Battle of Cerami
E444500
The Battle of Cerami was a pivotal 1063 victory in which Norman forces defeated a much larger Muslim army in Sicily, significantly advancing Norman control in southern Italy.
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| Battle of Cerami canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Cerami Context triple: [Norman conquest of southern Italy, significantEvent, Battle of Cerami]
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Battle of Calatafimi
The Battle of Calatafimi was an 1860 clash in Sicily during the Italian unification in which Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces defeated the Bourbon troops, boosting the momentum of his campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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Battle of La Gudina
The Battle of La Gudina was a 1709 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated a Portuguese army on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
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C.
Battle of Italeni
The Battle of Italeni was a key 1838 clash during the conflicts between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom in what is now South Africa, marked by a significant Boer defeat that shaped the course of the Great Trek.
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D.
Battle of Staouéli
The Battle of Staouéli was a key 1830 engagement near Algiers in which French forces defeated Ottoman-Algerian troops, helping to secure the French invasion and occupation of Algeria.
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E.
Battle of Es Sinn
The Battle of Es Sinn was a World War I engagement in the Mesopotamian campaign in which British-Indian forces fought Ottoman troops along the Tigris River as part of the advance toward Baghdad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cerami Target entity description: The Battle of Cerami was a pivotal 1063 victory in which Norman forces defeated a much larger Muslim army in Sicily, significantly advancing Norman control in southern Italy.
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A.
Battle of Calatafimi
The Battle of Calatafimi was an 1860 clash in Sicily during the Italian unification in which Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces defeated the Bourbon troops, boosting the momentum of his campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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B.
Battle of La Gudina
The Battle of La Gudina was a 1709 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated a Portuguese army on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
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C.
Battle of Italeni
The Battle of Italeni was a key 1838 clash during the conflicts between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom in what is now South Africa, marked by a significant Boer defeat that shaped the course of the Great Trek.
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D.
Battle of Staouéli
The Battle of Staouéli was a key 1830 engagement near Algiers in which French forces defeated Ottoman-Algerian troops, helping to secure the French invasion and occupation of Algeria.
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E.
Battle of Es Sinn
The Battle of Es Sinn was a World War I engagement in the Mesopotamian campaign in which British-Indian forces fought Ottoman troops along the Tigris River as part of the advance toward Baghdad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Hauteville family
ⓘ
linked to:
Hauteville dynasty
|
| associatedRuler |
Roger I, Count of Sicily
ⓘ
linked to:
Roger I of Sicily
|
| belligerent |
Byzantine-allied Normans
ⓘ
Muslim forces ⓘ Norman forces ⓘ forces of the Emirate of Sicily ⓘ |
| combatant |
County of Sicily (Normans)
ⓘ
linked to:
County of Sicily
Kalbid-led Muslim army ⓘ |
| commander |
Norman leader Roger de Hauteville
ⓘ
Roger I of Sicily ⓘ |
| conflictOf |
Norman conquest of Sicily
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman conquest of southern Italy
|
| consequence |
advance of Norman control in southern Italy
ⓘ
significant Norman territorial gains in Sicily ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Emirate of Sicily ⓘ |
| date | 1063 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Norman advances in central Sicily ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | interior of northern-central Sicily ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pivotal engagement in the Norman conquest of Sicily ⓘ |
| legacy | strengthened Norman position for eventual creation of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| location |
Cerami
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Norman heavy cavalry charge against larger Muslim force ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Ibn al-Hawas
ⓘ
Muslim emirs of Sicily ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Norman victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Norman conquest of southern Italy ⓘ |
| precededBy | early Norman raids in Sicily ⓘ |
| primarySources |
Arabic chronicles of Sicily
ⓘ
medieval Latin chronicles ⓘ |
| region | southern Italy ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Misilmeri
ⓘ
Norman capture of Messina ⓘ
linked to:
Norman conquest of southern Italy
Norman conquest of Calabria ⓘ
linked to:
Norman conquest of southern Italy
|
| religiousAffiliationNormans | Latin Christian ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOpponents | Sunni Muslim ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian–Muslim conflict in the central Mediterranean ⓘ |
| result | Norman victory ⓘ |
| strengthMuslims |
much larger Muslim army
ⓘ
several thousand troops ⓘ |
| strengthNormans |
several hundred knights
ⓘ
smaller Norman force ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Mediterranean ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | medieval cavalry battle ⓘ |
| year | 1063 ⓘ |
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