Battle of Maida
E170614
The Battle of Maida was a 1806 engagement in southern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars in which British forces defeated a French army, boosting British prestige and challenging French dominance in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Maida canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1485221 — 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 Maida Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, hasPart, Battle of Maida]
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Battle of Alma
The Battle of Alma was the first major engagement of the Crimean War, in which allied British and French forces defeated the Russian army near the Alma River in 1854.
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B.
Battle of Assaye
The Battle of Assaye was a major 1803 engagement in India during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, where Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) won a decisive victory over Maratha forces, significantly expanding British influence in the region.
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C.
Battle of Camperdown
The Battle of Camperdown was a major 1797 naval victory of the British Royal Navy over the Dutch fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars, noted for its decisive impact on control of the North Sea.
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D.
Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava was an 1854 Crimean War engagement in which the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place, symbolizing both bravery and disastrous military miscommunication.
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E.
Battle of Marengo
The Battle of Marengo was a decisive 1800 engagement in northern Italy during the War of the Second Coalition, where Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces defeated the Austrians and secured French dominance in Italy.
- 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 Maida Target entity description: The Battle of Maida was a 1806 engagement in southern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars in which British forces defeated a French army, boosting British prestige and challenging French dominance in the region.
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A.
Battle of Alma
The Battle of Alma was the first major engagement of the Crimean War, in which allied British and French forces defeated the Russian army near the Alma River in 1854.
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B.
Battle of Assaye
The Battle of Assaye was a major 1803 engagement in India during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, where Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) won a decisive victory over Maratha forces, significantly expanding British influence in the region.
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C.
Battle of Camperdown
The Battle of Camperdown was a major 1797 naval victory of the British Royal Navy over the Dutch fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars, noted for its decisive impact on control of the North Sea.
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D.
Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava was an 1854 Crimean War engagement in which the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place, symbolizing both bravery and disastrous military miscommunication.
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E.
Battle of Marengo
The Battle of Marengo was a decisive 1800 engagement in northern Italy during the War of the Second Coalition, where Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces defeated the Austrians and secured French dominance in Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Battle of Austerlitz ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Jean Reynier
ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Louis Ebénézer Reynier
John Stuart, 1st Earl of Londonderry ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| date | 4 July 1806 ⓘ |
| followedBy | British consolidation of positions in Calabria ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Calabria ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
lighter British casualties
ⓘ
significant French casualties ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
boosted British prestige in the Mediterranean
ⓘ
challenged French dominance in southern Italy ⓘ encouraged local resistance to French rule in Calabria ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
inspired place names such as Maida Vale in London
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studied as an example of Napoleonic-era infantry tactics ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | temporary British ascendancy in parts of southern Italy ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
First French Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCommanderForLoser |
Jean Reynier
ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Louis Ebénézer Reynier
|
| hasPrimaryCommanderForWinner | John Stuart, 1st Earl of Londonderry ⓘ |
| hasStrategicObjective | to weaken French control in southern Italy ⓘ |
| involves |
British expeditionary forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British expeditionary force
French corps in Calabria ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British operations in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| location | near Maida, Calabria, southern Italy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | town of Maida ⓘ |
| notableFor | demonstrating effectiveness of British line against French columns ⓘ |
| opponent | French forces in southern Italy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
War of the Third Coalition aftermath ⓘ |
| precededBy | French occupation of the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| sideLost | French forces ⓘ |
| sideWon | British forces ⓘ |
| theatre | Italian campaign of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
British line infantry volley fire
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French attack columns ⓘ |
| year | 1806 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Maida Description of subject: The Battle of Maida was a 1806 engagement in southern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars in which British forces defeated a French army, boosting British prestige and challenging French dominance in the region.
Referenced by (4)
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