Battle of Narva
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The Battle of Narva (1700) was an early and decisive victory of Sweden under Charles XII against a much larger Russian army during the Great Northern War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Narva canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11462072 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Narva Context triple: [History of Charles XII, includesEvent, Battle of Narva]
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Battle of Vyborg
The Battle of Vyborg was a key 1918 engagement of the Finnish Civil War in which White forces captured the strategic city of Vyborg from the Reds, helping secure their overall victory.
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B.
Battle of Tallinn
The Battle of Tallinn, also known as the Battle of Lyndanisse, was a 1219 conflict during the Northern Crusades in which Danish forces under King Valdemar II defeated Estonian defenders and established Danish rule over northern Estonia.
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C.
Battle of Vormsi
The Battle of Vormsi was a World War II engagement in the Baltic Sea near the island of Vormsi, fought between German and Soviet forces as part of the broader struggle for control of the Moonsund Archipelago.
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D.
Battle of Tornio
The Battle of Tornio was a key World War II engagement in northern Finland in October 1944, where Finnish forces launched an amphibious assault to drive retreating German troops from the town of Tornio during the Lapland War.
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E.
Battle of Vyborg Bay
The Battle of Vyborg Bay was a World War II naval and coastal engagement in June 1944 between Soviet and Finnish-German forces in the Gulf of Finland, fought as part of the broader Soviet offensive against Finland.
- 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 Narva Target entity description: The Battle of Narva (1700) was an early and decisive victory of Sweden under Charles XII against a much larger Russian army during the Great Northern War.
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A.
Battle of Vyborg
The Battle of Vyborg was a key 1918 engagement of the Finnish Civil War in which White forces captured the strategic city of Vyborg from the Reds, helping secure their overall victory.
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B.
Battle of Tallinn
The Battle of Tallinn, also known as the Battle of Lyndanisse, was a 1219 conflict during the Northern Crusades in which Danish forces under King Valdemar II defeated Estonian defenders and established Danish rule over northern Estonia.
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C.
Battle of Vormsi
The Battle of Vormsi was a World War II engagement in the Baltic Sea near the island of Vormsi, fought between German and Soviet forces as part of the broader struggle for control of the Moonsund Archipelago.
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D.
Battle of Tornio
The Battle of Tornio was a key World War II engagement in northern Finland in October 1944, where Finnish forces launched an amphibious assault to drive retreating German troops from the town of Tornio during the Lapland War.
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E.
Battle of Vyborg Bay
The Battle of Vyborg Bay was a World War II naval and coastal engagement in June 1944 between Soviet and Finnish-German forces in the Gulf of Finland, fought as part of the broader Soviet offensive against Finland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
First Battle of Narva
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Narva (1700)
|
| hasBelligerent |
Sweden
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy Russian casualties
ⓘ
light Swedish casualties ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Charles Eugène de Croÿ
ⓘ
Charles XII ⓘ
linked to:
Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ Charles XII, King of Sweden ⓘ
linked to:
Charles XII of Sweden
Peter I of Russia ⓘ
linked to:
Peter the Great
Peter the Great ⓘ |
| hasConflictType | field battle ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Sweden ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveForce | Swedish garrison in Narva ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1700-11-30 ⓘ |
| hasEra | early 18th century ⓘ |
| hasFollowedBy |
Battle of Düna
ⓘ
Battle of Kliszów ⓘ Battle of Poltava ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | early phase of Great Northern War ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Narva
ⓘ
Swedish Estonia ⓘ present-day Estonia ⓘ |
| hasMonarchInvolved | Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ |
| hasOffensiveForce | Russian besieging army ⓘ |
| hasOpposingCountry | Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | decisive Swedish victory ⓘ |
| hasPointInTime | 1700-11-30 ⓘ |
| hasPrecededBy | Russian declaration of war on Sweden in 1700 ⓘ |
| hasResult | Swedish victory ⓘ |
| hasSiegeContext | took place during Russian siege of Narva ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
delayed Russian military reforms from showing effect
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demonstrated effectiveness of Swedish Carolean army ⓘ early major victory for Charles XII ⓘ temporarily halted Russian advance into Swedish Baltic provinces ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1700-11-30 ⓘ |
| hasStrength |
Russian army about 30,000–40,000 men
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Russian army significantly outnumbered Swedish army ⓘ Swedish army about 10,000–12,000 men ⓘ |
| hasTacticalFeature |
Swedish attack during snowstorm
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Swedish pincer attack on Russian lines ⓘ use of weather to conceal Swedish advance ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | near Narva River ⓘ |
| hasTsarInvolved |
Peter I of Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Peter the Great
|
| hasWeatherCondition | snowstorm ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1700 ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Narva Description of subject: The Battle of Narva (1700) was an early and decisive victory of Sweden under Charles XII against a much larger Russian army during the Great Northern War.
Referenced by (5)
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