The Cannon Cockers
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The Cannon Cockers is the nickname of the 11th Marine Regiment, the United States Marine Corps’ primary artillery unit known for its powerful fire support.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cannon Cockers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T561039 — 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: The Cannon Cockers Context triple: [11th Marine Regiment, nickname, The Cannon Cockers]
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A.
Cowens
Cowens is the surname of Dave Cowens, a Hall of Fame American basketball player best known for his career with the Boston Celtics.
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B.
Fulks
Fulks is a surname most notably associated with early professional basketball star Joe Fulks, a pioneering scorer in the Basketball Association of America.
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C.
Red Douglases
The Red Douglases were a powerful cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Douglas, known for their significant political influence and frequent involvement in the turbulent noble conflicts of late medieval and early modern Scotland.
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D.
Black Douglases
The Black Douglases were a powerful and often rebellious late medieval branch of the Scottish Douglas family, prominent in politics, warfare, and conflicts with the Crown.
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E.
The Midnight Riders
The Midnight Riders are a passionate supporters’ group known for creating a lively, organized fan atmosphere for the New England Revolution soccer club.
- 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: The Cannon Cockers Target entity description: The Cannon Cockers is the nickname of the 11th Marine Regiment, the United States Marine Corps’ primary artillery unit known for its powerful fire support.
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A.
Cowens
Cowens is the surname of Dave Cowens, a Hall of Fame American basketball player best known for his career with the Boston Celtics.
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B.
Fulks
Fulks is a surname most notably associated with early professional basketball star Joe Fulks, a pioneering scorer in the Basketball Association of America.
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C.
Red Douglases
The Red Douglases were a powerful cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Douglas, known for their significant political influence and frequent involvement in the turbulent noble conflicts of late medieval and early modern Scotland.
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D.
Black Douglases
The Black Douglases were a powerful and often rebellious late medieval branch of the Scottish Douglas family, prominent in politics, warfare, and conflicts with the Crown.
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E.
The Midnight Riders
The Midnight Riders are a passionate supporters’ group known for creating a lively, organized fan atmosphere for the New England Revolution soccer club.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military unit nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo | USMC artillery unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marine Air-Ground Task Force fire support
ⓘ
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton artillery units ⓘ Marine Corps artillery traditions ⓘ field artillery ⓘ |
| conflictParticipation |
Gulf War (through 11th Marine Regiment)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf War
Iraq War (through 11th Marine Regiment) ⓘ
linked to:
Iraq War
Korean War (through 11th Marine Regiment) ⓘ
linked to:
Korean War
Vietnam War (through 11th Marine Regiment) ⓘ
linked to:
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (through 11th Marine Regiment) ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
World War II (through 11th Marine Regiment) ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describes | USMC primary artillery regiment ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
11th Marines
ⓘ
linked to:
11th Marine Regiment
|
| hasAllegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
11th Marines
ⓘ
linked to:
11th Marine Regiment
|
| hasCapability |
close support fires
ⓘ
counter-battery fire ⓘ interdiction fires ⓘ long-range fire support ⓘ |
| hasEquipment | artillery cannon systems (through 11th Marine Regiment) ⓘ |
| hasEthos | precision and responsive fire support ⓘ |
| hasInformalStatus | popular nickname among Marines ⓘ |
| hasMission | provide artillery support to Marine infantry and armor units ⓘ |
| hasMotto | associated with 11th Marine Regiment mottos ⓘ |
| hasNicknameType | combat arms nickname ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| hasOperationalDomain | ground-based indirect fire ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalLevel | regiment ⓘ |
| hasParentUnit |
1st Marine Division
ⓘ
linked to:
1st Marine Division (United States)
|
| hasPrimaryFunction | support Marine ground forces with artillery fire ⓘ |
| hasRole | artillery support nickname ⓘ |
| hasService | United States Marine Corps artillery arm ⓘ |
| hasServiceBranchRole | ground combat support ⓘ |
| hasType | regimental nickname ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artillery fire support
ⓘ
powerful fire support ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militarySpecialty | artillery ⓘ |
| nicknameFor | USMC primary artillery regiment ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | Marine Air-Ground Task Force structure ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| refersTo | 11th Marine Regiment ⓘ |
| symbolizes | artillery firepower of the 11th Marine Regiment ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Marines of the 11th Marine Regiment
ⓘ
linked to:
11th Marine Regiment
|
| usedIn | United States military culture ⓘ |
| usedSince | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cannon Cockers Description of subject: The Cannon Cockers is the nickname of the 11th Marine Regiment, the United States Marine Corps’ primary artillery unit known for its powerful fire support.
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