Battle of Ravenna
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The Battle of Ravenna was a major 1512 clash during the Italian Wars in which French forces won a costly victory over a Spanish-papal army, marking one of the bloodiest engagements of the conflict.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ravenna (1512) | 4 |
| Battle of Ravenna canonical | 3 |
| battle of Ravenna (1512) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Ravenna Context triple: [Italian Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Ravenna]
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Battle of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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Battle of Nottuln
The Battle of Nottuln was an engagement during the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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Battle of Warburg
The Battle of Warburg was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French near the town of Warburg in present-day Germany.
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Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Ravenna Target entity description: The Battle of Ravenna was a major 1512 clash during the Italian Wars in which French forces won a costly victory over a Spanish-papal army, marking one of the bloodiest engagements of the conflict.
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A.
Battle of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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B.
Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Battle of Nottuln
The Battle of Nottuln was an engagement during the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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Battle of Warburg
The Battle of Warburg was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French near the town of Warburg in present-day Germany.
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Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ravenna
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surface form:
Battle of Ravenna (1512)
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| belligerent |
Holy Roman Empire
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Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Papal States ⓘ |
| casualties | one of the bloodiest battles of the Italian Wars ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
French army approximately 23,000 men
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Spanish–papal army approximately 16,000 men ⓘ |
| commander |
Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara
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Fabrizio Colonna ⓘ Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours ⓘ Jacques de La Palice ⓘ Pedro Navarro ⓘ Ramón de Cardona ⓘ |
| conflictType | Italian Wars battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Papal States territory ⓘ |
| date | 11 April 1512 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of La Motta
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French withdrawal from much of northern Italy ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French heavy cavalry
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Landsknechte ⓘ
surface form:
Landsknecht infantry
Spanish infantry ⓘ artillery of Alfonso I d’Este ⓘ papal troops ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Northern Italy ⓘ |
| involves | Holy League forces ⓘ |
| location |
Italy
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Emilia-Romagna ⓘ
surface form:
Romagna
near Ravenna ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
French tactical victory but strategic setback
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extensive use of field artillery ⓘ heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Holy League against France
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surface form:
League of the Holy League
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| partOf |
Italian Wars
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Italian War of 1508–1516 ⓘ
surface form:
War of the League of Cambrai
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| partOfCampaign | French campaign in Romagna 1511–1512 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Ravenna (1512) ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated growing importance of artillery in early modern warfare
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temporarily secured French control over parts of northern Italy ⓘ |
| SpanishPapalCasualties | several thousand killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ |
| year | 1512 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ravenna Description of subject: The Battle of Ravenna was a major 1512 clash during the Italian Wars in which French forces won a costly victory over a Spanish-papal army, marking one of the bloodiest engagements of the conflict.
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