Pegu campaign
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The Pegu campaign was a key British military operation in Burma that led to the capture of the city of Pegu and the consolidation of British control over Lower Burma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pegu campaign canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3369576 — 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: Pegu campaign Context triple: [Second Anglo-Burmese War, militaryCampaign, Pegu campaign]
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A.
Canton Campaign
The Canton Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guangzhou, was a key 19th-century military engagement in southern China involving Western powers and Qing forces during the era of the Opium Wars.
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B.
Oriental Province campaign
The Oriental Province campaign was a major military operation during the Argentine War of Independence aimed at securing control over the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) from Spanish royalist forces.
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C.
Siege of Pune
The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Central India Campaign
The Central India Campaign was a major British military operation during the Indian Rebellion of 1857–1858 aimed at suppressing rebel forces and reasserting colonial control across central India.
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E.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
- 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: Pegu campaign Target entity description: The Pegu campaign was a key British military operation in Burma that led to the capture of the city of Pegu and the consolidation of British control over Lower Burma.
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A.
Canton Campaign
The Canton Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guangzhou, was a key 19th-century military engagement in southern China involving Western powers and Qing forces during the era of the Opium Wars.
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B.
Oriental Province campaign
The Oriental Province campaign was a major military operation during the Argentine War of Independence aimed at securing control over the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) from Spanish royalist forces.
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C.
Siege of Pune
The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Central India Campaign
The Central India Campaign was a major British military operation during the Indian Rebellion of 1857–1858 aimed at suppressing rebel forces and reasserting colonial control across central India.
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E.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military operation
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Burma ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
British Indian Army units
Myanmar Army ⓘ
surface form:
Burmese forces
|
| conflict | Second Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| consequence |
extension of British colonial administration to Pegu
ⓘ
weakening of Burmese royal authority in Lower Burma ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century British imperial expansion in Asia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Burma (until 1937)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Burma
|
| location |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
southern Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Burma
Pegu ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of the city of Pegu
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secure British control of Lower Burma ⓘ |
| outcome | annexation of Lower Burma by Britain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Anglo-Burmese War
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surface form:
British conquest of Lower Burma
|
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
capture of Pegu ⓘ consolidation of British control over Lower Burma ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive in establishing British rule in Lower Burma
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key phase in British expansion in Burma ⓘ |
| theatre | Burmese theatre of operations ⓘ |
| typeOf | colonial war campaign ⓘ |
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Subject: Pegu campaign Description of subject: The Pegu campaign was a key British military operation in Burma that led to the capture of the city of Pegu and the consolidation of British control over Lower Burma.
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