63rd Regiment of Foot
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The 63rd Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century conflicts before later being amalgamated into a larger regimental structure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 63rd Regiment of Foot canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8912082 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 63rd Regiment of Foot Context triple: [Ladysmith Barracks, garrison, 63rd Regiment of Foot]
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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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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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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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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.
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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.
- 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: 63rd Regiment of Foot Target entity description: The 63rd Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century conflicts before later being amalgamated into a larger regimental structure.
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amalgamatedInto | Manchester Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amalgamatedUnder | Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amalgamationYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Bunker Hill
NERFINISHED
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Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ Crimea NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisbourg 1758 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nivelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Sevastopol NERFINISHED ⓘ Ticonderoga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Defunct infantry regiments of the British Army ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disestablished | 1881 ⓘ |
| garrison | Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedWith | 96th Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Bunker Hill
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Inkerman NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nivelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ticonderoga (1759) NERFINISHED ⓘ Boston campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ New York and New Jersey campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Charleston (1780) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Louisbourg (1758) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raised | 1756 ⓘ |
| raisedAs | 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedDuring | Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalType | line infantry ⓘ |
| renamed | 63rd Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 1758 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
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Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ First Anglo-Burmese War NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInTheatre |
Burma
NERFINISHED
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Crimea NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorUnit | 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 63rd Regiment of Foot Description of subject: The 63rd Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century conflicts before later being amalgamated into a larger regimental structure.
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