Battle of Rain (Lech)
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The Battle of Rain (Lech) was a 1632 engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus forced the crossing of the Lech River against Imperial forces, leading to the mortal wounding of his opponent, Count Tilly.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Rain (Lech) canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Rain (1632) on the Lech | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1985557 — 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 Rain (Lech) Context triple: [Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, battle, Battle of Rain (Lech)]
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A.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
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B.
Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
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C.
Battle of Köslin
The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
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D.
Battle of Zadwórze
The Battle of Zadwórze was a 1920 clash in which a small Polish force mounted a desperate, sacrificial defense against advancing Soviet troops, earning it the nickname "the Polish Thermopylae."
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E.
Battle of Kliszów
The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of 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 Rain (Lech) Target entity description: The Battle of Rain (Lech) was a 1632 engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus forced the crossing of the Lech River against Imperial forces, leading to the mortal wounding of his opponent, Count Tilly.
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A.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
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B.
Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
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C.
Battle of Köslin
The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
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D.
Battle of Zadwórze
The Battle of Zadwórze was a 1920 clash in which a small Polish force mounted a desperate, sacrificial defense against advancing Soviet troops, earning it the nickname "the Polish Thermopylae."
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E.
Battle of Kliszów
The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Rain
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Battle of the Lech ⓘ |
| attackingForce | Swedish forces on the north bank of the Lech ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | mortal wounding of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Imperial Catholic forces
ⓘ
Swedish Protestant forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
ⓘ
Tilly (Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly) ⓘ
surface form:
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
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| conflict | Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| consequence |
Swedish advance into Bavaria
ⓘ
removal of Count Tilly from active command ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1632 ⓘ |
| defensivePositionHeldBy | Imperial forces on the south bank of the Lech ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Swedish advance toward Munich
ⓘ
Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish occupation of Augsburg
|
| hasCasualties |
Imperial army suffered heavy casualties
ⓘ
Swedish army suffered moderate casualties ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Imperial cavalry
ⓘ
Imperial infantry ⓘ Swedish artillery ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early modern period ⓘ |
| location |
Lech River
ⓘ
near Rain am Lech ⓘ |
| notableConsequence | mortal wounding of Count Tilly ⓘ |
| notableEvent | crossing of the Lech River by Swedish forces ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
ⓘ
Tilly (Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly) ⓘ
surface form:
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
|
| partOfCampaign | Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Swedish campaign in Franconia ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Bavaria
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surface form:
Bavaria, Germany
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| region | Bavaria ⓘ |
| result | Swedish victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossingType | forced river crossing ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive weakening of the main Imperial field army in southern Germany
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enhanced military reputation of Gustavus Adolphus ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to force a crossing of the Lech River into Bavaria ⓘ |
| theater | German theater of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| usedTactic | artillery bombardment to cover river crossing ⓘ |
| year | 1632 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Rain (Lech) Description of subject: The Battle of Rain (Lech) was a 1632 engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus forced the crossing of the Lech River against Imperial forces, leading to the mortal wounding of his opponent, Count Tilly.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
this entity surface form:
Battle of Rain (1632) on the Lech