Battle of the Seine (1416)
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The Battle of the Seine (1416) was a naval engagement during the Hundred Years' War in which English forces under Henry V secured control of the Channel approaches by defeating a Franco-Genoese fleet near the mouth of the Seine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Seine (1416) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2841496 — 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 the Seine (1416) Context triple: [Henry V of England, battle, Battle of the Seine (1416)]
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Battle of Ivry
The Battle of Ivry was a decisive 1590 victory of Henry IV of France over the Catholic League that helped secure his claim to the French throne during the French Wars of Religion.
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Battle of Formigny
The Battle of Formigny was a decisive 1450 engagement in Normandy in which French forces defeated the English, helping to end English dominance in northern France during the closing phase of the Hundred Years' War.
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C.
Battle of Castillon
The Battle of Castillon was the 1453 engagement in southwestern France that effectively ended the Hundred Years' War by securing a decisive French victory over the English.
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D.
Battle of Saint-Denis
The Battle of Saint-Denis was a key 1837 armed clash in Lower Canada where Patriote rebels won an important victory against British colonial forces during the Rebellions of 1837–1838.
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E.
Battle of Lens
The Battle of Lens was a major 1648 engagement in the Thirty Years’ War and the Franco-Spanish War, where French forces under the Prince de Condé defeated the Spanish army in the Spanish Netherlands.
- 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 the Seine (1416) Target entity description: The Battle of the Seine (1416) was a naval engagement during the Hundred Years' War in which English forces under Henry V secured control of the Channel approaches by defeating a Franco-Genoese fleet near the mouth of the Seine.
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A.
Battle of Ivry
The Battle of Ivry was a decisive 1590 victory of Henry IV of France over the Catholic League that helped secure his claim to the French throne during the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Battle of Formigny
The Battle of Formigny was a decisive 1450 engagement in Normandy in which French forces defeated the English, helping to end English dominance in northern France during the closing phase of the Hundred Years' War.
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C.
Battle of Castillon
The Battle of Castillon was the 1453 engagement in southwestern France that effectively ended the Hundred Years' War by securing a decisive French victory over the English.
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D.
Battle of Saint-Denis
The Battle of Saint-Denis was a key 1837 armed clash in Lower Canada where Patriote rebels won an important victory against British colonial forces during the Rebellions of 1837–1838.
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E.
Battle of Lens
The Battle of Lens was a major 1648 engagement in the Thirty Years’ War and the Franco-Spanish War, where French forces under the Prince de Condé defeated the Spanish army in the Spanish Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Hundred Years' War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of France ⓘ Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| combatant |
English fleet
ⓘ
Franco-Genoese fleet ⓘ
linked to:
Genoese navy
|
| commander | Henry V of England ⓘ |
| conflict | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| date | 1416 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foughtNear | Seine estuary ⓘ |
| location |
English Channel
ⓘ
near the mouth of the Seine ⓘ |
| monarchOfVictoriousSide | Henry V of England ⓘ |
| navalTheatre | Channel approaches ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to English naval dominance early in Henry V's reign
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defeat of a Franco-Genoese fleet by the English ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
French commanders
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Genoese commanders ⓘ |
| outcome | English control of the Channel approaches ⓘ |
| partOf | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| river |
Seine
ⓘ
linked to:
River Seine
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| sideWithNavalSuperiorityAfterBattle | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | secured English control of the approaches to the English Channel ⓘ |
| year | 1416 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Seine (1416) Description of subject: The Battle of the Seine (1416) was a naval engagement during the Hundred Years' War in which English forces under Henry V secured control of the Channel approaches by defeating a Franco-Genoese fleet near the mouth of the Seine.
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