Battle of Kliszów
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The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of the conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kliszów canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Kliszów (1702) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T938905 — 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 Kliszów Context triple: [Great Northern War, significantBattle, Battle of Kliszów]
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A.
Battle of Zadwórze
The Battle of Zadwórze was a 1920 clash in which a small Polish force mounted a desperate, sacrificial defense against advancing Soviet troops, earning it the nickname "the Polish Thermopylae."
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B.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
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C.
Battle of Komarów
The Battle of Komarów was a 1920 cavalry engagement near Zamość in southeastern Poland, remembered as one of the last great cavalry battles in history and a significant Polish victory over Soviet forces.
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Battle of Legnica
The Battle of Legnica was a 1241 clash in Silesia where a coalition of European forces led by Duke Henry II the Pious was decisively defeated by the Mongols during their westward expansion into Europe.
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Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Kliszów Target entity description: The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of the conflict.
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A.
Battle of Zadwórze
The Battle of Zadwórze was a 1920 clash in which a small Polish force mounted a desperate, sacrificial defense against advancing Soviet troops, earning it the nickname "the Polish Thermopylae."
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B.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
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C.
Battle of Komarów
The Battle of Komarów was a 1920 cavalry engagement near Zamość in southeastern Poland, remembered as one of the last great cavalry battles in history and a significant Polish victory over Soviet forces.
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D.
Battle of Legnica
The Battle of Legnica was a 1241 clash in Silesia where a coalition of European forces led by Duke Henry II the Pious was decisively defeated by the Mongols during their westward expansion into Europe.
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E.
Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Klissow ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Saxony ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| casualties | Swedish casualties significantly lower than Saxon-Polish casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Electorate of Saxony
ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Adam Heinrich von Steinau
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Augustus II the Strong ⓘ Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| date | 1702-07-19 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Swedish campaigns in Poland ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key early victory for Sweden in the Great Northern War ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Kliszów
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linked to:
Staszów
Poland ⓘ near Kielce ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Charles XII personally commanded Swedish forces
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Swedish army defeated a numerically superior enemy ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Swedish invasion of Poland (1701–1702) ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingRuler | Augustus II the Strong ⓘ |
| primarySwedishRuler | Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ |
| result | Swedish victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to Swedish influence over Polish politics
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reinforced Swedish dominance in early Great Northern War ⓘ weakened Augustus II’s position in Poland ⓘ |
| strength |
Saxon-Polish army about 24,000–30,000 men
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Swedish army about 12,000–15,000 men ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | decisive Swedish victory ⓘ |
| terrain | open fields near the village of Kliszów ⓘ |
| theatre | Polish theatre of the Great Northern War ⓘ |
| year | 1702 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Kliszów Description of subject: The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of the conflict.
Referenced by (6)
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