11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own)
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The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) was a distinguished British Army cavalry regiment, later armoured, renowned for its long service history and participation in major conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars through the World Wars.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) canonical | 11 |
| 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars | 4 |
| 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars (PAO) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T871883 — 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: 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) Context triple: [King’s Royal Hussars, battleHonoursInheritedFrom, 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own)]
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A.
10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own)
The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own) was a distinguished British Army cavalry regiment with a long history of service in major campaigns from the 18th to the 20th century.
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B.
7th Queen’s Own Hussars
The 7th Queen’s Own Hussars was a historic British Army cavalry regiment that served in numerous major campaigns before later being amalgamated into successor armoured units.
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C.
3rd King’s Own Hussars
The 3rd King’s Own Hussars was a British Army cavalry regiment with a long history of service in major campaigns before its eventual amalgamation into later hussar regiments.
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D.
Queen’s Royal Hussars
The Queen’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment that serves as an armoured unit, operating main battle tanks and reconnaissance vehicles.
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E.
14th/20th King’s Hussars
The 14th/20th King’s Hussars was a British Army cavalry regiment, later an armoured unit, that served in numerous campaigns throughout the 20th century before being amalgamated into the King’s Royal Hussars.
- 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: 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) Target entity description: The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) was a distinguished British Army cavalry regiment, later armoured, renowned for its long service history and participation in major conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars through the World Wars.
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A.
10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own)
The 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own) was a distinguished British Army cavalry regiment with a long history of service in major campaigns from the 18th to the 20th century.
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B.
7th Queen’s Own Hussars
The 7th Queen’s Own Hussars was a historic British Army cavalry regiment that served in numerous major campaigns before later being amalgamated into successor armoured units.
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C.
3rd King’s Own Hussars
The 3rd King’s Own Hussars was a British Army cavalry regiment with a long history of service in major campaigns before its eventual amalgamation into later hussar regiments.
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D.
Queen’s Royal Hussars
The Queen’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment that serves as an armoured unit, operating main battle tanks and reconnaissance vehicles.
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E.
14th/20th King’s Hussars
The 14th/20th King’s Hussars was a British Army cavalry regiment, later an armoured unit, that served in numerous campaigns throughout the 20th century before being amalgamated into the King’s Royal Hussars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
ⓘ
cavalry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
11th Hussars
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Prince Albert’s Own Hussars ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Balaklava
ⓘ
El Alamein ⓘ Somme 1916 ⓘ South Africa 1899–1902 ⓘ Waterloo 1815 ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Waterloo
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| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| conversionDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | armoured regiment ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateDisbanded | 1969 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1715 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Balaclava
ⓘ
Battle of Salamanca ⓘ Battle of Waterloo ⓘ Crimean War ⓘ First World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
Italian Campaign (World War II) ⓘ
linked to:
Italian campaign
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ North African Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
North African campaign
Peninsular War ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
Western Desert Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
North African campaign
Western Front (World War I) ⓘ
linked to:
Western Front
|
| equipment |
armoured cars
ⓘ
tanks ⓘ |
| garrison |
Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth
ⓘ
linked to:
Tidworth Camp
|
| honoraryTitle | Prince Albert’s Own ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment
ⓘ
linked to:
The Queen’s Own Hussars
|
| militaryUnitType | hussars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ⓘ |
| nickname | The Cherry Pickers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long continuous service from early 18th century to late 20th century
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participation in major British campaigns from Napoleonic Wars to World Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | 11th Regiment of Dragoons ⓘ |
| role |
armoured reconnaissance
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cavalry ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Charge of the Light Brigade ⓘ |
| tradition | light cavalry tactics ⓘ |
| uniformColour |
cherry-coloured overalls
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crimson trousers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) Description of subject: The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) was a distinguished British Army cavalry regiment, later armoured, renowned for its long service history and participation in major conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars through the World Wars.
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