71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot
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The 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot was a historic Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in the 18th century and later incorporated into the Highland Light Infantry.
All labels observed (2)
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| 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot canonical | 1 |
| 71st Regiment of Foot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12441620 — 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: 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot Context triple: [Highland Light Infantry, predecessor, 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot]
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93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
The 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a distinguished Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, famed for its steadfast “Thin Red Line” stand during the Crimean War.
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Royal Highland Fusiliers
The Royal Highland Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of the Royal Scots Fusiliers and the Highland Light Infantry, with a distinguished history of service in conflicts around the world.
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Royal Highland Regiment
The Royal Highland Regiment, better known as the Black Watch, is a historic Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army renowned for its distinctive dark tartan and distinguished combat service.
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78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs)
The 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs) was a historic Scottish Highland infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in the late 18th century and later amalgamated into the Seaforth Highlanders.
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73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot
The 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in Scotland and later incorporated into the Black Watch lineage through army reorganizations.
- 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: 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot Target entity description: The 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot was a historic Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in the 18th century and later incorporated into the Highland Light Infantry.
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A.
93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
The 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a distinguished Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, famed for its steadfast “Thin Red Line” stand during the Crimean War.
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B.
Royal Highland Fusiliers
The Royal Highland Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of the Royal Scots Fusiliers and the Highland Light Infantry, with a distinguished history of service in conflicts around the world.
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C.
Royal Highland Regiment
The Royal Highland Regiment, better known as the Black Watch, is a historic Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army renowned for its distinctive dark tartan and distinguished combat service.
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D.
78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs)
The 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs) was a historic Scottish Highland infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in the late 18th century and later amalgamated into the Seaforth Highlanders.
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E.
73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot
The 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in Scotland and later incorporated into the Black Watch lineage through army reorganizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot