52nd Regiment of Foot
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The 52nd Regiment of Foot was a distinguished light infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its role in the Napoleonic Wars and its association with Sir John Moore’s reforms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot | 1 |
| 52nd Regiment of Foot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4869848 — 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: 52nd Regiment of Foot Context triple: [Sir John Moore, militaryUnit, 52nd Regiment of Foot]
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42nd Regiment of Foot
The 42nd Regiment of Foot, later known as the Black Watch, was a famed Scottish Highland infantry regiment of the British Army distinguished for its service in numerous 18th- and 19th-century conflicts.
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51st Regiment of Foot
The 51st Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century campaigns, including the Napoleonic Wars, before later becoming part of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
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C.
58th Regiment of Foot
The 58th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century campaigns, including colonial wars and conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu and First Boer Wars.
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96th Regiment of Foot
The 96th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that later became part of the Manchester Regiment through amalgamation.
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E.
12th (Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
The 12th (Suffolk) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army with a long history of service in 18th- and 19th-century campaigns before later becoming part of the Suffolk Regiment.
- 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: 52nd Regiment of Foot Target entity description: The 52nd Regiment of Foot was a distinguished light infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its role in the Napoleonic Wars and its association with Sir John Moore’s reforms.
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A.
42nd Regiment of Foot
The 42nd Regiment of Foot, later known as the Black Watch, was a famed Scottish Highland infantry regiment of the British Army distinguished for its service in numerous 18th- and 19th-century conflicts.
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B.
51st Regiment of Foot
The 51st Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century campaigns, including the Napoleonic Wars, before later becoming part of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
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C.
58th Regiment of Foot
The 58th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century campaigns, including colonial wars and conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu and First Boer Wars.
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D.
96th Regiment of Foot
The 96th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that later became part of the Manchester Regiment through amalgamation.
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E.
12th (Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
The 12th (Suffolk) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army with a long history of service in 18th- and 19th-century campaigns before later becoming part of the Suffolk Regiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sir John Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Badajoz
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Bussaco NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Corunna NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nive NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nivelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Orthez NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vitoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Napoleonic Wars
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Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterloo Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrine |
marksmanship
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rapid maneuver ⓘ skirmishing ⓘ |
| garrison | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneer of British light infantry methods ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to development of British light infantry doctrine ⓘ |
| militaryFormation | line infantry regiment converted to light infantry ⓘ |
| militaryUnitType | light infantry ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Sir John Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Sir John Moore’s light infantry reforms
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role at the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ service in the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ service in the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| partOf | Light Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
elite light infantry unit
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highly disciplined ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfWaterloo | participated in the defeat of the Imperial Guard ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole | infantry ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| tradition | light infantry tactics ⓘ |
| trainingInfluence | Shorncliffe System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | light infantry distinctions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 52nd Regiment of Foot Description of subject: The 52nd Regiment of Foot was a distinguished light infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its role in the Napoleonic Wars and its association with Sir John Moore’s reforms.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot