Siege of Arrah
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The Siege of Arrah was a key 1857 episode of the Indian Rebellion in which a small British-led garrison famously withstood a prolonged siege by rebel forces in the town of Arrah in present-day Bihar, India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Arrah canonical | 2 |
| The Siege of Arrah (historical accounts and memoirs) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1133086 — 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: Siege of Arrah Context triple: [Arrah, notableEvent, Siege of Arrah]
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Battle of Damour
The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
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Battle of Nazareth
The Battle of Nazareth is a historical painting by French artist Antoine-Jean Gros depicting a Napoleonic-era military engagement in the Holy Land.
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C.
Siege of Homs
The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.
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Battle of Mount Longdon
The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.
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E.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
- 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 Arrah Target entity description: The Siege of Arrah was a key 1857 episode of the Indian Rebellion in which a small British-led garrison famously withstood a prolonged siege by rebel forces in the town of Arrah in present-day Bihar, India.
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A.
Battle of Damour
The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
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B.
Battle of Nazareth
The Battle of Nazareth is a historical painting by French artist Antoine-Jean Gros depicting a Napoleonic-era military engagement in the Holy Land.
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C.
Siege of Homs
The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.
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D.
Battle of Mount Longdon
The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.
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E.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
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military siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Ara ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Bengal Army sepoy rebels
ⓘ
British forces ⓘ British East India Company ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
local rebel forces ⓘ |
| besiegingCommander | Kunwar Singh ⓘ |
| besiegingForce | rebels under Kunwar Singh ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy casualties among rebel forces ⓘ |
| cause | outbreak of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Bihar ⓘ |
| conflict | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| duration | about one week ⓘ |
| endDate | 1857-08-03 ⓘ |
| fortifiedBuilding | two-storey outbuilding of the Arrah judge’s compound ⓘ |
| garrisonCommander |
Herve William Havelock Rattray
ⓘ
Vicars Boyle ⓘ Wake (magistrate of Arrah) ⓘ |
| garrisonComposition |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company officers
European civilians ⓘ Sikh soldiers ⓘ |
| garrisonStrength | approximately 50–70 defenders ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British India
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surface form:
British Raj era
|
| location |
Arrah
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ India ⓘ |
| notableFor | defence by a small British-led garrison against a much larger rebel force ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| precededBy | mutiny at Dinapore ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Ara, Bhojpur district, Bihar, India ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Siege of Arrah
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Siege of Arrah (historical accounts and memoirs)
|
| reliefForce |
column from Dinapore
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column under Major Vincent Eyre ⓘ |
| reliefOutcome | successful relief of the besieged garrison ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
became a celebrated episode in British colonial military history
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boosted British morale during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1857-07-27 ⓘ |
| year | 1857 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Arrah Description of subject: The Siege of Arrah was a key 1857 episode of the Indian Rebellion in which a small British-led garrison famously withstood a prolonged siege by rebel forces in the town of Arrah in present-day Bihar, India.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
The Siege of Arrah (historical accounts and memoirs)