Battle of Pruth
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The Battle of Pruth was a 1711 conflict in which Ottoman forces encircled and forced the retreat of Peter the Great’s Russian army, leading to a significant setback for Russia during the Great Northern War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Pruth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T938908 — 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 Pruth Context triple: [Great Northern War, significantBattle, Battle of Pruth]
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Battle of Varna
The Battle of Varna was a decisive 1444 clash near Varna on the Black Sea in which an Ottoman victory crushed a major Christian crusading army and secured Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.
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B.
Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta was a decisive 1697 clash in the Great Turkish War in which Habsburg forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
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C.
Battle of Chaldiran
The Battle of Chaldiran was a pivotal 1514 clash between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran that secured Ottoman dominance in eastern Anatolia and showcased the effectiveness of Ottoman gunpowder infantry.
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D.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
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E.
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Pruth Target entity description: The Battle of Pruth was a 1711 conflict in which Ottoman forces encircled and forced the retreat of Peter the Great’s Russian army, leading to a significant setback for Russia during the Great Northern War.
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A.
Battle of Varna
The Battle of Varna was a decisive 1444 clash near Varna on the Black Sea in which an Ottoman victory crushed a major Christian crusading army and secured Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.
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B.
Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta was a decisive 1697 clash in the Great Turkish War in which Habsburg forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
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C.
Battle of Chaldiran
The Battle of Chaldiran was a pivotal 1514 clash between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran that secured Ottoman dominance in eastern Anatolia and showcased the effectiveness of Ottoman gunpowder infantry.
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D.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
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E.
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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Pruth River Campaign ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Crimean Khanate
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ Principality of Moldavia ⓘ Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Dmitry Golitsyn
ⓘ
Grand Vizier Baltacı Mehmet Pasha ⓘ Khan Devlet II Giray ⓘ Peter the Great ⓘ Prince Dimitrie Cantemir ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
Russian withdrawal from Polish affairs
ⓘ
demolition of Russian fortresses on the Azov Sea ⓘ return of Azov to the Ottoman Empire ⓘ safe conduct for Charles XII of Sweden to return from the Ottoman Empire ⓘ territorial concessions by Russia ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| hasDescription | Ottoman forces encircled Peter the Great’s army on the Prut River ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1711-07-22 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Moldavia
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Prut River ⓘ near Stănilești ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Russian army encircled
ⓘ
Russian retreat ⓘ Treaty of Pruth ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of the Pruth
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| hasParticipant |
Crimean Khanate
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ Principality of Moldavia ⓘ Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| hasPointInTime | 1711 ⓘ |
| hasPrecededBy | Battle of Poltava ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent |
Treaty of Pruth
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of the Pruth
|
| hasResult | Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
checked Russian expansion toward the Black Sea
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major setback for Russia in the Great Northern War ⓘ strengthened Ottoman diplomatic position in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1711-07-18 ⓘ |
| hasStrength | Ottoman forces numerically superior to Russian forces ⓘ |
| hasTacticalSituation |
Ottoman forces used encirclement tactics
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Russian army short of supplies ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
Great Northern War
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surface form:
Eastern European theater of the Great Northern War
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| opponent | Ottoman Empire vs Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War ⓘ |
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