Old Guard
E371722
The Old Guard was the elite veteran core of Napoleon Bonaparte’s French Imperial Guard, renowned for its loyalty, discipline, and pivotal role in major Napoleonic battles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Guard canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3590257 — 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: Old Guard Context triple: [French Imperial Guard, hasPart, Old Guard]
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A.
Old Guard
The Old Guard is the contingent of soldiers currently on duty at Buckingham Palace that is ceremonially relieved and replaced during the Changing of the Guard.
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B.
New Guard
The New Guard is the incoming contingent of soldiers that ceremonially marches to Buckingham Palace to relieve the Old Guard during the Changing of the Guard.
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C.
South Guard
South Guard is a prominent peak in California’s Sierra Nevada range, located along the rugged Great Western Divide in Sequoia National Park.
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D.
Conseil des Anciens
Conseil des Anciens was the upper legislative chamber of the French Directory period (1795–1799), composed of experienced deputies who reviewed and approved laws proposed by the lower house.
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E.
The Warrior
"The Warrior" is a notable work by Martin Walsh, likely recognized as one of his significant creative or literary contributions.
- 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: Old Guard Target entity description: The Old Guard was the elite veteran core of Napoleon Bonaparte’s French Imperial Guard, renowned for its loyalty, discipline, and pivotal role in major Napoleonic battles.
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A.
Old Guard
The Old Guard is the contingent of soldiers currently on duty at Buckingham Palace that is ceremonially relieved and replaced during the Changing of the Guard.
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B.
New Guard
The New Guard is the incoming contingent of soldiers that ceremonially marches to Buckingham Palace to relieve the Old Guard during the Changing of the Guard.
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C.
South Guard
South Guard is a prominent peak in California’s Sierra Nevada range, located along the rugged Great Western Divide in Sequoia National Park.
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D.
Conseil des Anciens
Conseil des Anciens was the upper legislative chamber of the French Directory period (1795–1799), composed of experienced deputies who reviewed and approved laws proposed by the lower house.
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E.
The Warrior
"The Warrior" is a notable work by Martin Walsh, likely recognized as one of his significant creative or literary contributions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elite military formation
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| ageRequirement | older than typical line infantry ⓘ |
| allegiance |
First French Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grenadiers à pied of the Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Guard of the Imperial Guard
Les Grognards ⓘ
surface form:
Vieille Garde
|
| associatedWith | Grande Armée ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Austerlitz
ⓘ
Battle of Borodino ⓘ Battle of Dresden ⓘ Battle of Leipzig ⓘ Battle of Wagram ⓘ Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under direct authority of Napoleon ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | defeat of Napoleon in 1815 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| includes |
Chasseurs à pied de la Garde impériale
ⓘ
surface form:
Chasseurs à Pied de la Garde Impériale
Grenadiers à pied of the Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Grenadiers à Pied de la Garde Impériale
|
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| notableEvent | final charges at Waterloo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combat experience
ⓘ
elite status ⓘ high discipline ⓘ loyalty to Napoleon ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Imperial Guard
ⓘ
Imperial Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Guard infantry
|
| pay | higher than line infantry ⓘ |
| privilege |
better rations
ⓘ
preferential quarters ⓘ |
| reputation |
Napoleon’s most trusted troops
ⓘ
symbol of Napoleonic military prestige ⓘ |
| role |
Napoleon’s personal reserve
ⓘ
imperial bodyguard ⓘ shock troops ⓘ strategic reserve in battle ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
distinguished battlefield performance
ⓘ
long service record ⓘ veteran soldiers ⓘ |
| serviceRequirement | many years of prior service ⓘ |
| status | highest tier of the Imperial Guard ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loyalty to Napoleon
ⓘ
veteran excellence in the Grande Armée ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
bearskin caps (grenadiers)
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distinctive tall shakos (chasseurs) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Guard Description of subject: The Old Guard was the elite veteran core of Napoleon Bonaparte’s French Imperial Guard, renowned for its loyalty, discipline, and pivotal role in major Napoleonic battles.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
La Garde