Battle of the Great Plains
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The Battle of the Great Plains was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 203 BC in North Africa, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus decisively defeated Carthaginian and Numidian armies, paving the way for the final Roman victory at Zama.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Great Plains canonical | 1 |
| Battle of the Great Plains in Africa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1778601 — 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 the Great Plains Context triple: [Battle of Zama, precededBy, Battle of the Great Plains]
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A.
Battle of the Border
The Battle of the Border was the opening series of engagements between German and Polish forces at the start of the 1939 invasion of Poland, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe.
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B.
Central Plains War
The Central Plains War was a major 1930 Chinese civil conflict in which Chiang Kai-shek fought rival warlords for control of the Nationalist government and unification of China.
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C.
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a protracted and costly 1951 U.S.-led United Nations offensive against entrenched North Korean and Chinese forces in the mountainous terrain of North Korea.
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D.
Battle of Bad Axe
The Battle of Bad Axe was the final, devastating clash of the 1832 Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces massacred many of Black Hawk’s band as they attempted to retreat across the Mississippi River.
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E.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
- 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 the Great Plains Target entity description: The Battle of the Great Plains was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 203 BC in North Africa, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus decisively defeated Carthaginian and Numidian armies, paving the way for the final Roman victory at Zama.
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A.
Battle of the Border
The Battle of the Border was the opening series of engagements between German and Polish forces at the start of the 1939 invasion of Poland, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe.
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B.
Central Plains War
The Central Plains War was a major 1930 Chinese civil conflict in which Chiang Kai-shek fought rival warlords for control of the Nationalist government and unification of China.
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C.
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a protracted and costly 1951 U.S.-led United Nations offensive against entrenched North Korean and Chinese forces in the mountainous terrain of North Korea.
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D.
Battle of Bad Axe
The Battle of Bad Axe was the final, devastating clash of the 1832 Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces massacred many of Black Hawk’s band as they attempted to retreat across the Mississippi River.
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E.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Great Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Great Plains in Africa
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| belligerent |
Carthage
ⓘ
Numidian forces ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| campaign | Scipio Africanus’s African campaign ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| combatant2 |
Carthaginian army
ⓘ
Numidian cavalry ⓘ
surface form:
Numidian army
|
| commander |
Hasdrubal Gisco
ⓘ
Scipio Africanus ⓘ Syphax ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Hasdrubal Gisco
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasdrubal Gisco – Carthage
Scipio Africanus ⓘ
surface form:
Scipio Africanus – Roman Republic
Syphax – Numidia ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| consequence |
forced Carthage to recall Hannibal from Italy
ⓘ
reduced Carthaginian capacity to continue the war in Africa ⓘ |
| date | 203 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Zama ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | struggle for dominance between Rome and Carthage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| involved |
Carthaginian infantry
ⓘ
Numidian cavalry ⓘ Roman legion ⓘ
surface form:
Roman legions
|
| location |
Carthaginian territory
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Hasdrubal Gisco
ⓘ
Scipio Africanus ⓘ Syphax ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Roman victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman campaign in Africa during the Second Punic War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Utica (203 BC) ⓘ |
| region | near modern Tunisia ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed directly to Rome’s ultimate victory in the Second Punic War
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weakened Carthaginian and Numidian military power in Africa ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
broke Carthaginian resistance in the African theater
ⓘ
paved the way for Roman advance toward Carthage ⓘ set conditions for Roman victory at the Battle of Zama ⓘ |
| tacticalNature | pitched field battle ⓘ |
| theater |
Second Punic War
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surface form:
African theater of the Second Punic War
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| yearInConflict | final phase of the Second Punic War ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Great Plains Description of subject: The Battle of the Great Plains was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 203 BC in North Africa, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus decisively defeated Carthaginian and Numidian armies, paving the way for the final Roman victory at Zama.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of the Great Plains in Africa