24th Regiment of Foot

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British Army regiment infantry regiment

The 24th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, later known as the South Wales Borderers, famed for its heroic defense during the Anglo-Zulu War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
24th Regiment of Foot canonical	2
2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5855700 — 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: 24th Regiment of Foot
Context triple: [Battle of Rorke's Drift, combatant, 24th Regiment of Foot]

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.
B. 52nd Regiment of Foot
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.
C. 21st Regiment of Foot
The 21st Regiment of Foot, later known as the Royal Scots Fusiliers, was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army with a long record of service in major conflicts from the 17th to the 20th century.
D. 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.
E. Regiment of Foot No. 6
Regiment of Foot No. 6, better known as the Potsdam Giants, was an elite Prussian infantry unit in the 18th century famed for recruiting exceptionally tall soldiers under Frederick William I.
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: 24th Regiment of Foot
Target entity description: The 24th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, later known as the South Wales Borderers, famed for its heroic defense during the Anglo-Zulu War.

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.
B. 52nd Regiment of Foot
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.
C. 21st Regiment of Foot
The 21st Regiment of Foot, later known as the Royal Scots Fusiliers, was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army with a long record of service in major conflicts from the 17th to the 20th century.
D. 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.
E. Regiment of Foot No. 6
Regiment of Foot No. 6, better known as the Potsdam Giants, was an elite Prussian infantry unit in the 18th century famed for recruiting exceptionally tall soldiers under Frederick William I.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance	British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ
amalgamatedInto	South Wales Borderers NERFINISHED ⓘ
amalgamatedUnderReforms	Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ
amalgamationYear	1881 ⓘ
associatedLocation	Brecon, Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedMuseum	Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ
battleHonour	Alma NERFINISHED ⓘ Inkerman NERFINISHED ⓘ Isandlwana NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Rorke's Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ Sevastopol NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa 1877–79 ⓘ Talavera NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	British Army ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
decorationsAwarded	Victoria Crosses for actions at Rorke's Drift ⓘ
facingsColour	green facings ⓘ
formedFrom	Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrison	Brecon NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
laterKnownAs	South Wales Borderers NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterRecruitingArea	South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryUnitType	line infantry ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Isandlwana NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Rorke's Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	defence of Rorke's Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ heavy losses at Isandlwana ⓘ
primaryRecruitingArea	Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
raisedDuringConflict	Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ
raisedInYear	1689 ⓘ
regimentalDepot	Brecon NERFINISHED ⓘ
regimentalNumber	24 ⓘ
role	line infantry ⓘ
successorUnit	The Royal Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ
uniformColour	red coat ⓘ
warParticipatedIn	American War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Anglo-Zulu War NERFINISHED ⓘ Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Rorke's Drift → combatant → 24th Regiment of Foot ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot

Private Frederick Hitch → militaryUnit → 24th Regiment of Foot ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick Hitch