24th Regiment of Foot
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The 24th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, later known as the South Wales Borderers, famed for its heroic defense during the Anglo-Zulu War.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5855700 — 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: 24th Regiment of Foot Context triple: [Battle of Rorke's Drift, combatant, 24th Regiment of Foot]
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42nd Regiment of Foot
The 42nd Regiment of Foot, later known as the Black Watch, was a famed Scottish Highland infantry regiment of the British Army distinguished for its service in numerous 18th- and 19th-century conflicts.
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52nd Regiment of Foot
The 52nd Regiment of Foot was a distinguished light infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its role in the Napoleonic Wars and its association with Sir John Moore’s reforms.
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21st Regiment of Foot
The 21st Regiment of Foot, later known as the Royal Scots Fusiliers, was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army with a long record of service in major conflicts from the 17th to the 20th century.
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58th Regiment of Foot
The 58th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century campaigns, including colonial wars and conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu and First Boer Wars.
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Regiment of Foot No. 6
Regiment of Foot No. 6, better known as the Potsdam Giants, was an elite Prussian infantry unit in the 18th century famed for recruiting exceptionally tall soldiers under Frederick William I.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 24th Regiment of Foot Target entity description: The 24th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, later known as the South Wales Borderers, famed for its heroic defense during the Anglo-Zulu War.
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A.
42nd Regiment of Foot
The 42nd Regiment of Foot, later known as the Black Watch, was a famed Scottish Highland infantry regiment of the British Army distinguished for its service in numerous 18th- and 19th-century conflicts.
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B.
52nd Regiment of Foot
The 52nd Regiment of Foot was a distinguished light infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its role in the Napoleonic Wars and its association with Sir John Moore’s reforms.
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C.
21st Regiment of Foot
The 21st Regiment of Foot, later known as the Royal Scots Fusiliers, was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army with a long record of service in major conflicts from the 17th to the 20th century.
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D.
58th Regiment of Foot
The 58th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century campaigns, including colonial wars and conflicts such as the Anglo-Zulu and First Boer Wars.
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Regiment of Foot No. 6
Regiment of Foot No. 6, better known as the Potsdam Giants, was an elite Prussian infantry unit in the 18th century famed for recruiting exceptionally tall soldiers under Frederick William I.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Subject: 24th Regiment of Foot Description of subject: The 24th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, later known as the South Wales Borderers, famed for its heroic defense during the Anglo-Zulu War.
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Private Frederick Hitch
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Private Frederick Hitch
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Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead
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Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead
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