Marcus Reno
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Marcus Reno was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading a controversial wing of the 7th Cavalry during the disastrous 1876 campaign against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marcus Reno canonical | 3 |
| Frederick Benteen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10455667 — 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: Marcus Reno Context triple: [Battle of the Little Bighorn, commander, Marcus Reno]
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A.
William W. Momyer
William W. Momyer was a United States Air Force general best known for his leadership in tactical air operations during World War II and the Vietnam War.
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B.
William S. Harney
William S. Harney was a 19th-century United States Army officer known for his frontier service and controversial role in the Indian Wars.
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C.
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.
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D.
Henry Leavenworth
Henry Leavenworth was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and frontier commander whose military service on the American frontier led to several places, including Leavenworth, Kansas, being named in his honor.
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E.
Christopher Carson
Christopher Carson is one of the sons of legendary American television host and comedian Johnny Carson.
- 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: Marcus Reno Target entity description: Marcus Reno was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading a controversial wing of the 7th Cavalry during the disastrous 1876 campaign against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne.
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A.
William W. Momyer
William W. Momyer was a United States Air Force general best known for his leadership in tactical air operations during World War II and the Vietnam War.
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B.
William S. Harney
William S. Harney was a 19th-century United States Army officer known for his frontier service and controversial role in the Indian Wars.
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C.
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.
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D.
Henry Leavenworth
Henry Leavenworth was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and frontier commander whose military service on the American frontier led to several places, including Leavenworth, Kansas, being named in his honor.
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E.
Christopher Carson
Christopher Carson is one of the sons of legendary American television host and comedian Johnny Carson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| conflict |
Lakota–Northern Cheyenne conflict of 1876
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linked to:
Great Sioux War of 1876
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Reno ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcus ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfFame | role in the defeat of George Armstrong Custer’s command ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Major ⓘ |
| hasReputation | controversial figure in U.S. military history ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
defensive stand on the bluffs during the Battle of the Little Bighorn
ⓘ
retreat from the valley fight at the Little Bighorn ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial conduct during the 1876 campaign against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne
ⓘ
leading the valley and timber fights at the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ surviving the Battle of the Little Bighorn when Custer’s immediate command was annihilated ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of a wing of the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| positionHeld | officer in the 7th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical debates over responsibility for the Little Bighorn disaster
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military investigations into his conduct at the Battle of the Little Bighorn ⓘ |
| unit | 7th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marcus Reno Description of subject: Marcus Reno was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading a controversial wing of the 7th Cavalry during the disastrous 1876 campaign against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.