The Story of the Malakand Field Force
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The Story of the Malakand Field Force is Winston Churchill’s early non-fiction book recounting his experiences and the British military campaign on the Northwest Frontier of India in 1897.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malakand Field Force | 1 |
| The Story of the Malakand Field Force canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11510070 — 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 Story of the Malakand Field Force Context triple: [Malakand uprising of 1897, notableWorkAbout, The Story of the Malakand Field Force]
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A.
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 adventure film set in British colonial India, following three cavalry officers on the Northwest Frontier and noted for its blend of action, camaraderie, and imperial drama.
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B.
Fire and Sword in the Sudan
Fire and Sword in the Sudan is a historical memoir in which Rudolf von Slatin recounts his experiences as an Austrian officer and governor in Sudan during the Mahdist uprising in the late 19th century.
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C.
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer is Siegfried Sassoon’s semi-autobiographical World War I novel that vividly portrays the psychological and moral impact of trench warfare on a young British officer.
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D.
The Siege of Krishnapur
The Siege of Krishnapur is a historical novel by J.G. Farrell that vividly depicts a fictionalized British colonial outpost under siege during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, noted for its dark humor and critique of imperialism.
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E.
The Flight from Lucknow
The Flight from Lucknow is a 19th-century painting by Abraham Solomon depicting a dramatic scene from the Indian Rebellion of 1857, emphasizing the peril and emotional turmoil of British civilians fleeing the city.
- 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 Story of the Malakand Field Force Target entity description: The Story of the Malakand Field Force is Winston Churchill’s early non-fiction book recounting his experiences and the British military campaign on the Northwest Frontier of India in 1897.
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A.
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 adventure film set in British colonial India, following three cavalry officers on the Northwest Frontier and noted for its blend of action, camaraderie, and imperial drama.
-
B.
Fire and Sword in the Sudan
Fire and Sword in the Sudan is a historical memoir in which Rudolf von Slatin recounts his experiences as an Austrian officer and governor in Sudan during the Mahdist uprising in the late 19th century.
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C.
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer is Siegfried Sassoon’s semi-autobiographical World War I novel that vividly portrays the psychological and moral impact of trench warfare on a young British officer.
-
D.
The Siege of Krishnapur
The Siege of Krishnapur is a historical novel by J.G. Farrell that vividly depicts a fictionalized British colonial outpost under siege during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, noted for its dark humor and critique of imperialism.
-
E.
The Flight from Lucknow
The Flight from Lucknow is a 19th-century painting by Abraham Solomon depicting a dramatic scene from the Indian Rebellion of 1857, emphasizing the peril and emotional turmoil of British civilians fleeing the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military history book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| basedOn |
British military operations on the North-West Frontier of India
ⓘ
Winston Churchill’s personal experiences ⓘ |
| contains |
maps of the campaign area
ⓘ
operational reports and descriptions ⓘ personal anecdotes from the author ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
British-tribal conflicts on the frontier
ⓘ
campaign logistics and tactics ⓘ conditions of service for British and Indian troops ⓘ |
| documentedEvent | uprising on the Malakand frontier in 1897 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
war memoir ⓘ |
| hasForm | book ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
modern reprint editions ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasRelevanceTo |
biography of Winston Churchill
ⓘ
history of the North-West Frontier ⓘ military history of India ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British Raj
ⓘ
linked to:
British India
frontier policy of the British Empire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDebut | one of Winston Churchill’s earliest books ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | imperial literature ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of frontier warfare
ⓘ
early example of Churchill’s writing style ⓘ |
| originalAudience | British reading public ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Longmans, Green and Co.
ⓘ
linked to:
Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer
|
| relatedWork | The River War ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Malakand Pass
ⓘ
North-West Frontier Province ⓘ
linked to:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Swat Valley ⓘ |
| subject |
British Army
ⓘ
Malakand Field Force ⓘ Malakand campaign of 1897–1898 ⓘ
linked to:
North-West Frontier campaigns
North-West Frontier of India ⓘ
linked to:
North-West Frontier region
|
| timePeriod |
1897
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Story of the Malakand Field Force Description of subject: The Story of the Malakand Field Force is Winston Churchill’s early non-fiction book recounting his experiences and the British military campaign on the Northwest Frontier of India in 1897.
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linked to: The Story of the Malakand Field Force