Massacre of Elphinstone's army
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The Massacre of Elphinstone's army was the disastrous 1842 retreat from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War, in which nearly the entire British-Indian force was annihilated while attempting to withdraw through Afghan mountain passes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Massacre of Elphinstone's army canonical | 1 |
| Massacre of Elphinstone’s army | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18411121 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massacre of Elphinstone's army Context triple: [Battle of Kabul 1842, relatedEvent, Massacre of Elphinstone's army]
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Dunoon Massacre
The Dunoon Massacre was a 17th-century slaughter of members of Clan Lamont by their rivals, Clan Campbell, in Argyll, Scotland, following the clan conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Tranent Massacre
The Tranent Massacre was an 1797 incident in East Lothian, Scotland, in which British troops killed protesting civilians who were resisting conscription during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Battle of Kabul 1842
The Battle of Kabul 1842 was a key engagement during the First Anglo-Afghan War in which British forces re-entered and fought to reassert control over Kabul following the disastrous retreat from the city.
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Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
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Massacre of Glencoe
The Massacre of Glencoe was a 1692 atrocity in the Scottish Highlands in which government troops, having accepted the MacDonalds’ hospitality, murdered members of the clan under orders tied to their delayed oath of allegiance to the new monarchs William III and Mary II.
- 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: Massacre of Elphinstone's army Target entity description: The Massacre of Elphinstone's army was the disastrous 1842 retreat from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War, in which nearly the entire British-Indian force was annihilated while attempting to withdraw through Afghan mountain passes.
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A.
Dunoon Massacre
The Dunoon Massacre was a 17th-century slaughter of members of Clan Lamont by their rivals, Clan Campbell, in Argyll, Scotland, following the clan conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Tranent Massacre
The Tranent Massacre was an 1797 incident in East Lothian, Scotland, in which British troops killed protesting civilians who were resisting conscription during the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Battle of Kabul 1842
The Battle of Kabul 1842 was a key engagement during the First Anglo-Afghan War in which British forces re-entered and fought to reassert control over Kabul following the disastrous retreat from the city.
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D.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
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E.
Massacre of Glencoe
The Massacre of Glencoe was a 1692 atrocity in the Scottish Highlands in which government troops, having accepted the MacDonalds’ hospitality, murdered members of the clan under orders tied to their delayed oath of allegiance to the new monarchs William III and Mary II.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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