Battle of Hasselt
E292453
The Battle of Hasselt was a key 1831 engagement during the Belgian Revolution in which Dutch forces defeated the Belgian army, helping to temporarily reassert Dutch control during the Ten Days’ Campaign.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Hasselt canonical | 3 |
| Bataille de Hasselt | 1 |
| Battle of Hasselt (1831) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2724982 — 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 Hasselt Context triple: [Ten Days’ Campaign, significantEvent, Battle of Hasselt]
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Battle of Hannut
The Battle of Hannut was a major World War II tank engagement in May 1940 between French and German forces in Belgium, often cited as one of the first large-scale armored battles in history.
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Battle of Hondschoote
The Battle of Hondschoote was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces lifted the siege of Dunkirk by defeating a British-led coalition army in Flanders.
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Battle of Wattignies
The Battle of Wattignies was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces under General Jourdan and Carnot defeated Austrian troops, helping to lift the siege of Maubeuge and secure the young Republic.
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Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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Battle of the Meuse
The Battle of the Meuse was a key World War II engagement in May 1940 during the German invasion of France, where German forces forced crossings of the Meuse River to break through Allied defenses.
- 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 Hasselt Target entity description: The Battle of Hasselt was a key 1831 engagement during the Belgian Revolution in which Dutch forces defeated the Belgian army, helping to temporarily reassert Dutch control during the Ten Days’ Campaign.
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A.
Battle of Hannut
The Battle of Hannut was a major World War II tank engagement in May 1940 between French and German forces in Belgium, often cited as one of the first large-scale armored battles in history.
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B.
Battle of Hondschoote
The Battle of Hondschoote was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces lifted the siege of Dunkirk by defeating a British-led coalition army in Flanders.
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C.
Battle of Wattignies
The Battle of Wattignies was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces under General Jourdan and Carnot defeated Austrian troops, helping to lift the siege of Maubeuge and secure the young Republic.
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D.
Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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E.
Battle of the Meuse
The Battle of the Meuse was a key World War II engagement in May 1940 during the German invasion of France, where German forces forced crossings of the Meuse River to break through Allied defenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bataille de Hasselt
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Hasselt
Slag bij Hasselt ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of the Netherlands
ⓘ
Provisional Government of Belgium ⓘ |
| campaign | Ten Days’ Campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
Belgian army
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Land Component
Dutch army ⓘ
linked to:
States Army of the Dutch Republic
|
| commander |
Louis Auguste Joly
ⓘ
Nicolas Daine ⓘ Prince William of Orange ⓘ |
| conflict | Belgian Revolution ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| date | 1831-08-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent engagements of the Ten Days’ Campaign ⓘ |
| historicalContext | struggle for Belgian independence from the Netherlands ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
ⓘ
Hasselt ⓘ Province of Limburg ⓘ
linked to:
Limburg Province
|
| notableFeature | key engagement of the Ten Days’ Campaign ⓘ |
| outcome | Dutch forces defeated Belgian forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Leuven (1831)?
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Leuven
|
| result | Dutch victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to Dutch success in the Ten Days’ Campaign
ⓘ
temporarily reasserted Dutch control in parts of Belgium ⓘ |
| year | 1831 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Hasselt Description of subject: The Battle of Hasselt was a key 1831 engagement during the Belgian Revolution in which Dutch forces defeated the Belgian army, helping to temporarily reassert Dutch control during the Ten Days’ Campaign.
Referenced by (5)
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