9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
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The 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment with a long service history in the 18th and 19th centuries, later becoming part of the Norfolk Regiment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5925963 — 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: 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot Context triple: [Benjamin d’Urban, militaryUnit, 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot]
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63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
The 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment raised in the 18th century that served in numerous campaigns across the British Empire before later being merged into the Manchester Regiment.
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B.
49th (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
The 49th (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment with origins in the 18th century that later became part of the Royal Berkshire Regiment.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot Target entity description: The 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment with a long service history in the 18th and 19th centuries, later becoming part of the Norfolk Regiment.
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A.
63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
The 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment raised in the 18th century that served in numerous campaigns across the British Empire before later being merged into the Manchester Regiment.
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B.
49th (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
The 49th (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment with origins in the 18th century that later became part of the Royal Berkshire Regiment.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCounty | Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
American War of Independence
NERFINISHED
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Crimean War ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrisonOrDepot | Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterPartOf |
Norfolk Regiment
NERFINISHED
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Royal Norfolk Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnitType | line infantry ⓘ |
| nickname | The Holy Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheatreOfWar |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army infantry ⓘ |
| regimentalNumber | 9th Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalTitle | 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalTradition | county regiment of Norfolk ⓘ |
| role | line infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| successor |
Norfolk Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Norfolk Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot Description of subject: The 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment with a long service history in the 18th and 19th centuries, later becoming part of the Norfolk Regiment.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.