Battle of Polygon Wood
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The Battle of Polygon Wood was a World War I engagement in 1917 in the Ypres Salient, where Australian and British forces advanced against German positions as part of the larger Third Battle of Ypres.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2043639 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Polygon Wood Context triple: [Battle of Passchendaele, hasPart, Battle of Polygon Wood]
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Battle of Hill 70
The Battle of Hill 70 was a First World War offensive in August 1917 near Lens, France, in which Canadian forces captured a strategic height from the Germans at heavy cost and demonstrated growing tactical sophistication on the Western Front.
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Battle of Loos
The Battle of Loos was a major British offensive on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I, marked by the first large-scale British use of poison gas and heavy casualties for limited territorial gains.
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Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
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Battle of Courcelette
The Battle of Courcelette was a major First World War engagement on the Somme in September 1916, notable for significant Canadian involvement and the first large-scale use of tanks in combat.
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Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Polygon Wood Target entity description: The Battle of Polygon Wood was a World War I engagement in 1917 in the Ypres Salient, where Australian and British forces advanced against German positions as part of the larger Third Battle of Ypres.
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A.
Battle of Hill 70
The Battle of Hill 70 was a First World War offensive in August 1917 near Lens, France, in which Canadian forces captured a strategic height from the Germans at heavy cost and demonstrated growing tactical sophistication on the Western Front.
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B.
Battle of Loos
The Battle of Loos was a major British offensive on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I, marked by the first large-scale British use of poison gas and heavy casualties for limited territorial gains.
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C.
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
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D.
Battle of Courcelette
The Battle of Courcelette was a major First World War engagement on the Somme in September 1916, notable for significant Canadian involvement and the first large-scale use of tanks in combat.
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E.
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Input
Subject: Battle of Polygon Wood Description of subject: The Battle of Polygon Wood was a World War I engagement in 1917 in the Ypres Salient, where Australian and British forces advanced against German positions as part of the larger Third Battle of Ypres.
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