East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe
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The East India Company Military Seminary at Addiscombe was a 19th-century British training college that prepared officer cadets for service in the armies of the East India Company in India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Addiscombe Military Seminary | 3 |
| East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe canonical | 2 |
| East India Company Military College, Addiscombe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T334932 — 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.
Target entity: East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe Context triple: [Lord Roberts, educatedAt, East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe]
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A.
East India Company College
East India Company College was a training institution in England established by the British East India Company to educate civil servants for administrative service in India.
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B.
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich was a prestigious British Army officer training institution in London, historically responsible for educating artillery and engineering officers.
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C.
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
The Royal Military College, Sandhurst is the British Army’s premier officer training academy, renowned for producing many of the United Kingdom’s most prominent military and political leaders.
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D.
St Paul's School, London
St Paul's School, London is a prestigious independent boys' school founded in 1509, renowned for its academic excellence and notable alumni in British public life.
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E.
Heralds’ College
Heralds’ College is the historic English authority responsible for heraldry, coats of arms, and related genealogical matters, formally known as the College of Arms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe Target entity description: The East India Company Military Seminary at Addiscombe was a 19th-century British training college that prepared officer cadets for service in the armies of the East India Company in India.
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A.
East India Company College
East India Company College was a training institution in England established by the British East India Company to educate civil servants for administrative service in India.
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B.
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich was a prestigious British Army officer training institution in London, historically responsible for educating artillery and engineering officers.
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C.
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
The Royal Military College, Sandhurst is the British Army’s premier officer training academy, renowned for producing many of the United Kingdom’s most prominent military and political leaders.
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D.
St Paul's School, London
St Paul's School, London is a prestigious independent boys' school founded in 1509, renowned for its academic excellence and notable alumni in British public life.
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E.
Heralds’ College
Heralds’ College is the historic English authority responsible for heraldry, coats of arms, and related genealogical matters, formally known as the College of Arms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military academy
ⓘ
officer training college ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe
ⓘ
surface form:
Addiscombe Military Seminary
East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company Military College, Addiscombe
|
| buildingUse | military education ⓘ |
| cadetAgeRange | teenage boys ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct schools in the London Borough of Croydon
ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
Military academies of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| closureReason | transfer of East India Company forces to the British Crown ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1861 ⓘ |
| educationType |
professional military education
ⓘ
tertiary education ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British Raj precursor period ⓘ |
| inception | 1809 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London Borough of Croydon
ⓘ
surface form:
Croydon
England ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| location |
Camberwell
ⓘ
surface form:
Addiscombe
|
| namedAfter |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| notableAlumni |
Colin Mackenzie
ⓘ
George Everest ⓘ George Pollock ⓘ Henry Havelock ⓘ William Nott ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| partOf | British colonial military education system ⓘ |
| purpose |
preparing officers for service in India
ⓘ
training officer cadets ⓘ |
| regionServed |
British India
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| replacedBy |
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
ⓘ
Royal Military College, Sandhurst ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Bengal Army
ⓘ
Bombay Army ⓘ British East India Company forces ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company Army
Madras Army ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: East India Company Military Seminary, Addiscombe Description of subject: The East India Company Military Seminary at Addiscombe was a 19th-century British training college that prepared officer cadets for service in the armies of the East India Company in India.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.