Battle of Clontibret
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The Battle of Clontibret was a 1595 engagement in County Monaghan where Hugh O’Neill’s forces won an early major victory over English troops, helping to ignite the wider Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Clontibret canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6082313 — 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 Clontibret Context triple: [Nine Years' War in Ireland, hasPart, Battle of Clontibret]
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A.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
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B.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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C.
Battle of Oulart Hill
The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
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D.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
- 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 Clontibret Target entity description: The Battle of Clontibret was a 1595 engagement in County Monaghan where Hugh O’Neill’s forces won an early major victory over English troops, helping to ignite the wider Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
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A.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
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B.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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C.
Battle of Oulart Hill
The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
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D.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English Crown forces
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Hugh O'Neill's forces ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ Tyrone's Irish forces ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinWar | one of the first major engagements of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
English government forces in Ireland
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Irish Gaelic forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
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Sir Henry Bagenal ⓘ |
| conflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictSide | Gaelic Irish resistance to English rule ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1595 ⓘ |
| describedAs | early major victory for Hugh O'Neill ⓘ |
| endDate | 1595-03-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Irish victories in the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
English attempts to assert control over Ulster
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tensions between Hugh O'Neill and the English administration in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
escalation of conflict in Ulster
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ignition of the wider Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroup |
English
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Gaelic Irish ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | County Monaghan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Ulster ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Clontibret ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambush tactics used by Irish forces
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heavy losses inflicted on English troops ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
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Sir Henry Bagenal ⓘ |
| opposingForce | English column marching to relieve Monaghan Castle ⓘ |
| partOf | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
early Ulster campaign of the Nine Years' War
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linked to:
Nine Years' War in Ireland
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| partOfHistoryOf |
Irish wars of the Tudor conquest
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linked to:
Tudor conquest of Ireland
history of County Monaghan ⓘ |
| place | County Monaghan ⓘ |
| precededBy | growing unrest in Ulster ⓘ |
| result |
Irish victory
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O'Neill victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated effectiveness of Irish tactics against English formations
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marked open rebellion by Hugh O'Neill against the English Crown ⓘ |
| startDate | 1595-03-25 ⓘ |
| strengthSide |
English forces larger but vulnerable in hostile terrain
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Irish forces numerically inferior but tactically advantaged ⓘ |
| terrain | wooded and boggy countryside ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | guerrilla-style engagements and ambushes ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Clontibret Description of subject: The Battle of Clontibret was a 1595 engagement in County Monaghan where Hugh O’Neill’s forces won an early major victory over English troops, helping to ignite the wider Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
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