Battle of Blenheim
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The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Blenheim canonical | 43 |
| Blenheim campaign | 2 |
| Blenheim battlefield | 1 |
| Second Battle of Blenheim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26095 — 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: Battle of Blenheim Context triple: [War of the Spanish Succession, significantEvent, Battle of Blenheim]
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A.
Battle of Quiberon Bay
The Battle of Quiberon Bay was a decisive 1759 naval engagement in which the British Royal Navy shattered the French fleet off the coast of Brittany, securing British control of the seas and thwarting a planned invasion of Britain.
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B.
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a decisive 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Admiral Nelson’s fleet shattered French and Spanish sea power, securing British naval supremacy.
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C.
Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile was a decisive 1798 British naval victory under Admiral Horatio Nelson against the French fleet off the coast of Egypt, crippling French maritime power in the Mediterranean.
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D.
Battle of Hel
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
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Battle of Malta
The Battle of Malta was a crucial World War II air and naval campaign in which Axis forces relentlessly besieged the strategically vital island of Malta, leading to a hard-fought Allied defense that proved pivotal in controlling Mediterranean supply routes.
- 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: Battle of Blenheim Target entity description: The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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A.
Battle of Quiberon Bay
The Battle of Quiberon Bay was a decisive 1759 naval engagement in which the British Royal Navy shattered the French fleet off the coast of Brittany, securing British control of the seas and thwarting a planned invasion of Britain.
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B.
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a decisive 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Admiral Nelson’s fleet shattered French and Spanish sea power, securing British naval supremacy.
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C.
Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile was a decisive 1798 British naval victory under Admiral Horatio Nelson against the French fleet off the coast of Egypt, crippling French maritime power in the Mediterranean.
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D.
Battle of Hel
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
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E.
Battle of Malta
The Battle of Malta was a crucial World War II air and naval campaign in which Axis forces relentlessly besieged the strategically vital island of Malta, leading to a hard-fought Allied defense that proved pivotal in controlling Mediterranean supply routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Blenheim Description of subject: The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Blenheim
subject linked to:
Blindheim
linked to: Battle of Blenheim
linked to: Battle of Blenheim
subject linked to:
Count d’Hostun