Battle of Somosierra
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The Battle of Somosierra (1808) was a key engagement of the Peninsular War in which Napoleon’s forces, notably the Polish light cavalry, stormed a heavily defended mountain pass in Spain to clear the road to Madrid.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Somosierra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15454234 — 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 Somosierra Context triple: [Polish Lancers of the Guard, battle, Battle of Somosierra]
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Battle of Molino del Rey
The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.
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Battle of Bailén
The Battle of Bailén was a major 1808 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Spanish forces won a decisive victory over Napoleon’s army, marking the first open-field defeat of French imperial troops.
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Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.
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Battle of Almansa
The Battle of Almansa was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Bourbon forces decisively defeated the allied armies, securing Bourbon control over much of Spain.
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E.
Battle of Puente de Calderón
The Battle of Puente de Calderón was a pivotal 1811 engagement in the Mexican War of Independence in which Spanish royalist forces decisively defeated the insurgent army, halting its early momentum.
- 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 Somosierra Target entity description: The Battle of Somosierra (1808) was a key engagement of the Peninsular War in which Napoleon’s forces, notably the Polish light cavalry, stormed a heavily defended mountain pass in Spain to clear the road to Madrid.
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A.
Battle of Molino del Rey
The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.
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B.
Battle of Bailén
The Battle of Bailén was a major 1808 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Spanish forces won a decisive victory over Napoleon’s army, marking the first open-field defeat of French imperial troops.
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C.
Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.
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D.
Battle of Almansa
The Battle of Almansa was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Bourbon forces decisively defeated the allied armies, securing Bourbon control over much of Spain.
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E.
Battle of Puente de Calderón
The Battle of Puente de Calderón was a pivotal 1811 engagement in the Mexican War of Independence in which Spanish royalist forces decisively defeated the insurgent army, halting its early momentum.
- F. None of above. chosen
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