Blood and Steel
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Blood and Steel is the official motto of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Cavalry Regiment, reflecting its tradition of toughness and combat readiness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blood and Steel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6943268 — 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: Blood and Steel Context triple: [3rd Cavalry Regiment, motto, Blood and Steel]
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A.
Fire & Blood
Fire & Blood is a companion history book by George R. R. Martin that chronicles the rise and rule of House Targaryen in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire.
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B.
Blood of Tyrants
Blood of Tyrants is a historical fantasy novel in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, blending alternate Napoleonic-era warfare with sentient dragons and aerial combat.
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C.
The Crimson Guard
The Crimson Guard is the passionate student cheering section that supports the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team at their home games.
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D.
Age of Iron
Age of Iron is the final era in Greek mythology’s sequence of human ages, marked by moral decline, hardship, and the loss of the heroic virtues of earlier times.
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E.
Age of Iron
Age of Iron is a novel by J. M. Coetzee that portrays an aging classics professor in apartheid-era South Africa confronting moral decay, political violence, and personal mortality.
- 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: Blood and Steel Target entity description: Blood and Steel is the official motto of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Cavalry Regiment, reflecting its tradition of toughness and combat readiness.
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A.
Fire & Blood
Fire & Blood is a companion history book by George R. R. Martin that chronicles the rise and rule of House Targaryen in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire.
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B.
Blood of Tyrants
Blood of Tyrants is a historical fantasy novel in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, blending alternate Napoleonic-era warfare with sentient dragons and aerial combat.
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C.
The Crimson Guard
The Crimson Guard is the passionate student cheering section that supports the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team at their home games.
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D.
Age of Iron
Age of Iron is the final era in Greek mythology’s sequence of human ages, marked by moral decline, hardship, and the loss of the heroic virtues of earlier times.
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E.
Age of Iron
Age of Iron is a novel by J. M. Coetzee that portrays an aging classics professor in apartheid-era South Africa confronting moral decay, political violence, and personal mortality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | motto ⓘ |
| appliesToBranch |
U.S. Army
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army
|
| associatedUnitType | armored cavalry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cavalry traditions
ⓘ
regimental heritage ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasComponentTerm |
Blood
ⓘ
Steel ⓘ |
| isOfficialMottoOf | 3rd Cavalry Regiment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mottoOf | 3rd Cavalry Regiment ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | U.S. Army regimental mottos ⓘ |
| reflects |
combat readiness
ⓘ
toughness ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
courage
ⓘ
duty ⓘ honor ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
martial spirit
ⓘ
sacrifice in battle ⓘ willingness to fight ⓘ |
| usedBy |
3rd Cavalry Regiment
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
ceremonial occasions
ⓘ
regimental publications ⓘ unit insignia and heraldry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blood and Steel Description of subject: Blood and Steel is the official motto of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Cavalry Regiment, reflecting its tradition of toughness and combat readiness.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.