5th Regiment of Foot
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The 5th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, later known as the Northumberland Fusiliers, that saw extensive service in major 18th- and 19th-century conflicts including the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 5th Regiment of Foot canonical | 3 |
| 5th (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12555010 — 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: 5th Regiment of Foot Context triple: [Hugh Percy, militaryUnit, 5th Regiment of Foot]
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55th Regiment of Foot
The 55th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in major 18th- and early 19th-century conflicts, including the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
51st Regiment of Foot
The 51st Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century campaigns, including the Napoleonic Wars, before later becoming part of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
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C.
95th Regiment of Foot
The 95th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment active during the 18th and 19th centuries, known for its service in various colonial and European campaigns.
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45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
The 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment with long service in the 18th and 19th centuries, later amalgamated into the Sherwood Foresters.
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E.
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was a historic British Army cavalry regiment with Irish connections that later became part of the Royal Dragoon Guards through amalgamation.
- 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: 5th Regiment of Foot Target entity description: The 5th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, later known as the Northumberland Fusiliers, that saw extensive service in major 18th- and 19th-century conflicts including the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
55th Regiment of Foot
The 55th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in major 18th- and early 19th-century conflicts, including the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
51st Regiment of Foot
The 51st Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century campaigns, including the Napoleonic Wars, before later becoming part of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
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C.
95th Regiment of Foot
The 95th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment active during the 18th and 19th centuries, known for its service in various colonial and European campaigns.
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D.
45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
The 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment with long service in the 18th and 19th centuries, later amalgamated into the Sherwood Foresters.
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E.
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was a historic British Army cavalry regiment with Irish connections that later became part of the Royal Dragoon Guards through amalgamation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 5th Regiment of Foot