Battle of Antrim
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The Battle of Antrim was a key 1798 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, in which United Irish rebels attempted and failed to seize the town of Antrim from British government forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Antrim canonical | 3 |
| Battle for Antrim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1235114 — 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: Battle of Antrim Context triple: [Irish Rebellion of 1798, hasPart, Battle of Antrim]
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A.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Battle of Knocknanuss
The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
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Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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Battle of Carbisdale
The Battle of Carbisdale was a 1650 engagement in northern Scotland where Royalist forces under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, were decisively defeated, effectively ending his final campaign for Charles II.
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Battle of Peterwardein
The Battle of Peterwardein was a major 1716 engagement in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire, helping to shift the balance of power in Central and Southeastern Europe.
- 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 Antrim Target entity description: The Battle of Antrim was a key 1798 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, in which United Irish rebels attempted and failed to seize the town of Antrim from British government forces.
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A.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Battle of Knocknanuss
The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
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C.
Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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D.
Battle of Carbisdale
The Battle of Carbisdale was a 1650 engagement in northern Scotland where Royalist forces under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, were decisively defeated, effectively ending his final campaign for Charles II.
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E.
Battle of Peterwardein
The Battle of Peterwardein was a major 1716 engagement in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire, helping to shift the balance of power in Central and Southeastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| aftermath |
capture and execution of Henry Joy McCracken
ⓘ
collapse of the main rebel effort in County Antrim ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle for Antrim
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Antrim
|
| associatedWith |
Presbyterian radicalism in Ulster
ⓘ
United Irishmen movement ⓘ
linked to:
Society of United Irishmen
|
| belligerent |
British government forces
ⓘ
Irish militia ⓘ Society of United Irishmen ⓘ Yeomanry ⓘ
linked to:
Shropshire Yeomanry
regular British Army units ⓘ |
| casualties |
lower government casualties
ⓘ
significant rebel casualties ⓘ |
| chronology | one of the earliest major actions of the rebellion in Ulster ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
several hundred government troops initially in Antrim
ⓘ
several thousand United Irish rebels ⓘ |
| commander |
Colonel William Lumley
ⓘ
Henry Joy McCracken ⓘ Lord O’Neill ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 7 June 1798 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Ballynahinch ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | took place near the Sixmilewater River ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
demonstrated limits of United Irish military capability in Ulster
ⓘ
major engagement of the 1798 rebellion in Ulster ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemorated in local memory and Irish nationalist historiography
ⓘ
subject of ballads and historical writings ⓘ |
| location | Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland ⓘ |
| notableFeature | burning of parts of Antrim during the fighting ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Henry Joy McCracken
ⓘ
Lord O’Neill ⓘ |
| objective |
to seize the town of Antrim
ⓘ
to spark a wider uprising in Ulster ⓘ |
| opponentOf | British rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ulster rising of 1798
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Rebellion of 1798
|
| politicalContext | inspired by republican and anti-sectarian ideals of the United Irishmen ⓘ |
| precededBy | outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Leinster ⓘ |
| region | Ulster ⓘ |
| reinforcements |
British troops from Belfast
ⓘ
Yeomanry cavalry units ⓘ |
| result | British government victory ⓘ |
| tactics |
government use of artillery and disciplined infantry fire
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rebel attempt to converge columns on Antrim town ⓘ |
| year | 1798 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Antrim Description of subject: The Battle of Antrim was a key 1798 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, in which United Irish rebels attempted and failed to seize the town of Antrim from British government forces.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Battle of Antrim