Battle of Dungan's Hill
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The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dungan's Hill canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Dungan’s Hill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T445362 — 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 Dungan's Hill Context triple: [Irish Confederate Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Dungan's Hill]
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Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
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B.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
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Battle of Mount Longdon
The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.
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Battle of Goose Green
The Battle of Goose Green was a key 1982 land engagement during the Falklands War in which British forces captured the settlements of Goose Green and Darwin from Argentine troops, marking one of the conflict’s most publicized and controversial actions.
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E.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
- 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 Dungan's Hill Target entity description: The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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A.
Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
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B.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
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C.
Battle of Mount Longdon
The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.
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D.
Battle of Goose Green
The Battle of Goose Green was a key 1982 land engagement during the Falklands War in which British forces captured the settlements of Goose Green and Darwin from Argentine troops, marking one of the conflict’s most publicized and controversial actions.
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E.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Knocknacross ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English Parliamentarians
ⓘ
linked to:
Parliament of England
Irish Confederates ⓘ |
| campaign | Parliamentarian campaign to secure Dublin and Leinster ⓘ |
| casualties | high Confederate casualties ⓘ |
| category |
17th-century battles in Ireland
ⓘ
Battles involving Ireland ⓘ Battles of the Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Confederate Wars
|
| combatant1 |
Irish Confederate army of Leinster
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Confederates
|
| combatant2 |
English Parliamentarian army in Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
English Army
|
| commander1 | Thomas Preston ⓘ |
| commander2 | Michael Jones ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Confederate military power in Leinster
ⓘ
heavy Confederate casualties ⓘ loss of much of the Leinster Confederate field army ⓘ strengthening of Parliamentarian control in eastern Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1647-08-08 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Parliamentarian advances in Leinster ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | near Dungan's Hill, County Meath ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Irish Confederate Wars (1641–1653)
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Confederate Wars
|
| involved |
English and Anglo-Irish Parliamentarian troops
ⓘ
Irish Catholic Confederate soldiers ⓘ |
| location |
County Meath
ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Royalist forces allied with some Confederates ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish Confederate Wars
ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Rathmines ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English Parliamentarian army in Ireland under Michael Jones
ⓘ
Irish Confederate Leinster army ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Catholic Confederation
|
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| significance | major defeat for the Irish Confederates in Leinster ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | Confederate attempt to threaten Dublin ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Parliamentarian security of Dublin maintained ⓘ |
| tactics | Parliamentarian surprise attack on marching Confederate column ⓘ |
| theatre | Irish Confederate Wars in Leinster ⓘ |
| year | 1647 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dungan's Hill Description of subject: The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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linked to: Battle of Dungan's Hill