The Battle of Sherramuir
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"The Battle of Sherramuir" is a narrative Scots-language poem and song by Robert Burns that vividly recounts the confused and inconclusive 1715 Jacobite battle near Dunblane.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Battle of Sherramuir canonical | 1 |
| “The Battle of Sherramuir” (song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1364856 — 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: The Battle of Sherramuir Context triple: [Robert Burns, notableWork, The Battle of Sherramuir]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Battle of Arkinholm
The Battle of Arkinholm was a decisive 1455 clash in southern Scotland that led to the crushing of the powerful Black Douglas family and strengthened the authority of the Scottish crown.
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D.
Battle of the Granua
The Battle of the Granua was a key engagement during the Marcomannic Wars in which Roman forces clashed with Germanic tribes along the Danube frontier in the late 2nd century AD.
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E.
Battle of Methven
The Battle of Methven was a 1306 engagement in the Wars of Scottish Independence in which English forces under Aymer de Valence surprised and decisively defeated the newly crowned King Robert the Bruce in central Scotland.
- 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: The Battle of Sherramuir Target entity description: "The Battle of Sherramuir" is a narrative Scots-language poem and song by Robert Burns that vividly recounts the confused and inconclusive 1715 Jacobite battle near Dunblane.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Battle of Arkinholm
The Battle of Arkinholm was a decisive 1455 clash in southern Scotland that led to the crushing of the powerful Black Douglas family and strengthened the authority of the Scottish crown.
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D.
Battle of the Granua
The Battle of the Granua was a key engagement during the Marcomannic Wars in which Roman forces clashed with Germanic tribes along the Danube frontier in the late 2nd century AD.
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E.
Battle of Methven
The Battle of Methven was a 1306 engagement in the Wars of Scottish Independence in which English forces under Aymer de Valence surprised and decisively defeated the newly crowned King Robert the Bruce in central Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scots-language poem
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narrative poem ⓘ poem ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jacobite songs
ⓘ
Scottish folk tradition ⓘ |
| author | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Scottish Jacobite tradition ⓘ |
| describesEvent | Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ |
| genre |
Jacobite song
ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
commemoration of the Battle of Sheriffmuir
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part of Scottish song repertoire ⓘ |
| hasForm | song suitable for singing ⓘ |
| historicalBasis |
Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715
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linked to:
Battle of Sheriffmuir
|
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Scottish Enlightenment era
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linked to:
Scottish Enlightenment
|
| mentionsPlace |
Dunblane
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Sherramuir ⓘ |
| meter | song-like stanza form ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | multiple viewpoints ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
humorous
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ironic ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Scots ⓘ |
| portraysOutcomeAs |
confused
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inconclusive ⓘ |
| refrain | “There’s some say this, and some say that” ⓘ |
| settingLocation | near Dunblane ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1715 ⓘ |
| topic | Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ |
| workOf | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| workType | lyric narrative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Battle of Sherramuir Description of subject: "The Battle of Sherramuir" is a narrative Scots-language poem and song by Robert Burns that vividly recounts the confused and inconclusive 1715 Jacobite battle near Dunblane.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Battle of Sherramuir