Battle of Les Formigues
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The Battle of Les Formigues was a 1285 naval engagement in the Mediterranean in which the Catalan fleet under Roger of Lauria decisively defeated French forces during the Aragonese Crusade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Les Formigues canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Les Formigues (1285) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2456787 — 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 Les Formigues Context triple: [Aragonese Crusade, hasBattle, Battle of Les Formigues]
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A.
Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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B.
Battle of Boulou
The Battle of Boulou was a significant 1794 engagement of the War of the Pyrenees in which French Revolutionary forces defeated the Spanish army near the eastern Pyrenees, helping secure France’s southern frontier.
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C.
Battle of Arques
The Battle of Arques was a 1589 engagement in northern France during the French Wars of Religion, where Henry IV successfully defended his position against the Catholic League, helping to secure his claim to the French throne.
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D.
Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- 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 Les Formigues Target entity description: The Battle of Les Formigues was a 1285 naval engagement in the Mediterranean in which the Catalan fleet under Roger of Lauria decisively defeated French forces during the Aragonese Crusade.
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A.
Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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B.
Battle of Boulou
The Battle of Boulou was a significant 1794 engagement of the War of the Pyrenees in which French Revolutionary forces defeated the Spanish army near the eastern Pyrenees, helping secure France’s southern frontier.
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C.
Battle of Arques
The Battle of Arques was a 1589 engagement in northern France during the French Wars of Religion, where Henry IV successfully defended his position against the Catholic League, helping to secure his claim to the French throne.
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D.
Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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E.
Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Catalan fleet
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French fleet ⓘ |
| combatant |
Crown of Aragon
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| commander | Roger of Lauria ⓘ |
| conflict | Aragonese Crusade ⓘ |
| conflictType | sea battle ⓘ |
| date | 1285 ⓘ |
| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | significant French casualties ⓘ |
| hasCommanderForSide | Roger of Lauria for the Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | strengthening of Aragonese naval dominance in the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Aragonese navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Catalan fleet
French navy ⓘ
linked to:
French Navy
|
| location |
Mediterranean Sea
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off the coast of Catalonia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Les Formigues islets ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy French losses
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use of night attack tactics ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aragonese Crusade
ⓘ
Franco-Aragonese War ⓘ |
| region | Catalonia ⓘ |
| result |
Catalan victory
ⓘ
decisive Aragonese–Catalan victory ⓘ |
| year | 1285 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Les Formigues Description of subject: The Battle of Les Formigues was a 1285 naval engagement in the Mediterranean in which the Catalan fleet under Roger of Lauria decisively defeated French forces during the Aragonese Crusade.
Referenced by (4)
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