs, Action at the North Bridge]
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A.
Bastion of Freedom
Bastion of Freedom is the English motto of Leiden University, reflecting its historic reputation as a center of academic liberty and intellectual independence.
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B.
The Siege
The Siege is a 1998 American political thriller film about martial law in New York City following a series of terrorist attacks, starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Bruce Willis.
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C.
Bastion of Liberty
Bastion of Liberty is a political motto and symbolic title emphasizing the defense and protection of individual freedom and democratic values.
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D.
The Free Besieged
The Free Besieged is an unfinished Romantic poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos that reflects the heroism and spiritual resilience of the defenders during the Siege of Missolonghi in the Greek War of Independence.
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E.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion is a landmark on the Gettysburg battlefield marking the farthest advance of Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge and symbolizing the turning point of the American Civil War.
- 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: Action at the North Bridge Target entity description: Action at the North Bridge is a pivotal early clash of the American Revolutionary War, marking one of the first organized armed resistances by colonial militia against British troops on April 19, 1775, in Concord, Massachusetts.
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A.
Bastion of Freedom
Bastion of Freedom is the English motto of Leiden University, reflecting its historic reputation as a center of academic liberty and intellectual independence.
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B.
The Siege
The Siege is a 1998 American political thriller film about martial law in New York City following a series of terrorist attacks, starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, and Bruce Willis.
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C.
Bastion of Liberty
Bastion of Liberty is a political motto and symbolic title emphasizing the defense and protection of individual freedom and democratic values.
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D.
The Free Besieged
The Free Besieged is an unfinished Romantic poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos that reflects the heroism and spiritual resilience of the defenders during the Siege of Missolonghi in the Greek War of Independence.
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E.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion is a landmark on the Gettysburg battlefield marking the farthest advance of Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge and symbolizing the turning point of the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement ⓘ event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Concord – North Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Fight at the North Bridge ⓘ
linked to:
Action at the North Bridge
|
| associatedWith | shot heard round the world ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
ⓘ
Massachusetts colonial militia ⓘ |
| casualties |
British soldiers killed and wounded
ⓘ
colonial militia wounded ⓘ |
| cause | British attempt to seize and destroy colonial military stores at Concord ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
several companies of British light infantry
ⓘ
several hundred colonial militia and minutemen ⓘ |
| commander |
Captain Walter Laurie
ⓘ
Colonel James Barrett ⓘ Major John Buttrick ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual reenactments in Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Patriots’ Day observances in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| date | April 19, 1775 ⓘ |
| documentedIn | contemporary depositions and reports from 1775 ⓘ |
| followedBy | British retreat from Concord to Boston ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityAtTime | British colonial administration in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | symbol of American resistance to British rule ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryTheater | New England theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| hasSite | North Bridge ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of a U.S. National Historical Park ⓘ |
| involves |
British light infantry companies
ⓘ
Minutemen ⓘ river crossing at the Concord River ⓘ |
| location | Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Minute Man National Historical Park
ⓘ
The Minute Man statue by Daniel Chester French ⓘ
linked to:
The Minute Man statue
|
| opposedAuthority |
Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Provincial Congress
|
| partOf |
Battles of Lexington and Concord
ⓘ
opening campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| precededBy | skirmishes at Lexington Green ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Old North Bridge (reconstructed) in Concord
ⓘ
linked to:
Old North Bridge
|
| result | American colonial victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped mark the beginning of open warfare in the American Revolution
ⓘ
one of the first organized armed resistances by colonial militia against British regulars ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | British troops forced to withdraw from the bridge ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | small-unit infantry engagement ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
bayonets
ⓘ
muskets ⓘ |
| year | 1775 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Action at the North Bridge Description of subject: Action at the North Bridge is a pivotal early clash of the American Revolutionary War, marking one of the first organized armed resistances by colonial militia against British troops on April 19, 1775, in Concord, Massachusetts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Action at the North Bridge