Beleg van Oostende
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Beleg van Oostende is the Dutch name for the protracted Siege of Ostend (1601–1604), a major and notoriously bloody conflict of the Eighty Years' War between Spanish and Dutch forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beleg van Oostende canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3115833 — 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: Beleg van Oostende Context triple: [Siege of Ostend, alsoKnownAs, Beleg van Oostende]
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A.
Lord of Mechelen
The Lord of Mechelen was the feudal noble title held by the sovereign ruler of the medieval city and territory of Mechelen in the Low Countries.
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B.
Kaag en Braassem
Kaag en Braassem is a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland known for its lakes, waterways, and water sports tourism.
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C.
Slag bij Nieuwpoort
Slag bij Nieuwpoort is the Dutch name for the 1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort, a major engagement in the Eighty Years' War between the Dutch Republic and Spain fought near the coastal town of Nieuwpoort in present-day Belgium.
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D.
The Scheldt Upstream from Antwerp in the Evening
The Scheldt Upstream from Antwerp in the Evening is a Neo-Impressionist landscape painting by Belgian artist Théo van Rysselberghe, depicting the tranquil river at dusk with his characteristic pointillist technique.
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E.
Battle off Gravelines
The Battle off Gravelines was a 1588 naval engagement in which the English fleet decisively defeated the Spanish Armada in the English Channel, marking a turning point in European maritime power.
- 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: Beleg van Oostende Target entity description: Beleg van Oostende is the Dutch name for the protracted Siege of Ostend (1601–1604), a major and notoriously bloody conflict of the Eighty Years' War between Spanish and Dutch forces.
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A.
Lord of Mechelen
The Lord of Mechelen was the feudal noble title held by the sovereign ruler of the medieval city and territory of Mechelen in the Low Countries.
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B.
Kaag en Braassem
Kaag en Braassem is a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland known for its lakes, waterways, and water sports tourism.
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C.
Slag bij Nieuwpoort
Slag bij Nieuwpoort is the Dutch name for the 1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort, a major engagement in the Eighty Years' War between the Dutch Republic and Spain fought near the coastal town of Nieuwpoort in present-day Belgium.
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D.
The Scheldt Upstream from Antwerp in the Evening
The Scheldt Upstream from Antwerp in the Evening is a Neo-Impressionist landscape painting by Belgian artist Théo van Rysselberghe, depicting the tranquil river at dusk with his characteristic pointillist technique.
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E.
Battle off Gravelines
The Battle off Gravelines was a 1588 naval engagement in which the English fleet decisively defeated the Spanish Armada in the English Channel, marking a turning point in European maritime power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
belegering
ⓘ
gebeurtenis in de Tachtigjarige Oorlog ⓘ militaire veldslag ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Duitse huurlingen
ⓘ
Engeland ⓘ
linked to:
England
Ierse troepen in Spaanse dienst ⓘ Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch Republic
Schotland ⓘ
linked to:
Scotland
Spaanse Rijk ⓘ |
| casualties | zeer hoog aantal doden en gewonden ⓘ |
| commander |
Albertus van Oostenrijk
ⓘ
linked to:
Albrecht van Oostenrijk
Ambrogio Spinola ⓘ Francis Vere ⓘ Isabella van Spanje ⓘ Maurits van Nassau ⓘ
linked to:
Maurice of Nassau
|
| conflict |
Tachtigjarige Oorlog
ⓘ
linked to:
Eighty Years' War
|
| countryAtTime |
Spaanse Nederlanden
ⓘ
linked to:
Habsburg Netherlands
|
| duration | ongeveer drie jaar en twee maanden ⓘ |
| DutchNameOf | Siege of Ostend ⓘ |
| endDate | 1604-09-22 ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Siege of Ostend ⓘ |
| followedBy | versterking van Spaanse positie in de Zuidelijke Nederlanden ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | Nederlands ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | vroegmoderne tijd ⓘ |
| impact |
uitputting van Spaanse financiën
ⓘ
verhoogde internationale aandacht voor de Tachtigjarige Oorlog ⓘ |
| involved |
Engelse huurlingen
ⓘ
Nederlandse Staatse troepen ⓘ Schotse huurlingen ⓘ Spaanse infanterie ⓘ |
| location |
Graafschap Vlaanderen
ⓘ
linked to:
States of Flanders
Oostende ⓘ
linked to:
Ostend
Zuidelijke Nederlanden ⓘ |
| notableFor |
een van de bloedigste belegeringen van de Tachtigjarige Oorlog
ⓘ
langdurige belegering van meer dan drie jaar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tachtigjarige Oorlog
ⓘ
linked to:
Eighty Years' War
|
| precededBy | veldtochten van Maurits in de jaren 1590 ⓘ |
| region | Europa ⓘ |
| result |
Spaanse overwinning
ⓘ
val van Oostende ⓘ |
| startDate | 1601-07-05 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controle over een belangrijke Noordzeehaven ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
artilleriebeschieting
ⓘ
mijn- en tegenmijntechnieken ⓘ vestingsoorlog ⓘ |
| year |
1601
ⓘ
1602 ⓘ 1603 ⓘ 1604 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Beleg van Oostende Description of subject: Beleg van Oostende is the Dutch name for the protracted Siege of Ostend (1601–1604), a major and notoriously bloody conflict of the Eighty Years' War between Spanish and Dutch forces.
Referenced by (2)
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