Battle of Dervenakia
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The Battle of Dervenakia was a decisive 1822 engagement of the Greek War of Independence in which Greek revolutionary forces crushed a much larger Ottoman army, securing the Peloponnese.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Dervenakia canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Dervenaki | 1 |
| Battle of the Dervenakia Pass | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3370423 — 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 Dervenakia Context triple: [Theodoros Kolokotronis, participantIn, Battle of Dervenakia]
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A.
Battle of Pelekanon
The Battle of Pelekanon was a 1329 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the rising Ottoman beylik in northwestern Anatolia that marked a decisive step in the Ottoman encirclement of Constantinople.
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B.
Battle of Grammos
The Battle of Grammos was a major 1949 military confrontation in the Greek Civil War, where government forces decisively defeated communist guerrillas in the Grammos mountain region, effectively ending the conflict.
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C.
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas
The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas was an early World War II engagement in late 1940 in which Greek forces successfully repelled an Italian offensive in northwestern Greece, contributing to the failure of Italy’s initial invasion.
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D.
Battle of Staouéli
The Battle of Staouéli was a key 1830 engagement near Algiers in which French forces defeated Ottoman-Algerian troops, helping to secure the French invasion and occupation of Algeria.
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E.
Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
- 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 Dervenakia Target entity description: The Battle of Dervenakia was a decisive 1822 engagement of the Greek War of Independence in which Greek revolutionary forces crushed a much larger Ottoman army, securing the Peloponnese.
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A.
Battle of Pelekanon
The Battle of Pelekanon was a 1329 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the rising Ottoman beylik in northwestern Anatolia that marked a decisive step in the Ottoman encirclement of Constantinople.
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B.
Battle of Grammos
The Battle of Grammos was a major 1949 military confrontation in the Greek Civil War, where government forces decisively defeated communist guerrillas in the Grammos mountain region, effectively ending the conflict.
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C.
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas
The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas was an early World War II engagement in late 1940 in which Greek forces successfully repelled an Italian offensive in northwestern Greece, contributing to the failure of Italy’s initial invasion.
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D.
Battle of Staouéli
The Battle of Staouéli was a key 1830 engagement near Algiers in which French forces defeated Ottoman-Algerian troops, helping to secure the French invasion and occupation of Algeria.
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E.
Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Dervenakia
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Dervenaki
Battle of Dervenakia ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Dervenakia Pass
|
| associatedWith |
Greek national liberation movement
ⓘ
Theodoros Kolokotronis ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Greek revolutionary forces
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| combatant |
Greek revolutionaries
ⓘ
Ottoman Army ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman army
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| commander | Theodoros Kolokotronis ⓘ |
| conflict | Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1822 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Greek consolidation of control in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | mountain pass ⓘ |
| GreekCommander |
Nikitaras
ⓘ
Papaflessas ⓘ Theodoros Kolokotronis ⓘ |
| historicalContext | struggle for Greek independence from Ottoman rule ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
numerically inferior Greek forces
ⓘ
numerically superior Ottoman forces ⓘ |
| location |
Dervenakia Pass
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of a much larger Ottoman army
ⓘ
major turning point in the Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| OttomanCommander | Mahmud Dramali Pasha ⓘ |
| outcome | destruction of much of the Ottoman expeditionary force ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
Peloponnesian campaigns of 1821–1822
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surface form:
Dramali campaign in the Peloponnese
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| precededBy | Ottoman advance into the Peloponnese under Mahmud Dramali Pasha ⓘ |
| region | southern Greece ⓘ |
| result | decisive Greek victory ⓘ |
| significance |
halted major Ottoman counteroffensive in southern Greece
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secured Greek control of the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | prevented Ottoman reconquest of the Peloponnese in 1822 ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
ambush in mountain passes
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use of narrow defiles to neutralize Ottoman numerical superiority ⓘ |
| theater |
Peloponnesian campaigns of 1821–1822
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surface form:
Peloponnese campaign of the Greek War of Independence
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| typeOfWarfare | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1822 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dervenakia Description of subject: The Battle of Dervenakia was a decisive 1822 engagement of the Greek War of Independence in which Greek revolutionary forces crushed a much larger Ottoman army, securing the Peloponnese.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of the Dervenakia Pass
this entity surface form:
Battle of Dervenaki