West Riding militia
E210010
The West Riding militia was a local auxiliary military force raised from the West Riding of Yorkshire to provide home defense and support to the regular British Army.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middlesex militia | 1 |
| West Riding militia canonical | 1 |
| Yorkshire militia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1886452 — 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.
Target entity: West Riding militia Context triple: [Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, associatedWith, West Riding militia]
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A.
North Riding of Yorkshire militia
The North Riding of Yorkshire militia was a local military force composed of part-time soldiers raised from the North Riding of Yorkshire for home defense and internal security duties in Britain.
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B.
Manchester and Salford Yeomanry
The Manchester and Salford Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry regiment of local middle-class citizens in early 19th-century England, notorious for its violent role in suppressing the 1819 Peterloo reform demonstration.
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C.
Shropshire Yeomanry
The Shropshire Yeomanry is a historic British Army reserve cavalry and later artillery regiment raised in Shropshire, with service spanning from the late 18th century through both World Wars and beyond.
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D.
Monck’s Regiment of Foot
Monck’s Regiment of Foot was the 17th-century English infantry regiment raised by George Monck that later became known as the Coldstream Guards, one of the oldest regiments in the British Army.
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E.
Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history from the 19th century through both World Wars before its eventual amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: West Riding militia Target entity description: The West Riding militia was a local auxiliary military force raised from the West Riding of Yorkshire to provide home defense and support to the regular British Army.
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A.
North Riding of Yorkshire militia
The North Riding of Yorkshire militia was a local military force composed of part-time soldiers raised from the North Riding of Yorkshire for home defense and internal security duties in Britain.
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B.
Manchester and Salford Yeomanry
The Manchester and Salford Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry regiment of local middle-class citizens in early 19th-century England, notorious for its violent role in suppressing the 1819 Peterloo reform demonstration.
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C.
Shropshire Yeomanry
The Shropshire Yeomanry is a historic British Army reserve cavalry and later artillery regiment raised in Shropshire, with service spanning from the late 18th century through both World Wars and beyond.
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D.
Monck’s Regiment of Foot
Monck’s Regiment of Foot was the 17th-century English infantry regiment raised by George Monck that later became known as the Coldstream Guards, one of the oldest regiments in the British Army.
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E.
Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history from the 19th century through both World Wars before its eventual amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auxiliary military force
ⓘ
militia regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
augmentation of regular army strength in wartime
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training of local reservists ⓘ |
| garrison | West Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Great Britain ⓘ West Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Territorial Army
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surface form:
British Army auxiliary forces
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| raisedFor |
internal security
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local defence ⓘ supplementing regular forces ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | West Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis |
county-based
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local inhabitants ⓘ |
| role |
home defence
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support to the regular British Army ⓘ |
| service | domestic service only in principle ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
West Riding militia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yorkshire militia
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| type | infantry ⓘ |
| uniform | British militia infantry uniform of its period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: West Riding militia Description of subject: The West Riding militia was a local auxiliary military force raised from the West Riding of Yorkshire to provide home defense and support to the regular British Army.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.