Battle of Malavelly
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The Battle of Malavelly was a key 1799 engagement in southern India in which British-led forces defeated Tipu Sultan’s Mysore army, helping pave the way for the fall of Seringapatam and the end of Mysore’s independence.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Malavelly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Malavelly Context triple: [Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, majorBattle, Battle of Malavelly]
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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 Jaithak
The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Laswari
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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E.
Battle of Sathyamangalam
The Battle of Sathyamangalam was a key military engagement in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company during the late 18th century.
- 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 Malavelly Target entity description: The Battle of Malavelly was a key 1799 engagement in southern India in which British-led forces defeated Tipu Sultan’s Mysore army, helping pave the way for the fall of Seringapatam and the end of Mysore’s independence.
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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 Jaithak
The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Laswari
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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E.
Battle of Sathyamangalam
The Battle of Sathyamangalam was a key military engagement in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company during the late 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
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British East India Company ⓘ Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Hyderabad ⓘ
surface form:
Nizam of Hyderabad
|
| belligerentAlliance |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British East India Company, Nizam of Hyderabad, Maratha allies
Mysore under Tipu Sultan ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Mysore under Tipu Sultan
|
| cause | Anglo-Mysore rivalry in southern India ⓘ |
| combatant |
British artillery
ⓘ
Company sepoy infantry ⓘ Mysore cavalry ⓘ Mysore army ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore infantry
|
| combatantCommander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthur Wellesley
Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| conflict | Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| date | 1799-03-27 ⓘ |
| era | late 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Karnataka ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of Mysore
ⓘ
Malavalli ⓘ southern India ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of Mysore forces in the field
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early independent command experience of Arthur Wellesley ⓘ |
| opponent | Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| outcome |
contributed to end of Mysore’s independence
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contributed to fall of Seringapatam ⓘ |
| partOf | Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Seringapatam campaign of 1799 ⓘ |
| precededBy | British advance on Seringapatam ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthur Wellesley
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ Seringapatam ⓘ Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
opened road to Seringapatam for British forces
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weakened Mysore’s field army ⓘ |
| theatre | Mysore theatre of operations ⓘ |
| year | 1799 ⓘ |
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