13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
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The 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) was a British Army cavalry regiment, later an armoured unit, that served in major 20th-century conflicts before being amalgamated into The Light Dragoons.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) canonical | 6 |
| 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T828560 — 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/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) Context triple: [Light Dragoons, formedFrom, 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)]
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A.
Queen’s Royal Hussars
The Queen’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment that serves as an armoured unit, operating main battle tanks and reconnaissance vehicles.
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B.
King’s Royal Hussars
The King’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment renowned for its armoured warfare role and distinguished service in modern conflicts.
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C.
Royal Lancers
The Royal Lancers is a British Army cavalry regiment that operates as an armoured reconnaissance unit within the Royal Armoured Corps.
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D.
The Household Cavalry
The Household Cavalry is an elite British Army unit combining ceremonial mounted duties in London with armoured reconnaissance roles on operations.
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E.
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.
- 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/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) Target entity description: The 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) was a British Army cavalry regiment, later an armoured unit, that served in major 20th-century conflicts before being amalgamated into The Light Dragoons.
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A.
Queen’s Royal Hussars
The Queen’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment that serves as an armoured unit, operating main battle tanks and reconnaissance vehicles.
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B.
King’s Royal Hussars
The King’s Royal Hussars is a British Army cavalry regiment renowned for its armoured warfare role and distinguished service in modern conflicts.
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C.
Royal Lancers
The Royal Lancers is a British Army cavalry regiment that operates as an armoured reconnaissance unit within the Royal Armoured Corps.
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D.
The Household Cavalry
The Household Cavalry is an elite British Army unit combining ceremonial mounted duties in London with armoured reconnaissance roles on operations.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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armoured regiment ⓘ cavalry regiment ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1922–1992 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Crown of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
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| amalgamatedInto |
The Light Dragoons
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linked to:
Light Dragoons
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| arm | Royal Armoured Corps ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British cavalry regimental system
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Royal Armoured Corps cap badge ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| convertedTo | armoured regiment ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1922 ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1992 ⓘ |
| equipment |
armoured fighting vehicles
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tanks ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
13th Hussars
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18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) ⓘ
linked to:
13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
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| garrison |
Fallingbostel
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Paderborn ⓘ Tidworth ⓘ
linked to:
Tidworth Camp
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| honorificSuffix |
Queen Mary's Own
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linked to:
7th Queen’s Own Hussars
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| militaryFunction |
armoured warfare
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cavalry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Mary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service during the Normandy landings
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transition from horse cavalry to armour ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Cold War deployments
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D-Day ⓘ Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Normandy
Northwest Europe campaign (1944–1945) ⓘ
linked to:
North-West Europe campaign
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
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| partOf |
British Army of the Rhine
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Royal Armoured Corps ⓘ |
| precededBy |
13th Hussars
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18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) ⓘ
linked to:
13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
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| regimentalCategory | Hussars ⓘ |
| regimentalTraditionsCarriedOnBy |
The Light Dragoons
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linked to:
Light Dragoons
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| role | armoured reconnaissance ⓘ |
| service | British Army armoured forces ⓘ |
| successor |
The Light Dragoons
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linked to:
Light Dragoons
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| type |
armoured
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line cavalry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) Description of subject: The 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) was a British Army cavalry regiment, later an armoured unit, that served in major 20th-century conflicts before being amalgamated into The Light Dragoons.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
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formedByMergerOf
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18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
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linked to: 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)