Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747)
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The Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) was a major French victory in the War of the Austrian Succession, in which French forces captured the heavily fortified Dutch town of Bergen op Zoom after a protracted and bloody siege.
All labels observed (3)
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| Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) canonical | 3 |
| Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom (1747) | 1 |
| siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3329270 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) Context triple: [Battle of Lauffeld, followedBy, Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747)]
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Siege of Namur (1692)
The Siege of Namur (1692) was a major French victory under Louis XIV and Vauban, in which French forces captured the strategic fortress city of Namur from the Grand Alliance during the Nine Years' War.
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Siege of Namur (1695)
The Siege of Namur (1695) was a major Allied operation during the Nine Years' War in which forces of the Grand Alliance recaptured the strategically vital fortress city of Namur from French control.
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Siege of Groningen (1672)
The Siege of Groningen (1672) was a failed attempt by forces of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, allied with France, to capture the Dutch city of Groningen during the Franco-Dutch War, a defense still commemorated annually as a key moment in Dutch resistance.
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Siege of Tournai (1667)
The Siege of Tournai (1667) was a key early French victory under Louis XIV during his invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution.
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Siege of Douai (1667)
The Siege of Douai (1667) was a key French operation during Louis XIV’s early expansionist campaigns, in which French forces captured the fortified town of Douai from 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: Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) Target entity description: The Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) was a major French victory in the War of the Austrian Succession, in which French forces captured the heavily fortified Dutch town of Bergen op Zoom after a protracted and bloody siege.
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A.
Siege of Namur (1692)
The Siege of Namur (1692) was a major French victory under Louis XIV and Vauban, in which French forces captured the strategic fortress city of Namur from the Grand Alliance during the Nine Years' War.
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B.
Siege of Namur (1695)
The Siege of Namur (1695) was a major Allied operation during the Nine Years' War in which forces of the Grand Alliance recaptured the strategically vital fortress city of Namur from French control.
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C.
Siege of Groningen (1672)
The Siege of Groningen (1672) was a failed attempt by forces of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, allied with France, to capture the Dutch city of Groningen during the Franco-Dutch War, a defense still commemorated annually as a key moment in Dutch resistance.
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D.
Siege of Tournai (1667)
The Siege of Tournai (1667) was a key early French victory under Louis XIV during his invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution.
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E.
Siege of Douai (1667)
The Siege of Douai (1667) was a key French operation during Louis XIV’s early expansionist campaigns, in which French forces captured the fortified town of Douai from the Spanish Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) Description of subject: The Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747) was a major French victory in the War of the Austrian Succession, in which French forces captured the heavily fortified Dutch town of Bergen op Zoom after a protracted and bloody siege.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747)
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fortifications of Bergen op Zoom
linked to: Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747)