Battle of Paltzig
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The Battle of Paltzig was a 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great clashed unsuccessfully with the Russian army shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Paltzig canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4226375 — 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 Paltzig Context triple: [Battle of Kay, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Paltzig]
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Battle of Striegau
The Battle of Striegau, better known as the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (1745), was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces during the Second Silesian War that solidified Frederick the Great’s control of Silesia.
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Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
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C.
Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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D.
Battle of Katzbach
The Battle of Katzbach was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian and Russian forces decisively defeated Napoleon’s army in Silesia.
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E.
Battle of Köslin
The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
- 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 Paltzig Target entity description: The Battle of Paltzig was a 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great clashed unsuccessfully with the Russian army shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.
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A.
Battle of Striegau
The Battle of Striegau, better known as the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (1745), was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces during the Second Silesian War that solidified Frederick the Great’s control of Silesia.
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B.
Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
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C.
Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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D.
Battle of Katzbach
The Battle of Katzbach was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian and Russian forces decisively defeated Napoleon’s army in Silesia.
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E.
Battle of Köslin
The Battle of Köslin was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces captured the German-held town of Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) during their advance through Pomerania toward the Baltic coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Kay
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Paltzig-Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
heavy Prussian casualties
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significant but lower Russian casualties ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Prussian army of roughly 26,000–27,000 men
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Russian army of roughly 40,000–50,000 men ⓘ |
| commander |
Frederick II of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyotr Saltykov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandingMonarch | Frederick II of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 23 July 1759 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Kunersdorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
Prussian cavalry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian infantry ⓘ Russian artillery ⓘ Russian infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Brandenburg
NERFINISHED
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Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ Neumark NERFINISHED ⓘ Paltzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Prussian frontal attacks against strong Russian positions
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Russian use of strong defensive terrain and artillery ⓘ |
| outcome | Prussian defeat ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Silesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Russian campaign in Brandenburg 1759 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Russian advance into Brandenburg in 1759 ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence | left Prussian army weakened before Battle of Kunersdorf ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | failed Prussian attempt to prevent Russian junction with Austrian forces ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1759 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Paltzig Description of subject: The Battle of Paltzig was a 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great clashed unsuccessfully with the Russian army shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.
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