Siege of Haarlem
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The Siege of Haarlem was a major 1572–1573 military engagement in the Eighty Years’ War in which Spanish forces besieged the Dutch city of Haarlem, resulting in a costly Spanish victory and heavy civilian casualties.
All labels observed (1)
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| Siege of Haarlem canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19485245 — 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: Siege of Haarlem Context triple: [Spanish forces during Eighty Years War, engagedInBattle, Siege of Haarlem]
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Siege of Leiden
The Siege of Leiden was a pivotal 1573–1574 Spanish blockade of the Dutch city of Leiden whose relief became a turning point in the Dutch Revolt and is still commemorated annually in the Netherlands.
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B.
Siege of Hulst (1640)
The Siege of Hulst (1640) was a major engagement of the Eighty Years' War in which Dutch and allied forces captured the fortified town of Hulst from Spanish control.
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C.
Siege of Antwerp
The Siege of Antwerp was a major early World War I battle in 1914 in which German forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Belgian port city of Antwerp, impacting the course of the Western Front.
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D.
siege of Amsterdam
The siege of Amsterdam was a medieval military blockade and assault on the city of Amsterdam, famously dramatized in Joost van den Vondel’s play "Gijsbrecht van Aemstel."
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E.
Siege of Alkmaar (1573)
The Siege of Alkmaar (1573) was a key early victory for the Dutch rebels during the Eighty Years' War, marking the first successful resistance against Spanish besiegers and boosting the Dutch struggle for independence.
- 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: Siege of Haarlem Target entity description: The Siege of Haarlem was a major 1572–1573 military engagement in the Eighty Years’ War in which Spanish forces besieged the Dutch city of Haarlem, resulting in a costly Spanish victory and heavy civilian casualties.
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A.
Siege of Leiden
The Siege of Leiden was a pivotal 1573–1574 Spanish blockade of the Dutch city of Leiden whose relief became a turning point in the Dutch Revolt and is still commemorated annually in the Netherlands.
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B.
Siege of Hulst (1640)
The Siege of Hulst (1640) was a major engagement of the Eighty Years' War in which Dutch and allied forces captured the fortified town of Hulst from Spanish control.
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C.
Siege of Antwerp
The Siege of Antwerp was a major early World War I battle in 1914 in which German forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Belgian port city of Antwerp, impacting the course of the Western Front.
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D.
siege of Amsterdam
The siege of Amsterdam was a medieval military blockade and assault on the city of Amsterdam, famously dramatized in Joost van den Vondel’s play "Gijsbrecht van Aemstel."
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E.
Siege of Alkmaar (1573)
The Siege of Alkmaar (1573) was a key early victory for the Dutch rebels during the Eighty Years' War, marking the first successful resistance against Spanish besiegers and boosting the Dutch struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.