Manchester and Salford Yeomanry
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The Manchester and Salford Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry regiment of local middle-class citizens in early 19th-century England, notorious for its violent role in suppressing the 1819 Peterloo reform demonstration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manchester and Salford Yeomanry canonical | 3 |
| Yeomanry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T46649 — 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: Manchester and Salford Yeomanry Context triple: [Peterloo Massacre, hasParticipants, Manchester and Salford Yeomanry]
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A.
Royal Armoured Corps
The Royal Armoured Corps is the British Army’s main armoured warfare formation, encompassing its tank and armoured reconnaissance regiments.
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B.
British Army
The British Army is the United Kingdom’s principal land warfare force, historically central to its military campaigns and global influence.
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C.
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
The Eighth Army (United Kingdom) was a major British-led field army of the Second World War, best known for its decisive role in the North African campaign against Axis forces.
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D.
Intelligence Corps
The Intelligence Corps is a specialist branch of the British Army responsible for gathering, analyzing, and disseminating military intelligence to support operations and decision-making.
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E.
New Model Army
The New Model Army was the disciplined, centrally organized parliamentary force that played a decisive role in winning the English Civil War and enabling the rise of Oliver Cromwell.
- 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: Manchester and Salford Yeomanry Target entity description: The Manchester and Salford Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry regiment of local middle-class citizens in early 19th-century England, notorious for its violent role in suppressing the 1819 Peterloo reform demonstration.
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A.
Royal Armoured Corps
The Royal Armoured Corps is the British Army’s main armoured warfare formation, encompassing its tank and armoured reconnaissance regiments.
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B.
British Army
The British Army is the United Kingdom’s principal land warfare force, historically central to its military campaigns and global influence.
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C.
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
The Eighth Army (United Kingdom) was a major British-led field army of the Second World War, best known for its decisive role in the North African campaign against Axis forces.
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D.
Intelligence Corps
The Intelligence Corps is a specialist branch of the British Army responsible for gathering, analyzing, and disseminating military intelligence to support operations and decision-making.
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E.
New Model Army
The New Model Army was the disciplined, centrally organized parliamentary force that played a decisive role in winning the English Civil War and enabling the rise of Oliver Cromwell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
volunteer cavalry regiment
ⓘ
yeomanry ⓘ |
| activeDuringCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of the United Kingdom
|
| associatedPlace |
Peterloo Memorial in Manchester
ⓘ
surface form:
St Peter's Field, Manchester
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| associatedWith |
Manchester magistrates in 1819
ⓘ
anti-reform authorities in Manchester ⓘ |
| commandedBy | local officers drawn from Manchester middle class ⓘ |
| commandStructure | local magistrates (in practice during civil disturbances) ⓘ |
| conflict | Peterloo Massacre ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | public outcry following Peterloo ⓘ |
| duty | support civil power during disturbances ⓘ |
| equipment |
horses
ⓘ
sabres ⓘ |
| eventDate | 16 August 1819 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Manchester
ⓘ
Salford ⓘ |
| governedBy | British yeomanry regulations of the period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Industrial Revolution-era Lancashire ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | notorious for brutality at Peterloo ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | disbanded unit ⓘ |
| ideologicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of state violence in British reform history ⓘ |
| location | Lancashire ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Cavalry ⓘ |
| notableEventRole | charged the crowd at Peterloo ⓘ |
| notableFor | violent role in suppressing the Peterloo Massacre demonstration ⓘ |
| opposedTo | parliamentary reform movement in 1819 ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army auxiliary forces
|
| perceptionByReformers | instrument of class oppression ⓘ |
| raisedFor | defence against civil unrest ⓘ |
| recordedIn | accounts of the Peterloo Massacre ⓘ |
| role |
internal security
ⓘ
riot control ⓘ |
| socialComposition | local middle-class citizens ⓘ |
| type | part-time volunteer unit ⓘ |
| uniformType | cavalry uniform typical of British yeomanry of the period ⓘ |
| unitType | local militia-style cavalry ⓘ |
| victimsAtPeterloo | unarmed reform demonstrators ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manchester and Salford Yeomanry Description of subject: The Manchester and Salford Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry regiment of local middle-class citizens in early 19th-century England, notorious for its violent role in suppressing the 1819 Peterloo reform demonstration.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yeomanry