Battle of Langside
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The Battle of Langside was a 1568 conflict in Scotland in which forces loyal to the deposed Mary, Queen of Scots, were decisively defeated by those of the Regent Moray, effectively ending her attempt to regain the throne.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Langside canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12237108 — 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 Langside Context triple: [Clan MacFarlane, tookPartIn, Battle of Langside]
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Battle of Sauchieburn
The Battle of Sauchieburn (1488) was a decisive Scottish civil conflict near Stirling in which forces supporting the future James IV defeated and killed King James III, leading to a change of monarch.
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Battle of Linlithgow Bridge
The Battle of Linlithgow Bridge was a 1526 Scottish civil conflict near Linlithgow in which forces loyal to the Earl of Angus defeated those supporting the young King James V, helping secure Angus’s control over the king.
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C.
Battle of Flodden
The Battle of Flodden was a major 1513 conflict between Scotland and England in Northumberland, resulting in a devastating Scottish defeat and the death of King James IV.
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Battle of Rullion Green
The Battle of Rullion Green was a 1666 clash in the Pentland Hills where government forces crushed a Covenanter uprising in Scotland, marking a key early defeat for Presbyterian resistance to royal religious policies.
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E.
Battle of Bothwell Bridge
The Battle of Bothwell Bridge was a decisive 1679 clash in Scotland in which government forces crushed a Covenanter uprising, marking a major setback for the Presbyterian resistance to royal religious policies.
- 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 Langside Target entity description: The Battle of Langside was a 1568 conflict in Scotland in which forces loyal to the deposed Mary, Queen of Scots, were decisively defeated by those of the Regent Moray, effectively ending her attempt to regain the throne.
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A.
Battle of Sauchieburn
The Battle of Sauchieburn (1488) was a decisive Scottish civil conflict near Stirling in which forces supporting the future James IV defeated and killed King James III, leading to a change of monarch.
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B.
Battle of Linlithgow Bridge
The Battle of Linlithgow Bridge was a 1526 Scottish civil conflict near Linlithgow in which forces loyal to the Earl of Angus defeated those supporting the young King James V, helping secure Angus’s control over the king.
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C.
Battle of Flodden
The Battle of Flodden was a major 1513 conflict between Scotland and England in Northumberland, resulting in a devastating Scottish defeat and the death of King James IV.
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D.
Battle of Rullion Green
The Battle of Rullion Green was a 1666 clash in the Pentland Hills where government forces crushed a Covenanter uprising in Scotland, marking a key early defeat for Presbyterian resistance to royal religious policies.
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E.
Battle of Bothwell Bridge
The Battle of Bothwell Bridge was a decisive 1679 clash in Scotland in which government forces crushed a Covenanter uprising, marking a major setback for the Presbyterian resistance to royal religious policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.