Siege of 1718
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The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of 1718 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2206808 — 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 1718 Context triple: [Fredriksten fortress, significantEvent, Siege of 1718]
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Siege of St. Augustine (1740)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1740) was a failed British colonial military campaign led by Governor James Oglethorpe against the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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B.
Siege of 1716
The Siege of 1716 was a failed Norwegian campaign by King Charles XII of Sweden against the Fredriksten fortress during the Great Northern War, marking a key setback in his attempts to conquer Norway.
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Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1702) was an early British colonial attack on the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during Queen Anne's War, notable for its failure to capture the fortified city.
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D.
Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.
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Siege of Port Royal (1707)
The Siege of Port Royal (1707) was a failed British attempt during Queen Anne’s War to capture the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia).
- 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 1718 Target entity description: The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
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A.
Siege of St. Augustine (1740)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1740) was a failed British colonial military campaign led by Governor James Oglethorpe against the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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B.
Siege of 1716
The Siege of 1716 was a failed Norwegian campaign by King Charles XII of Sweden against the Fredriksten fortress during the Great Northern War, marking a key setback in his attempts to conquer Norway.
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C.
Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1702) was an early British colonial attack on the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during Queen Anne's War, notable for its failure to capture the fortified city.
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D.
Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.
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E.
Siege of Port Royal (1707)
The Siege of Port Royal (1707) was a failed British attempt during Queen Anne’s War to capture the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Great Northern War
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Halden
ⓘ
surface form:
Halden, Østfold
Swedish–Norwegian border conflicts ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Denmark–Norway
ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| causeOf | collapse of Swedish offensive in Norway ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles XII of Sweden
ⓘ
Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles XII
|
| conflict | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Denmark–Norway
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| date | 1718 ⓘ |
| followedBy | peace negotiations ending the Great Northern War ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sieges of Fredriksten fortress
ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Fredriksten fortress
|
| location |
Fredriksten fortress
ⓘ
Halden ⓘ Norway ⓘ |
| notableEvent | fatal wounding of Charles XII at the siege lines of Fredriksten ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Fredriksten fortress ⓘ |
| outcome | siege lifted after death of Charles XII ⓘ |
| partOf |
Charles XII’s Norwegian campaigns
ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish invasion of Norway (1718)
|
| precededBy | earlier Swedish campaigns in Norway ⓘ |
| result |
Norwegian–Danish defensive victory
ⓘ
Swedish failure ⓘ |
| significance |
death of Charles XII of Sweden
ⓘ
end of Swedish hopes of regional dominance in Northern Europe ⓘ turning point in the Great Northern War ⓘ |
| theater |
Norwegian theater of the Great Northern War
ⓘ
surface form:
Scandinavian theater of the Great Northern War
|
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Input
Subject: Siege of 1718 Description of subject: The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
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