Royal Regiment of Artillery
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The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army, responsible for providing firepower support using guns, rockets, and missiles on the battlefield.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T39914 — 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: Royal Regiment of Artillery Context triple: [British Army, hasBranch, Royal Regiment of Artillery]
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Infantry Branch
The Infantry Branch is the United States Army’s primary ground combat arm, responsible for engaging the enemy directly through close-quarters and maneuver warfare.
- 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: Royal Regiment of Artillery Target entity description: The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army, responsible for providing firepower support using guns, rockets, and missiles on the battlefield.
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Infantry Branch
The Infantry Branch is the United States Army’s primary ground combat arm, responsible for engaging the enemy directly through close-quarters and maneuver warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artillery regiment
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branch of the British Army ⓘ regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Royal Regiment of Artillery
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surface form:
Royal Artillery
|
| branchColor |
blue
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red ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagement |
Boer Wars
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surface form:
Boer War
Crimean War ⓘ Falklands War ⓘ World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
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| equipmentType |
air defence systems
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guns ⓘ howitzers ⓘ missiles ⓘ radar systems ⓘ rockets ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
| foundedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| garrison | Larkhill ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
air defence
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counter-battery fire ⓘ indirect fire ⓘ precision strike ⓘ surveillance ⓘ target acquisition ⓘ |
| hasSubUnit |
Royal Regiment of Artillery
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Royal Artillery Reserve units
Royal Regiment of Artillery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Horse Artillery
regular Royal Artillery regiments ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| motto |
Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt
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Ubique ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
provide artillery firepower support
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support land operations ⓘ |
| role |
air defence
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artillery ⓘ fire support ⓘ surveillance and target acquisition ⓘ |
| shortName | RA ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Regiment of Artillery Description of subject: The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army, responsible for providing firepower support using guns, rockets, and missiles on the battlefield.
Referenced by (89)
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Horse Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Field Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Regiment of Artillery
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Royal Horse Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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involves
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Battle of Isandlwana
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Field Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery units
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery detachments
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery