Jacobite forces
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Jacobite forces were the predominantly Highland Scottish supporters of the exiled Stuart dynasty who fought to restore it to the thrones of Britain and Ireland in a series of uprisings during the 17th and 18th centuries.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacobite forces canonical | 40 |
| Jacobites | 30 |
| Jacobite army | 9 |
| Jacobite | 2 |
| Jacobite Highlanders | 2 |
| Jacobitism | 2 |
| Jacobite Highland army | 1 |
| Jacobite army in Scotland | 1 |
| Jacobite cause | 1 |
| Jacobite forces in Ireland | 1 |
| Jacobite nobility | 1 |
| Williamite forces in Scotland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4838560 — 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: Jacobite forces Context triple: [Battle of Culloden, belligerent, Jacobite forces]
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Royalist Scottish army
The Royalist Scottish army was the force raised in Scotland to support Charles II and the Stuart monarchy against the English Parliamentarian regime during the Third English Civil War.
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Scottish Covenanter army
The Scottish Covenanter army was the military force raised by Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century to defend their religious and political covenants, notably fighting in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Jacobite Irish Army
The Jacobite Irish Army was the force loyal to the deposed King James II in Ireland during the Williamite War, composed largely of Irish Catholic troops fighting to restore his rule against Williamite forces.
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Williamite army
The Williamite army was the military force loyal to William III during the Williamite War in Ireland, composed largely of English, Dutch, Danish, and other Protestant troops fighting against Jacobite supporters of James II.
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Scottish militia
The Scottish militia was a part-time, locally raised military force in the Kingdom of Scotland, composed mainly of civilian soldiers mobilized for home defense and internal security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jacobite forces Target entity description: Jacobite forces were the predominantly Highland Scottish supporters of the exiled Stuart dynasty who fought to restore it to the thrones of Britain and Ireland in a series of uprisings during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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A.
Royalist Scottish army
The Royalist Scottish army was the force raised in Scotland to support Charles II and the Stuart monarchy against the English Parliamentarian regime during the Third English Civil War.
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B.
Scottish Covenanter army
The Scottish Covenanter army was the military force raised by Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century to defend their religious and political covenants, notably fighting in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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C.
Jacobite Irish Army
The Jacobite Irish Army was the force loyal to the deposed King James II in Ireland during the Williamite War, composed largely of Irish Catholic troops fighting to restore his rule against Williamite forces.
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Williamite army
The Williamite army was the military force loyal to William III during the Williamite War in Ireland, composed largely of English, Dutch, Danish, and other Protestant troops fighting against Jacobite supporters of James II.
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E.
Scottish militia
The Scottish militia was a part-time, locally raised military force in the Kingdom of Scotland, composed mainly of civilian soldiers mobilized for home defense and internal security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
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Subject: Jacobite forces Description of subject: Jacobite forces were the predominantly Highland Scottish supporters of the exiled Stuart dynasty who fought to restore it to the thrones of Britain and Ireland in a series of uprisings during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Referenced by (91)
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