The Charge of the Mamelukes
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The Charge of the Mamelukes is a famous 1814 painting by Francisco Goya depicting a brutal street battle in Madrid during the Peninsular War.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Charge of the Mamelukes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2884455 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Charge of the Mamelukes Context triple: [The Second of May 1808, alternativeTitle, The Charge of the Mamelukes]
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A.
Charge of the Heavy Brigade
The Charge of the Heavy Brigade was a successful but lesser-known British cavalry assault against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
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B.
Field of Mars
The Field of Mars is a large historic square and park in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its military parades, revolutionary gatherings, and memorial to the victims of the Revolution.
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C.
Fancy Brigades
Fancy Brigades are elaborately costumed performance groups known for their choreographed, theatrical presentations as part of Philadelphia’s annual New Year’s Mummers festivities.
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D.
Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a disastrous and famously heroic British cavalry assault during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, immortalized in Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem of the same name.
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E.
The British Expedition to the Crimea
The British Expedition to the Crimea is William Howard Russell’s influential firsthand account of the Crimean War, often regarded as a landmark in modern war correspondence and reporting.
- 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: The Charge of the Mamelukes Target entity description: The Charge of the Mamelukes is a famous 1814 painting by Francisco Goya depicting a brutal street battle in Madrid during the Peninsular War.
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A.
Charge of the Heavy Brigade
The Charge of the Heavy Brigade was a successful but lesser-known British cavalry assault against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
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B.
Field of Mars
The Field of Mars is a large historic square and park in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its military parades, revolutionary gatherings, and memorial to the victims of the Revolution.
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C.
Fancy Brigades
Fancy Brigades are elaborately costumed performance groups known for their choreographed, theatrical presentations as part of Philadelphia’s annual New Year’s Mummers festivities.
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D.
Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a disastrous and famously heroic British cavalry assault during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, immortalized in Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem of the same name.
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E.
The British Expedition to the Crimea
The British Expedition to the Crimea is William Howard Russell’s influential firsthand account of the Crimean War, often regarded as a landmark in modern war correspondence and reporting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artworkStyle |
dramatic chiaroscuro
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dynamic composition ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events of 2 May 1808 in Madrid ⓘ |
| collection | Prado Museum collection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator |
Francisco Goya
ⓘ
Francisco Goya ⓘ
surface form:
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes
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| depicts |
The Second of May 1808
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surface form:
Dos de Mayo Uprising
Mameluke cavalry ⓘ Napoleonic troops ⓘ Peninsular War ⓘ Centro District of Madrid ⓘ
surface form:
Puerta del Sol area of Madrid
Spanish civilians ⓘ street battle in Madrid ⓘ urban violence ⓘ |
| describedBySource | art history literature on Goya ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Third of May 1808 ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasEffect | influenced later depictions of war and uprising ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chaotic crowd
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figures in turbans ⓘ figures with knives ⓘ rearing horses ⓘ smoke ⓘ |
| inception | 1814 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Community of Madrid
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Madrid ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Prado Museum
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surface form:
Museo del Prado
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| mainSubject |
brutality of war
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uprising against French occupation ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| partOf | pair of paintings about the Dos de Mayo Uprising ⓘ |
| significantEvent | commission after the end of the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Napoleonic Wars in art
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Spanish War of Independence in art ⓘ |
| title |
La carga de los mamelucos
ⓘ
The Charge of the Mamelukes self-link ⓘ |
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