Battle of Montepeloso
E441246
The Battle of Montepeloso (1041) was a decisive clash in which Norman and Lombard forces defeated the Byzantines, greatly advancing Norman dominance in southern Italy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Montepeloso canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4472245 — 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: Battle of Montepeloso Context triple: [Norman conquest of southern Italy, significantEvent, Battle of Montepeloso]
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Battle of Ibarra
The Battle of Ibarra was a decisive 1823 military engagement in present-day Ecuador in which independence forces led by Simón Bolívar defeated royalist troops, helping secure the region’s liberation from Spanish rule.
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Battle of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was a 1644 engagement in the Portuguese Restoration War in which Portuguese forces fought Spanish troops near Montijo, Spain, helping to affirm Portugal’s renewed independence from Spanish rule.
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C.
Battle of La Planta
The Battle of La Planta was a 1475 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss Confederation forces decisively defeated troops allied with Charles the Bold, helping to secure Swiss independence and regional influence.
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D.
Battle of Lagunillas
The Battle of Lagunillas was a mid-16th-century engagement in which Spanish colonial forces fought Mapuche warriors during the early phase of the Arauco War in Chile.
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E.
Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
- 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 Montepeloso Target entity description: The Battle of Montepeloso (1041) was a decisive clash in which Norman and Lombard forces defeated the Byzantines, greatly advancing Norman dominance in southern Italy.
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A.
Battle of Ibarra
The Battle of Ibarra was a decisive 1823 military engagement in present-day Ecuador in which independence forces led by Simón Bolívar defeated royalist troops, helping secure the region’s liberation from Spanish rule.
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B.
Battle of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was a 1644 engagement in the Portuguese Restoration War in which Portuguese forces fought Spanish troops near Montijo, Spain, helping to affirm Portugal’s renewed independence from Spanish rule.
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C.
Battle of La Planta
The Battle of La Planta was a 1475 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss Confederation forces decisively defeated troops allied with Charles the Bold, helping to secure Swiss independence and regional influence.
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D.
Battle of Lagunillas
The Battle of Lagunillas was a mid-16th-century engagement in which Spanish colonial forces fought Mapuche warriors during the early phase of the Arauco War in Chile.
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E.
Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Lombard forces ⓘ Norman forces ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Byzantine Catapanate of Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna
Norman-Lombard coalition ⓘ |
| commander |
Atenulf
ⓘ
William Iron Arm ⓘ |
| conflictType | medieval land battle ⓘ |
| consequence |
advance of Norman dominance in southern Italy
ⓘ
weakening of Byzantine control in southern Italy ⓘ |
| date | 1041-09-03 ⓘ |
| era | 11th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Mezzogiorno
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Italy
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
Basilicata
ⓘ
Irsina ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | capture of the Byzantine catapan Exaugustus Boioannes ⓘ |
| opponent | Byzantine Italian forces ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Exaugustus Boioannes ⓘ |
| partOf | Norman conquest of southern Italy ⓘ |
| place |
Apulia
ⓘ
Montepeloso ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Italy
|
| predecessorEvent |
Battle of Montemaggiore
ⓘ
Battle of Olivento ⓘ |
| result |
Norman-Lombard victory
ⓘ
decisive defeat of Byzantine forces ⓘ |
| significance |
key step in establishment of Norman principalities in southern Italy
ⓘ
turning point in the decline of Byzantine power in Italy ⓘ |
| year | 1041 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Montepeloso Description of subject: The Battle of Montepeloso (1041) was a decisive clash in which Norman and Lombard forces defeated the Byzantines, greatly advancing Norman dominance in southern Italy.
Referenced by (4)
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