Beating Retreat
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Beating Retreat is a traditional British military ceremony featuring massed bands, marching displays, and musical performances, usually held in the evening to mark the end of the day's duties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beating Retreat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12936529 — 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: Beating Retreat Context triple: [British Army ceremonial calendar, includes, Beating Retreat]
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A.
The Last Post
"The Last Post" is a British television drama series set in the 1960s that follows a unit of Royal Military Police and their families stationed in Aden during the final years of the British Empire.
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B.
The Last Post
The Last Post is a solemn bugle call traditionally played at military funerals and remembrance ceremonies to honor fallen soldiers.
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C.
Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard is a traditional British military ceremony in which soldiers ceremonially replace the guards protecting royal residences, most famously at Buckingham Palace in London.
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D.
Evening Parade
Evening Parade is a ceremonial military performance held by the United States Marine Corps at Marine Barracks Washington, featuring precision drill, music, and pageantry.
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E.
Charge of the Heavy Brigade
The Charge of the Heavy Brigade was a successful but lesser-known British cavalry assault against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
- 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: Beating Retreat Target entity description: Beating Retreat is a traditional British military ceremony featuring massed bands, marching displays, and musical performances, usually held in the evening to mark the end of the day's duties.
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A.
The Last Post
"The Last Post" is a British television drama series set in the 1960s that follows a unit of Royal Military Police and their families stationed in Aden during the final years of the British Empire.
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B.
The Last Post
The Last Post is a solemn bugle call traditionally played at military funerals and remembrance ceremonies to honor fallen soldiers.
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C.
Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard is a traditional British military ceremony in which soldiers ceremonially replace the guards protecting royal residences, most famously at Buckingham Palace in London.
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D.
Evening Parade
Evening Parade is a ceremonial military performance held by the United States Marine Corps at Marine Barracks Washington, featuring precision drill, music, and pageantry.
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E.
Charge of the Heavy Brigade
The Charge of the Heavy Brigade was a successful but lesser-known British cavalry assault against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military tradition
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military ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British ceremonial music
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British monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ military pageantry ⓘ state occasions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from the practice of beating drums to signal retreat ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bugle calls
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ceremonial marching ⓘ drum beats ⓘ flag-lowering ceremony ⓘ marching displays ⓘ massed bands ⓘ musical performances ⓘ salute to dignitaries ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
military barracks
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parade ground ⓘ public ceremonial space ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
display of regimental colours
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formal uniforms ⓘ playing patriotic music ⓘ precision marching ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
signal to end daily duties
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signal to return to camp ⓘ signal to troops to withdraw from battle ⓘ |
| isTypeOf |
ceremonial parade
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military music event ⓘ public spectacle ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| performedBy | armed forces of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedOnOccasion |
ceremonial evenings
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national celebrations ⓘ visits of foreign dignitaries ⓘ |
| purpose | to mark the end of the day's duties ⓘ |
| typicalParticipants |
ceremonial guards
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marching troops ⓘ military bands ⓘ military drummers ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
brass instruments
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bugles ⓘ drums ⓘ military band instruments ⓘ woodwind instruments ⓘ |
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Subject: Beating Retreat Description of subject: Beating Retreat is a traditional British military ceremony featuring massed bands, marching displays, and musical performances, usually held in the evening to mark the end of the day's duties.
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