13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Light Dragoons
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The 13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment that served in numerous campaigns during the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Light Dragoons canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4475198 — 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: 13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Light Dragoons Context triple: [13th Light Dragoons, honoraryTitle, 13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Light Dragoons]
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A.
18th Light Dragoons
The 18th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment of the 18th and early 19th centuries, known for its service in various campaigns during the Napoleonic era.
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B.
11th Hussars
The 11th Hussars was a British Army light cavalry regiment renowned for its participation in the Crimean War and its role in the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.
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C.
1st Dragoons (Royal Dragoons)
The 1st Dragoons (Royal Dragoons) was a historic British Army cavalry regiment that later became part of the Blues and Royals.
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D.
17th Lancers
The 17th Lancers was a British cavalry regiment famed for its dramatic and costly participation in the Crimean War’s Charge of the Light Brigade.
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E.
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.
- 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: 13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Light Dragoons Target entity description: The 13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment that served in numerous campaigns during the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
18th Light Dragoons
The 18th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment of the 18th and early 19th centuries, known for its service in various campaigns during the Napoleonic era.
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B.
11th Hussars
The 11th Hussars was a British Army light cavalry regiment renowned for its participation in the Crimean War and its role in the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.
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C.
1st Dragoons (Royal Dragoons)
The 1st Dragoons (Royal Dragoons) was a historic British Army cavalry regiment that later became part of the Blues and Royals.
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D.
17th Lancers
The 17th Lancers was a British cavalry regiment famed for its dramatic and costly participation in the Crimean War’s Charge of the Light Brigade.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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cavalry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| classification | line cavalry regiment ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
carbines
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horses ⓘ pistols ⓘ sabres ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | Somerset ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Cavalry ⓘ |
| militaryFormation | regiment ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
raiding
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reconnaissance ⓘ screening ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service as a light cavalry regiment in the British Army
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service during the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| partOf | British cavalry ⓘ |
| regimentalNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| regimentalTitle | 1st Somersetshire ⓘ |
| regimentalType | Light Dragoons ⓘ |
| role | light cavalry ⓘ |
| servedIn |
18th-century British military campaigns
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19th-century British military campaigns ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole | mounted troops ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Light Dragoons Description of subject: The 13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment that served in numerous campaigns during the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Napoleonic Wars.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.