Second Battle of Lincoln
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The Second Battle of Lincoln was a key 1217 clash during the First Barons' War in which royalist forces defeated rebels and their French allies, helping to secure the young King Henry III’s reign.
All labels observed (1)
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| Second Battle of Lincoln canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3966197 — 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: Second Battle of Lincoln Context triple: [Lincoln Castle, significantEvent, Second Battle of Lincoln]
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A.
Battle of Belmont
The Battle of Belmont was an early engagement of the Second Boer War in November 1899, in which British forces under Lord Methuen fought Boer commandos in the Northern Cape while advancing to relieve the besieged town of Kimberley.
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Battle of Pea Ridge
The Battle of Pea Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1862 in northwestern Arkansas that secured Union control of Missouri and the surrounding region.
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C.
Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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Battle of McDowell
The Battle of McDowell was an American Civil War engagement in May 1862 in western Virginia, where Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson defeated Union troops as part of his famed Shenandoah Valley operations.
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E.
Battle of the Weldon Railroad
The Battle of the Weldon Railroad was an August 1864 American Civil War engagement in which Union forces seized and held a key Confederate supply line south of Petersburg, contributing significantly to the eventual fall of the city.
- 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: Second Battle of Lincoln Target entity description: The Second Battle of Lincoln was a key 1217 clash during the First Barons' War in which royalist forces defeated rebels and their French allies, helping to secure the young King Henry III’s reign.
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A.
Battle of Belmont
The Battle of Belmont was an early engagement of the Second Boer War in November 1899, in which British forces under Lord Methuen fought Boer commandos in the Northern Cape while advancing to relieve the besieged town of Kimberley.
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B.
Battle of Pea Ridge
The Battle of Pea Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1862 in northwestern Arkansas that secured Union control of Missouri and the surrounding region.
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C.
Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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D.
Battle of McDowell
The Battle of McDowell was an American Civil War engagement in May 1862 in western Virginia, where Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson defeated Union troops as part of his famed Shenandoah Valley operations.
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E.
Battle of the Weldon Railroad
The Battle of the Weldon Railroad was an August 1864 American Civil War engagement in which Union forces seized and held a key Confederate supply line south of Petersburg, contributing significantly to the eventual fall of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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medieval battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
collapse of much rebel support in England
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strengthening of royalist control in England ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Lincoln (1217) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English rebel barons
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French forces ⓘ royalist forces ⓘ supporters of King Henry III of England ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy losses for rebel and French forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Falkes de Bréauté
ⓘ
Prince Louis of France ⓘ Ranulf de Blondeville ⓘ
surface form:
Ranulf de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester
Thomas, Count of Perche ⓘ William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ⓘ |
| conflict | First Barons' War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 20 May 1217 ⓘ |
| defender | royalist garrison of Lincoln Castle ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1217 in England
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Battles involving England ⓘ First Barons' War ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of the First Barons' War
Conflicts in 1217 ⓘ |
| involves |
cavalry attack by William Marshal
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street fighting in the city of Lincoln ⓘ |
| killedInAction | Thomas, Count of Perche ⓘ |
| location |
Lincoln
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Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England ⓘ |
| monarchSupported | Henry III of England ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Nichola de la Haye
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surface form:
Nicola de la Haye
|
| opponent | Prince Louis of France ⓘ |
| partOf | First Barons' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Battle of Lincoln ⓘ |
| regentInPower | William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Treaty of Lambeth (1217) ⓘ |
| result | royalist victory ⓘ |
| siegeContext |
siege of Lincoln (1217)
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surface form:
siege of Lincoln by rebel and French forces
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| strategicSignificance |
secured the reign of the young King Henry III
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turning point in the First Barons' War ⓘ |
| year | 1217 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Battle of Lincoln Description of subject: The Second Battle of Lincoln was a key 1217 clash during the First Barons' War in which royalist forces defeated rebels and their French allies, helping to secure the young King Henry III’s reign.
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