Beat to Quarters
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Beat to Quarters is a historical naval adventure novel in C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower series, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centered on complex sea battles and leadership at sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beat to Quarters canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12894234 — 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: Beat to Quarters Context triple: [C. S. Forester, wrote, Beat to Quarters]
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A.
The Forty-Fours
The Forty-Fours are a small, remote group of rocky islets forming the easternmost part of New Zealand’s Chatham Islands archipelago.
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B.
The Big Beat
The Big Beat is a 1960 hard bop jazz album by drummer Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers, celebrated for its powerful ensemble playing and classic compositions like "Dat Dere."
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C.
Cuartero
Cuartero is a rural municipality in the province of Capiz in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.
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D.
Beats from a Single Drum
Beats from a Single Drum is a hard rock album by Australian band Rose Tattoo, known for its gritty sound and contribution to the group’s 1980s discography.
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E.
Blow by Blow
Blow by Blow is a 1975 instrumental jazz-rock/fusion album by English guitarist Jeff Beck, widely regarded as one of his most acclaimed and influential solo works.
- 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: Beat to Quarters Target entity description: Beat to Quarters is a historical naval adventure novel in C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower series, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centered on complex sea battles and leadership at sea.
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A.
The Forty-Fours
The Forty-Fours are a small, remote group of rocky islets forming the easternmost part of New Zealand’s Chatham Islands archipelago.
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B.
The Big Beat
The Big Beat is a 1960 hard bop jazz album by drummer Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers, celebrated for its powerful ensemble playing and classic compositions like "Dat Dere."
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C.
Cuartero
Cuartero is a rural municipality in the province of Capiz in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.
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D.
Beats from a Single Drum
Beats from a Single Drum is a hard rock album by Australian band Rose Tattoo, known for its gritty sound and contribution to the group’s 1980s discography.
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E.
Blow by Blow
Blow by Blow is a 1975 instrumental jazz-rock/fusion album by English guitarist Jeff Beck, widely regarded as one of his most acclaimed and influential solo works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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nautical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Happy Return ⓘ |
| author | C. S. Forester ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
duty and honor
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leadership at sea ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ tactical sea battles ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Horatio Hornblower universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Hornblower
|
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ naval fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Horatio Hornblower
ⓘ
linked to:
Hornblower
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of Age of Sail naval combat
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portrayal of complex command decisions at sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Horatio Hornblower series
ⓘ
linked to:
Hornblower
|
| protagonistAffiliation | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| protagonistRank | Royal Navy captain ⓘ |
| publicationOrderInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| series |
Horatio Hornblower
ⓘ
linked to:
Hornblower
|
| settingPeriod |
Napoleonic Wars
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early 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beat to Quarters Description of subject: Beat to Quarters is a historical naval adventure novel in C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower series, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centered on complex sea battles and leadership at sea.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.