3rd Regiment of Dragoons
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The 3rd Regiment of Dragoons was a British Army cavalry unit that later evolved into the 3rd King’s Own Hussars, serving in various campaigns during the 18th and 19th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 3rd Regiment of Dragoons canonical | 2 |
| 3rd Regiment of Horse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5925857 — 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: 3rd Regiment of Dragoons Context triple: [3rd King’s Own Hussars, precededBy, 3rd Regiment of Dragoons]
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A.
13th Light Dragoons
The 13th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment best known for its role in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
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B.
18th Light Dragoons
The 18th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment of the 18th and early 19th centuries, known for its service in various campaigns during the Napoleonic era.
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C.
3rd Cavalry Regiment
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment is a historic U.S. Army armored cavalry unit known for its reconnaissance and security missions in major conflicts from the 19th century through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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D.
4th Light Dragoons
The 4th Light Dragoons was a British cavalry regiment of the 19th century that famously took part in the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
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E.
15th Light Dragoons
The 15th Light Dragoons was a British Army light cavalry regiment that served in the 18th and early 19th centuries, participating in various European and colonial campaigns.
- 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: 3rd Regiment of Dragoons Target entity description: The 3rd Regiment of Dragoons was a British Army cavalry unit that later evolved into the 3rd King’s Own Hussars, serving in various campaigns during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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A.
13th Light Dragoons
The 13th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment best known for its role in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
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B.
18th Light Dragoons
The 18th Light Dragoons was a British Army cavalry regiment of the 18th and early 19th centuries, known for its service in various campaigns during the Napoleonic era.
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C.
3rd Cavalry Regiment
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment is a historic U.S. Army armored cavalry unit known for its reconnaissance and security missions in major conflicts from the 19th century through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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D.
4th Light Dragoons
The 4th Light Dragoons was a British cavalry regiment of the 19th century that famously took part in the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
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E.
15th Light Dragoons
The 15th Light Dragoons was a British Army light cavalry regiment that served in the 18th and early 19th centuries, participating in various European and colonial campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cavalry regiment
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hussar regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| associatedMonarchInTitle |
King of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British monarch
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| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagement |
18th-century British campaigns
ⓘ
19th-century British campaigns ⓘ |
| followedBy | 3rd King’s Own Hussars ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | 3rd King’s Own Hussars ⓘ |
| militaryArm | cavalry ⓘ |
| militaryBranchEvolution | transition to hussar regiment ⓘ |
| notableTransformation | conversion from dragoons to hussars ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | 3rd Regiment of Dragoons ⓘ |
| precededBy |
3rd Regiment of Horse
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linked to:
3rd Regiment of Dragoons
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| role |
light cavalry
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mounted troops ⓘ |
| servicePeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| successorUnit | 3rd King’s Own Hussars ⓘ |
| type | dragoon regiment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 3rd Regiment of Dragoons Description of subject: The 3rd Regiment of Dragoons was a British Army cavalry unit that later evolved into the 3rd King’s Own Hussars, serving in various campaigns during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.