Battle of York
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The Battle of York was a War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured and burned the British colonial capital of York (now Toronto), significantly impacting the defense and development of Upper Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of York canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1071551 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of York Context triple: [Fort York, significantEvent, Battle of York]
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A.
Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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B.
Battle of Bosworth Field
The Battle of Bosworth Field was the decisive 1485 clash in the Wars of the Roses in which Henry Tudor defeated and killed King Richard III, leading to the end of the Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of Tudor rule in England.
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C.
Battle of Marston Moor
The Battle of Marston Moor was a major 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian and Scottish Covenanter forces decisively defeated Royalist troops, effectively ending Royalist control in northern England.
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D.
Battle of Evesham
The Battle of Evesham was a decisive 1265 clash in the Second Barons' War in which royal forces under Prince Edward crushed Simon de Montfort's rebel army, restoring King Henry III's authority in England.
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E.
Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and resulting in an indecisive outcome.
- 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 York Target entity description: The Battle of York was a War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured and burned the British colonial capital of York (now Toronto), significantly impacting the defense and development of Upper Canada.
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A.
Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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B.
Battle of Bosworth Field
The Battle of Bosworth Field was the decisive 1485 clash in the Wars of the Roses in which Henry Tudor defeated and killed King Richard III, leading to the end of the Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of Tudor rule in England.
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C.
Battle of Marston Moor
The Battle of Marston Moor was a major 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian and Scottish Covenanter forces decisively defeated Royalist troops, effectively ending Royalist control in northern England.
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D.
Battle of Evesham
The Battle of Evesham was a decisive 1265 clash in the Second Barons' War in which royal forces under Prince Edward crushed Simon de Montfort's rebel army, restoring King Henry III's authority in England.
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E.
Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and resulting in an indecisive outcome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| aftermath |
American occupation of York for several days
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contributed to British burning of Washington in 1814 as retaliation ⓘ looting and burning of government and military buildings ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
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Canadian militia ⓘ Indigenous allies of the British ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualtiesAndLosses |
American Brigadier General Zebulon Pike killed
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significant British, Canadian, and Indigenous casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Henry Dearborn
ⓘ
James Lucas Yeo ⓘ Roger Hale Sheaffe ⓘ Zebulon Pike ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country | Upper Canada ⓘ |
| date | 1813-04-27 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1813-04-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Fort George ⓘ |
| hasCapitalAttacked | York, capital of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| hasPlace | shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| impact |
affected the defense of Upper Canada
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influenced later American raids and operations in Upper Canada ⓘ weakened British naval construction on Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
Glengarry Light Infantry
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Royal Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
United States Navy ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy
Upper Canada militia units ⓘ |
| location |
York, Upper Canada
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surface form:
York (now Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
York, Upper Canada ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Zebulon Pike ⓘ |
| notableEvent | explosion of the British powder magazine that killed and wounded many American troops ⓘ |
| objective | capture the provincial capital of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| outcome |
American forces burned public buildings in York
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American forces captured York ⓘ British forces destroyed their own naval stores and the frigate under construction to prevent capture ⓘ |
| partOf | Niagara campaign of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier skirmishes and naval actions on Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| result | American victory ⓘ |
| significance |
first successful American attack on the capital of Upper Canada
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influenced the later development of Toronto ⓘ |
| startDate | 1813-04-27 ⓘ |
| strength |
about 1,700 American troops
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about 700–800 British, Canadian, and Indigenous defenders ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of York Description of subject: The Battle of York was a War of 1812 engagement in which American forces captured and burned the British colonial capital of York (now Toronto), significantly impacting the defense and development of Upper Canada.
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Defence of Upper Canada