Corsican War of Independence
E145836
The Corsican War of Independence was an 18th-century uprising in which Corsicans, led by Pasquale Paoli, sought to establish an independent republic free from Genoese and later French rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corsican War of Independence canonical | 2 |
| Corsican Revolution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1275921 — 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: Corsican War of Independence Context triple: [Pasquale Paoli, foughtIn, Corsican War of Independence]
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A.
Italian Civil War
The Italian Civil War was a brutal internal conflict from 1943 to 1945 in which Italian partisans and the Kingdom of Italy fought against the fascist Italian Social Republic and its German allies during the final phase of World War II.
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B.
War of the Sicilian Vespers
The War of the Sicilian Vespers was a late 13th-century conflict sparked by a popular uprising in Sicily against Angevin rule, leading to a protracted struggle for control of the island involving the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Naples.
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C.
Second Italian War of Independence
The Second Italian War of Independence was an 1859 conflict in which the Kingdom of Sardinia, allied with France, fought the Austrian Empire, leading to major territorial gains that advanced the unification of Italy.
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D.
Algerian War of Independence
The Algerian War of Independence was a major mid-20th-century anti-colonial conflict in which Algerian nationalists fought against French rule, ultimately leading to Algeria’s independence in 1962.
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E.
Expedition of the Thousand
The Expedition of the Thousand was Giuseppe Garibaldi’s 1860 volunteer military campaign in southern Italy that played a crucial role in the unification of Italy under the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- 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: Corsican War of Independence Target entity description: The Corsican War of Independence was an 18th-century uprising in which Corsicans, led by Pasquale Paoli, sought to establish an independent republic free from Genoese and later French rule.
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A.
Italian Civil War
The Italian Civil War was a brutal internal conflict from 1943 to 1945 in which Italian partisans and the Kingdom of Italy fought against the fascist Italian Social Republic and its German allies during the final phase of World War II.
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B.
War of the Sicilian Vespers
The War of the Sicilian Vespers was a late 13th-century conflict sparked by a popular uprising in Sicily against Angevin rule, leading to a protracted struggle for control of the island involving the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Naples.
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C.
Second Italian War of Independence
The Second Italian War of Independence was an 1859 conflict in which the Kingdom of Sardinia, allied with France, fought the Austrian Empire, leading to major territorial gains that advanced the unification of Italy.
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D.
Algerian War of Independence
The Algerian War of Independence was a major mid-20th-century anti-colonial conflict in which Algerian nationalists fought against French rule, ultimately leading to Algeria’s independence in 1962.
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E.
Expedition of the Thousand
The Expedition of the Thousand was Giuseppe Garibaldi’s 1860 volunteer military campaign in southern Italy that played a crucial role in the unification of Italy under the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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war of independence ⓘ |
| aimedAt | creating a written Corsican constitution ⓘ |
| cause |
Corsican resistance to Genoese domination
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desire for political self-determination in Corsica ⓘ |
| conflictType |
revolutionary war
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uprising ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| goal |
Corsican independence
ⓘ
establishment of an independent Corsican republic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Corsican War of Independence
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Corsican Revolution
French conquest of Corsica ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| ideology |
nationalism
ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ |
| languageOfParticipants |
Corsican language
ⓘ
surface form:
Corsican
French ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| leader | Pasquale Paoli ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspiration for later nationalist movements in Corsica
ⓘ
symbol of Corsican nationalism ⓘ |
| location | Corsica ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Corsican patriots
ⓘ
Kingdom of Corsica ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Pasquale Paoli ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
French rule over Corsica
ⓘ
Genoese rule over Corsica ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
French royal commanders
ⓘ
Genoese commanders ⓘ |
| participant |
Corsican militias
ⓘ
French royal forces ⓘ
surface form:
French royal army
Genoese navy ⓘ
surface form:
Genoese forces
|
| partOf |
18th-century European conflicts
ⓘ
history of Corsica ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Corsican Constitution of 1755 ⓘ |
| result |
French conquest of Corsica
ⓘ
end of de facto Corsican independence ⓘ incorporation of Corsica into France ⓘ |
| significantCommander |
Carlo Buonaparte
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surface form:
Carlo Maria Buonaparte
Pasquale Paoli ⓘ |
| startDate | 18th century ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Corsicans
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surface form:
Corsican diaspora
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Input
Subject: Corsican War of Independence Description of subject: The Corsican War of Independence was an 18th-century uprising in which Corsicans, led by Pasquale Paoli, sought to establish an independent republic free from Genoese and later French rule.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Corsican Revolution