Battle of Laswari
E293071
The Battle of Laswari was a major 1803 engagement in northern India during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha army, significantly weakening Maratha power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Laswari canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2647056 — 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 Laswari Context triple: [Anglo-Maratha Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Laswari]
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Battle of Malaun
The Battle of Malaun was a key 1815 engagement between British East India Company forces and the Kingdom of Nepal that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War.
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B.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
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C.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
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D.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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E.
Battle of Bhangani
The Battle of Bhangani was a 1688 conflict near Paonta Sahib in which Guru Gobind Singh and his allies defeated a coalition of hill chieftains, marking a significant early military victory in Sikh history.
- 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 Laswari Target entity description: The Battle of Laswari was a major 1803 engagement in northern India during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha army, significantly weakening Maratha power.
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A.
Battle of Malaun
The Battle of Malaun was a key 1815 engagement between British East India Company forces and the Kingdom of Nepal that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War.
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B.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
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C.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
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D.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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E.
Battle of Bhangani
The Battle of Bhangani was a 1688 conflict near Paonta Sahib in which Guru Gobind Singh and his allies defeated a coalition of hill chieftains, marking a significant early military victory in Sikh history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| armedForce |
Bengal Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal Army of the British East India Company
|
| associatedWith |
Daulat Rao Scindia
ⓘ
Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ Scindia of Gwalior ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
British East India Company on one side
ⓘ
Maratha forces of Scindia on the other side ⓘ |
| campaign | Lake’s 1803 campaign in North India ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | late battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War’s northern campaign ⓘ |
| commander |
General Lake
ⓘ
Gerard Lake ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1 November 1803 ⓘ |
| era | British colonial expansion in India ⓘ |
| followedBy | further British advances against Scindia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to British dominance over North India
ⓘ
reduced Maratha capacity to resist British expansion ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Anglo-Maratha Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Maratha conflicts
|
| location |
Alwar district
ⓘ
Laswari ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Maratha commanders under Scindia ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Maratha cavalry
ⓘ
Maratha regular infantry ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive British victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Assaye
ⓘ
Siege of Delhi (1803) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Delhi (1803)
|
| primaryWeaponry | muskets and artillery ⓘ |
| region |
Rajputana Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Rajputana
|
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat of a major Maratha field army
ⓘ
helped secure British control in northern India ⓘ significantly weakened Maratha military power ⓘ |
| theatre | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1803 ⓘ |
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