Siege of Corfu (1798–1799)
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The Siege of Corfu (1798–1799) was a key Russo-Ottoman naval and land operation during the French Revolutionary Wars that expelled French forces from the Ionian Islands and showcased Admiral Fyodor Ushakov’s strategic brilliance.
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| Siege of Corfu (1798–1799) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15817473 — 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)
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Target entity: Siege of Corfu (1798–1799) Context triple: [Fyodor Ushakov, notableBattle, Siege of Corfu (1798–1799)]
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Morea campaign
The Morea campaign was an Ottoman military operation aimed at reasserting control over the Peloponnese (Morea) peninsula during the Greek War of Independence in the 19th century.
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B.
Siege of Tripolitsa
The Siege of Tripolitsa was a pivotal 1821 Greek War of Independence campaign in which Greek revolutionaries captured the Ottoman stronghold of Tripolitsa in the Peloponnese, leading to a decisive shift in control of the region.
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C.
Siege of Mesolongi (1822–1823)
The Siege of Mesolongi (1822–1823) was a major Ottoman siege during the Greek War of Independence, where the town’s prolonged and determined resistance became a powerful symbol of Greek heroism and sacrifice.
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D.
Siege of Navarino
The Siege of Navarino was an Ottoman-Venetian military engagement in 1572–1573 in which Venetian forces unsuccessfully besieged the fortified port of Navarino (modern Pylos) during the broader conflict over control of the Peloponnese.
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E.
Ottoman sieges of Corfu
The Ottoman sieges of Corfu were a series of 16th–18th century military campaigns by the Ottoman Empire to capture the strategically vital Ionian island of Corfu from Venetian control, repeatedly repelled by the island’s fortifications and defenders.
- 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: Siege of Corfu (1798–1799) Target entity description: The Siege of Corfu (1798–1799) was a key Russo-Ottoman naval and land operation during the French Revolutionary Wars that expelled French forces from the Ionian Islands and showcased Admiral Fyodor Ushakov’s strategic brilliance.
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A.
Morea campaign
The Morea campaign was an Ottoman military operation aimed at reasserting control over the Peloponnese (Morea) peninsula during the Greek War of Independence in the 19th century.
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B.
Siege of Tripolitsa
The Siege of Tripolitsa was a pivotal 1821 Greek War of Independence campaign in which Greek revolutionaries captured the Ottoman stronghold of Tripolitsa in the Peloponnese, leading to a decisive shift in control of the region.
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C.
Siege of Mesolongi (1822–1823)
The Siege of Mesolongi (1822–1823) was a major Ottoman siege during the Greek War of Independence, where the town’s prolonged and determined resistance became a powerful symbol of Greek heroism and sacrifice.
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D.
Siege of Navarino
The Siege of Navarino was an Ottoman-Venetian military engagement in 1572–1573 in which Venetian forces unsuccessfully besieged the fortified port of Navarino (modern Pylos) during the broader conflict over control of the Peloponnese.
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E.
Ottoman sieges of Corfu
The Ottoman sieges of Corfu were a series of 16th–18th century military campaigns by the Ottoman Empire to capture the strategically vital Ionian island of Corfu from Venetian control, repeatedly repelled by the island’s fortifications and defenders.
- F. None of above. chosen
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