Battle of Las Mercedes
E241183
The Battle of Las Mercedes was a 1958 engagement in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces clashed with Batista’s army during the final phase of the Cuban Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Las Mercedes canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1706387 — 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 Las Mercedes Context triple: [Sierra Maestra campaign, hasKeyEvent, Battle of Las Mercedes]
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A.
Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
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B.
Battle of El Roble
The Battle of El Roble was a significant 1813 engagement during the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces, led in part by Bernardo O'Higgins, helped solidify the emerging independence movement against Spanish royalist control.
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C.
Battle of Las Tres Acequias
The Battle of Las Tres Acequias was a significant 1814 engagement in Chile’s struggle for independence, where royalist forces defeated Chilean patriots near Santiago, contributing to the temporary restoration of Spanish control.
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D.
Battle of Las Queseras del Medio
The Battle of Las Queseras del Medio was a celebrated 1819 cavalry victory led by José Antonio Páez against Spanish royalist forces, remembered as a key patriotic feat in Venezuela’s struggle for independence.
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E.
Battle of Las Salinas
The Battle of Las Salinas was a decisive 1538 conflict during the Spanish conquest of Peru in which rival conquistador factions fought for control of the newly conquered Inca territories.
- 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 Las Mercedes Target entity description: The Battle of Las Mercedes was a 1958 engagement in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces clashed with Batista’s army during the final phase of the Cuban Revolution.
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A.
Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
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B.
Battle of El Roble
The Battle of El Roble was a significant 1813 engagement during the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces, led in part by Bernardo O'Higgins, helped solidify the emerging independence movement against Spanish royalist control.
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C.
Battle of Las Tres Acequias
The Battle of Las Tres Acequias was a significant 1814 engagement in Chile’s struggle for independence, where royalist forces defeated Chilean patriots near Santiago, contributing to the temporary restoration of Spanish control.
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D.
Battle of Las Queseras del Medio
The Battle of Las Queseras del Medio was a celebrated 1819 cavalry victory led by José Antonio Páez against Spanish royalist forces, remembered as a key patriotic feat in Venezuela’s struggle for independence.
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E.
Battle of Las Salinas
The Battle of Las Salinas was a decisive 1538 conflict during the Spanish conquest of Peru in which rival conquistador factions fought for control of the newly conquered Inca territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
26th of July Movement
ⓘ
Fulgencio Batista ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Fulgencio Batista
|
| combatant |
Batista
ⓘ
surface form:
Batista's army
Fidel Castro's rebel forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Fidel Castro
ⓘ
Fulgencio Batista ⓘ |
| conflict | Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| date | 1958 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1950s in Cuba ⓘ |
| location |
Sierra Maestra mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Maestra
|
| opponent |
Cuban government forces
ⓘ
Cuban revolutionary guerrillas ⓘ |
| outcome | rebel forces avoided annihilation ⓘ |
| partOf | Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| phaseOf | final phase of the Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| region | Oriente Province ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of La Plata
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Battle of Santa Clara ⓘ Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| result |
strategic rebel success
ⓘ
tactical government success ⓘ |
| significance | one of the last major engagements before the fall of Batista ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
encirclement by government forces
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| theater | Sierra Maestra campaign ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | counterinsurgency operation ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Las Mercedes Description of subject: The Battle of Las Mercedes was a 1958 engagement in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces clashed with Batista’s army during the final phase of the Cuban Revolution.
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