Royal Regiment of Scotland
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The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 2006 by amalgamating Scotland’s historic infantry regiments into a single unit.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Regiment of Scotland canonical | 41 |
| The Royal Regiment of Scotland | 3 |
| Royal Regiment of Scotland (through successor units) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1549803 — 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: Royal Regiment of Scotland Context triple: [Royal Scots, mergedInto, Royal Regiment of Scotland]
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A.
Royal Scots Fusiliers
The Royal Scots Fusiliers was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, originally raised in Scotland and distinguished by long service in major conflicts from the 17th to the 20th century.
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B.
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is a senior Scottish cavalry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its armoured warfare role and ceremonial traditions, including its famous regimental pipes and drums.
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C.
London Scottish Regiment
The London Scottish Regiment is a historic volunteer infantry unit of the British Army with strong Scottish traditions, based in London.
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King's Own Scottish Borderers (historical)
The King's Own Scottish Borderers was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its long service from the late 17th century through two World Wars and numerous colonial campaigns.
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E.
Gordon Highlanders
The Gordon Highlanders was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army from northeast Scotland, renowned for its distinctive Highland dress and distinguished service in numerous conflicts from the 18th to the 20th century.
- 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: Royal Regiment of Scotland Target entity description: The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 2006 by amalgamating Scotland’s historic infantry regiments into a single unit.
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A.
Royal Scots Fusiliers
The Royal Scots Fusiliers was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, originally raised in Scotland and distinguished by long service in major conflicts from the 17th to the 20th century.
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B.
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is a senior Scottish cavalry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its armoured warfare role and ceremonial traditions, including its famous regimental pipes and drums.
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C.
London Scottish Regiment
The London Scottish Regiment is a historic volunteer infantry unit of the British Army with strong Scottish traditions, based in London.
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D.
King's Own Scottish Borderers (historical)
The King's Own Scottish Borderers was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its long service from the late 17th century through two World Wars and numerous colonial campaigns.
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E.
Gordon Highlanders
The Gordon Highlanders was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army from northeast Scotland, renowned for its distinctive Highland dress and distinguished service in numerous conflicts from the 18th to the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry regiment
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regiment of the British Army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Crown of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
King Charles III ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Philip Arthur George
|
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| capBadge | Saltire of St Andrew with a lion rampant and crown ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2006-03-28 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Iraq War (2003–2011)
ⓘ
linked to:
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| formedByAmalgamationOf |
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
ⓘ
linked to:
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
King's Own Scottish Borderers ⓘ
linked to:
King's Own Scottish Borderers (historical)
Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) ⓘ
linked to:
The Royal Scots
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) ⓘ The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) ⓘ The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Highland Fusiliers
|
| garrison |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ |
| hasBattalion |
1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
ⓘ
2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasCeremonialRole |
public duties in Scotland
ⓘ
state ceremonial in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasPipeBand | Royal Regiment of Scotland Pipes and Drums ⓘ |
| hasPrecedenceOver | other line infantry regiments of the British Army ⓘ |
| hasReserveBattalion |
6th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
ⓘ
7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ |
| isSeniorLineInfantryRegimentOf | British Army ⓘ |
| motto |
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
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linked to:
Nemo me impune lacessit
|
| nickname | The SCOTS ⓘ |
| partOf | Infantry of the British Army ⓘ |
| patron |
The Princess Royal
ⓘ
linked to:
Princess Royal
|
| primaryRecruitingArea | Scotland ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch | Scotland the Brave ⓘ |
| regimentalQuickMarch | Scotland the Brave ⓘ |
| regimentalSlowMarch | The Garb of Old Gaul ⓘ |
| role |
armoured infantry
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light infantry ⓘ line infantry ⓘ mechanised infantry ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | No one provokes me with impunity ⓘ |
| type | regular and reserve infantry regiment ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
Highland dress elements
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multi-terrain pattern combat dress ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Regiment of Scotland Description of subject: The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 2006 by amalgamating Scotland’s historic infantry regiments into a single unit.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
King's Own Scottish Borderers (historical)
subject linked to:
crown of Scotland
Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
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formedByAmalgamationInto
→
Royal Regiment of Scotland
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linked to: Royal Regiment of Scotland
linked to: Royal Regiment of Scotland
subject linked to:
A&SH
linked to: Royal Regiment of Scotland
Black Watch militia companies
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formedTheBasisOf
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Royal Regiment of Scotland (through successor units)
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linked to: Royal Regiment of Scotland