55th Regiment of Foot

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British Army regiment infantry regiment

The 55th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in major 18th- and early 19th-century conflicts, including the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot	2
55th Regiment of Foot canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11587767 — 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: 55th Regiment of Foot
Context triple: [James Grant, militaryUnit, 55th Regiment of Foot]

A. 51st Regiment of Foot
The 51st Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century campaigns, including the Napoleonic Wars, before later becoming part of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
B. 95th Regiment of Foot
The 95th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment active during the 18th and 19th centuries, known for its service in various colonial and European campaigns.
C. 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.
D. 63rd Regiment of Foot
The 63rd Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century conflicts before later being amalgamated into a larger regimental structure.
E. 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
The 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment with long service in the 18th and 19th centuries, later amalgamated into the Sherwood Foresters.
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: 55th Regiment of Foot
Target entity description: The 55th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in major 18th- and early 19th-century conflicts, including the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.

A. 51st Regiment of Foot
The 51st Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century campaigns, including the Napoleonic Wars, before later becoming part of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
B. 95th Regiment of Foot
The 95th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment active during the 18th and 19th centuries, known for its service in various colonial and European campaigns.
C. 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.
D. 63rd Regiment of Foot
The 63rd Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment that served in numerous 18th- and 19th-century conflicts before later being amalgamated into a larger regimental structure.
E. 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
The 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment with long service in the 18th and 19th centuries, later amalgamated into the Sherwood Foresters.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance	British Crown ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot ⓘ linked to: 55th Regiment of Foot
branch	British Army ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ French and Indian War ⓘ linked to: French and Indian War (as part of British America) Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
disbandedInCentury	19th century ⓘ
engagedAgainst	American Continental Army ⓘ linked to: Continental Army French forces in North America ⓘ allied colonial militias ⓘ
equipment	Brown Bess musket ⓘ
garrison	Westmorland ⓘ linked to: Westmorland and Furness
governedBy	British Army regulations ⓘ
hadAllegianceDuring	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Napoleonic era ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ
militaryBranchRole	infantry ⓘ
militaryUnitType	line infantry ⓘ
notableEngagement	American Revolutionary War campaigns in North America ⓘ linked to: North American theater of the American Revolutionary War Battle of Carillon ⓘ Battle of Ticonderoga (1758) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) Louisbourg campaign ⓘ linked to: Siege of Louisbourg (1758)
participatedIn	British colonial campaigns in North America ⓘ British operations against American Continental forces ⓘ
partOf	British line infantry establishment ⓘ
periodOfService	18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ
raisedFor	Seven Years' War ⓘ
raisedIn	1755 ⓘ
role	line infantry ⓘ
servedInTheater	Caribbean ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ
serviceBranchRole	land warfare ⓘ
serviceStatus	disbanded ⓘ
subjectOf	British military history studies ⓘ regimental histories ⓘ
subordinateTo	British Army high command ⓘ linked to: British Army Council
uniformColor	red ⓘ
uniformFeature	facings in distinctive regimental color ⓘ
usedTactics	linear infantry tactics ⓘ volley fire ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Grant → militaryUnit → 55th Regiment of Foot ⓘ

53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot → raisedAs → 55th Regiment of Foot ⓘ

Border Regiment → formedByMergerOf → 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot ⓘ

linked to: 55th Regiment of Foot

55th Regiment of Foot → alsoKnownAs → 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot ⓘ