Siege of Acre
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The Siege of Acre was a pivotal 1799 military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s advance into the Levant was decisively halted by Ottoman and British forces, marking a major setback in his Middle Eastern ambitions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Acre canonical | 4 |
| Siege of Acre (1799) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T186053 — 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: Siege of Acre Context triple: [Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, hasPart, Siege of Acre]
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Battle of Malta
The Battle of Malta was a crucial World War II air and naval campaign in which Axis forces relentlessly besieged the strategically vital island of Malta, leading to a hard-fought Allied defense that proved pivotal in controlling Mediterranean supply routes.
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Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was a decisive 1571 naval clash in which a Holy League fleet halted Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean, marking a turning point in European–Ottoman power relations.
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Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Alam el Halfa
The Battle of Alam el Halfa was a key World War II engagement in late August–early September 1942 near El Alamein in Egypt, where British-led forces successfully halted Erwin Rommel’s final major offensive into Egypt.
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E.
Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile was a decisive 1798 British naval victory under Admiral Horatio Nelson against the French fleet off the coast of Egypt, crippling French maritime power in the Mediterranean.
- 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: Siege of Acre Target entity description: The Siege of Acre was a pivotal 1799 military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s advance into the Levant was decisively halted by Ottoman and British forces, marking a major setback in his Middle Eastern ambitions.
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A.
Battle of Malta
The Battle of Malta was a crucial World War II air and naval campaign in which Axis forces relentlessly besieged the strategically vital island of Malta, leading to a hard-fought Allied defense that proved pivotal in controlling Mediterranean supply routes.
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B.
Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was a decisive 1571 naval clash in which a Holy League fleet halted Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean, marking a turning point in European–Ottoman power relations.
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C.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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D.
Battle of Alam el Halfa
The Battle of Alam el Halfa was a key World War II engagement in late August–early September 1942 near El Alamein in Egypt, where British-led forces successfully halted Erwin Rommel’s final major offensive into Egypt.
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E.
Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile was a decisive 1798 British naval victory under Admiral Horatio Nelson against the French fleet off the coast of Egypt, crippling French maritime power in the Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
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military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| aftermath |
French forces retreated toward Egypt
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Napoleon abandoned the Syrian campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Akko (1799) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French First Republic
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Great Britain ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ local Ottoman-aligned forces ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder |
occurred after the capture of Jaffa by French forces
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occurred before Napoleon’s return to France in 1799 ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Antoine de Caux
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Jean-Baptiste Kléber ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
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surface form:
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
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| defensiveFeature |
fortified city walls
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sea-facing defenses ⓘ |
| endDate | 1799-05-21 ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy French casualties
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significant Ottoman and allied casualties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedForceType |
artillery
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infantry ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ottoman Syria ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Israel ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
French assaults repeatedly repulsed
ⓘ
French disease and attrition ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Jezzar Pasha
ⓘ
Phélippeaux ⓘ Sidney Smith ⓘ |
| opposedNapoleonObjective |
establishing a French presence in the Levant
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threatening British interests in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| place | Acre ⓘ |
| result |
French withdrawal
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Ottoman and British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
halted Napoleon’s advance into the Levant
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major setback for Napoleon’s Middle Eastern ambitions ⓘ prevented French expansion toward India via the Middle East ⓘ |
| startDate | 1799-03-20 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Ottoman navy
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surface form:
Ottoman fleet
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| used |
naval support
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siege artillery ⓘ |
| year | 1799 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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Siege of Acre (1799)
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Siege of Acre (1799)