Infantry of the Line
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Infantry of the Line refers to the regular, non-specialist infantry regiments that formed the main body of the British Army’s traditional regimental structure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Infantry of the Line canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T702234 — 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: Infantry of the Line Context triple: [Royal Warwickshire Regiment, partOf, Infantry of the Line]
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A.
Continental Artillery
The Continental Artillery was the artillery branch of the American Revolutionary forces, responsible for operating cannons and heavy guns under leaders like Henry Knox in the fight for independence from Britain.
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B.
Armoured Brigade
Armoured Brigade is a key combat formation of the Finnish Army specializing in armoured and mechanized warfare.
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C.
French Imperial Guard
The French Imperial Guard was an elite military formation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s army, renowned for its battlefield prowess, strict discipline, and role as the emperor’s personal guard and strategic reserve.
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D.
Int Corps
Int Corps is the commonly used abbreviation for the British Army’s Intelligence Corps, the unit responsible for military intelligence and security.
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E.
Field Army
The Field Army is a major operational-level formation of the British Army responsible for commanding and coordinating its deployable combat forces.
- 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: Infantry of the Line Target entity description: Infantry of the Line refers to the regular, non-specialist infantry regiments that formed the main body of the British Army’s traditional regimental structure.
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A.
Continental Artillery
The Continental Artillery was the artillery branch of the American Revolutionary forces, responsible for operating cannons and heavy guns under leaders like Henry Knox in the fight for independence from Britain.
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B.
Armoured Brigade
Armoured Brigade is a key combat formation of the Finnish Army specializing in armoured and mechanized warfare.
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C.
French Imperial Guard
The French Imperial Guard was an elite military formation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s army, renowned for its battlefield prowess, strict discipline, and role as the emperor’s personal guard and strategic reserve.
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D.
Int Corps
Int Corps is the commonly used abbreviation for the British Army’s Intelligence Corps, the unit responsible for military intelligence and security.
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E.
Field Army
The Field Army is a major operational-level formation of the British Army responsible for commanding and coordinating its deployable combat forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of service
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component of the British Army ⓘ military formation type ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Guards regiments
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light infantry ⓘ rifle regiments ⓘ specialist infantry ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrine |
line‑of‑battle tactics in earlier eras
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trench and fire‑and‑movement tactics in later eras ⓘ |
| forms | main body of British Army infantry ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
close‑order formations in historical periods
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distinctive regimental insignia ⓘ later use of rifles ⓘ numbered regiments ⓘ permanent regular units ⓘ regimental traditions ⓘ regional recruiting areas ⓘ standard line‑infantry tactics ⓘ use of smoothbore muskets in early periods ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
front‑line combat
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holding and seizing ground ⓘ providing bulk of infantry manpower ⓘ |
| hasOpposedForce |
French line infantry (historical)
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German infantry (World Wars) ⓘ Prussian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Prussian line infantry (historical)
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| hasRole |
line infantry
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non‑specialist infantry ⓘ regular infantry ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTerminology | English ⓘ |
| organizedAs |
battalions
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regiments ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Army regiments
ⓘ
surface form:
British regimental system
Childers Reforms ⓘ
surface form:
Cardwell Reforms
Childers Reforms ⓘ Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
infantry
ⓘ
line infantry ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army doctrinal literature
ⓘ
British military historians ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Crimean War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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Subject: Infantry of the Line Description of subject: Infantry of the Line refers to the regular, non-specialist infantry regiments that formed the main body of the British Army’s traditional regimental structure.
Referenced by (5)
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