Battle of Palermo (1860)
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The Battle of Palermo (1860) was a decisive urban engagement during Giuseppe Garibaldi’s campaign in Sicily that led to the capture of Palermo and significantly advanced the cause of Italian unification.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Palermo (1860) canonical | 2 |
| Insurrection of Palermo (1860) | 1 |
| Siege of Palermo (1860) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3516073 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Palermo (1860) Context triple: [Expedition of the Thousand, keyBattle, Battle of Palermo (1860)]
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Battle of the Volturno Line
The Battle of the Volturno Line was a World War II campaign in southern Italy in late 1943, where Allied forces fought to break through German defensive positions along the Volturno River as they advanced northward up the Italian peninsula.
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Battle of La Motta
The Battle of La Motta was a 1513 engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which Spanish-Imperial forces decisively defeated the Venetians in northern Italy.
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Battle of Calabria
The Battle of Calabria was a major naval engagement in the Mediterranean during World War II between British and Italian fleets, notable as one of the first large-scale surface actions of the conflict.
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Battle of Assietta
The Battle of Assietta was a 1747 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which Sardinian and allied forces decisively repelled a larger French army in the Alpine passes of northwestern Italy.
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Battle of Troina
The Battle of Troina was a major World War II engagement in the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily, where American forces fought a fierce, protracted struggle against entrenched German defenders in mountainous terrain.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Palermo (1860) Target entity description: The Battle of Palermo (1860) was a decisive urban engagement during Giuseppe Garibaldi’s campaign in Sicily that led to the capture of Palermo and significantly advanced the cause of Italian unification.
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A.
Battle of the Volturno Line
The Battle of the Volturno Line was a World War II campaign in southern Italy in late 1943, where Allied forces fought to break through German defensive positions along the Volturno River as they advanced northward up the Italian peninsula.
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B.
Battle of La Motta
The Battle of La Motta was a 1513 engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which Spanish-Imperial forces decisively defeated the Venetians in northern Italy.
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C.
Battle of Calabria
The Battle of Calabria was a major naval engagement in the Mediterranean during World War II between British and Italian fleets, notable as one of the first large-scale surface actions of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Assietta
The Battle of Assietta was a 1747 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which Sardinian and allied forces decisively repelled a larger French army in the Alpine passes of northwestern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Troina
The Battle of Troina was a major World War II engagement in the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily, where American forces fought a fierce, protracted struggle against entrenched German defenders in mountainous terrain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in the Italian unification ⓘ urban battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Palermo (1860)
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surface form:
Insurrection of Palermo (1860)
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| belligerent |
Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces
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Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily) ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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| cause |
Garibaldi’s campaign to overthrow Bourbon rule in Sicily
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Sicilian discontent with Bourbon administration ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavy fighting in densely populated urban areas
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use of improvised volunteer forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Ferdinando Lanza
NERFINISHED
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Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ Vincenzo Giordano Orsini ⓘ |
| conflict |
Expedition of the Thousand
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Italian Risorgimento ⓘ
surface form:
Italian unification
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| countryAtTime |
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
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surface form:
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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| date | 1860 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1860-06-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Garibaldi’s advance across Sicily
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crossing of the Strait of Messina by Garibaldi’s forces ⓘ |
| hasPart |
naval bombardment of Palermo
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siege of Palermo ⓘ street fighting in Palermo ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Southern Italy ⓘ |
| involves | civilian population of Palermo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
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surface form:
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Sicily ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Royal Army of the Two Sicilies
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surface form:
Bourbon royal army of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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| outcome |
establishment of a provisional dictatorship under Garibaldi in Sicily
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integration of Sicily into the process of Italian unification ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Risorgimento
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surface form:
Risorgimento
Second Italian War of Independence era ⓘ |
| place | Palermo ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Calatafimi ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Palermo by Garibaldi’s forces
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decisive Garibaldian victory ⓘ political collapse of Bourbon authority in western Sicily ⓘ withdrawal of Bourbon troops from Palermo ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive engagement in the Sicilian campaign of 1860
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important milestone in Italian unification ⓘ major step toward the fall of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ |
| startDate | 1860-05-27 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Kingdom of Sardinia Navy
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surface form:
Royal Sardinian Navy (indirectly, via presence and mediation)
local Sicilian insurgents ⓘ |
| tactics |
barricades in city streets
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naval bombardment by Bourbon fleet ⓘ urban guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Palermo (1860) Description of subject: The Battle of Palermo (1860) was a decisive urban engagement during Giuseppe Garibaldi’s campaign in Sicily that led to the capture of Palermo and significantly advanced the cause of Italian unification.
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