Battle of Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338)
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The Battle of Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338) was a key engagement in the Second War of Scottish Independence in which Agnes Randolph successfully defended Dunbar Castle against an English siege.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5175135 — 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 Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338) Context triple: [Dunbar, hasBattle, Battle of Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338)]
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Battle of Dunbar (1296)
The Battle of Dunbar (1296) was a decisive early engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence in which English forces under Edward I crushed the Scots, helping earn him the epithet "Hammer of the Scots."
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Siege of Stirling Castle (1314)
The Siege of Stirling Castle (1314) was a pivotal engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence, in which Scottish forces pressured the English-held stronghold, setting the stage for the decisive Scottish victory at the Battle of Bannockburn.
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Battle of Dunbar
The Battle of Dunbar was a major engagement of the Third English Civil War in 1650, in which Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army decisively defeated the Scottish Covenanter forces, securing English control over much of Scotland.
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D.
Battle of Dunbar (1650)
The Battle of Dunbar (1650) was a decisive engagement of the Third English Civil War in which Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army crushed the Scottish Covenanter forces, securing English control over Scotland.
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E.
Battle of Falkirk (1298)
The Battle of Falkirk (1298) was a major engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence in which King Edward I of England decisively defeated William Wallace’s forces, cementing his brutal reputation as the “Hammer of the Scots.”
- 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 Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338) Target entity description: The Battle of Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338) was a key engagement in the Second War of Scottish Independence in which Agnes Randolph successfully defended Dunbar Castle against an English siege.
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A.
Battle of Dunbar (1296)
The Battle of Dunbar (1296) was a decisive early engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence in which English forces under Edward I crushed the Scots, helping earn him the epithet "Hammer of the Scots."
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B.
Siege of Stirling Castle (1314)
The Siege of Stirling Castle (1314) was a pivotal engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence, in which Scottish forces pressured the English-held stronghold, setting the stage for the decisive Scottish victory at the Battle of Bannockburn.
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C.
Battle of Dunbar
The Battle of Dunbar was a major engagement of the Third English Civil War in 1650, in which Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army decisively defeated the Scottish Covenanter forces, securing English control over much of Scotland.
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D.
Battle of Dunbar (1650)
The Battle of Dunbar (1650) was a decisive engagement of the Third English Civil War in which Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army crushed the Scottish Covenanter forces, securing English control over Scotland.
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E.
Battle of Falkirk (1298)
The Battle of Falkirk (1298) was a major engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence in which King Edward I of England decisively defeated William Wallace’s forces, cementing his brutal reputation as the “Hammer of the Scots.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dunbar Castle siege (1338)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Dunbar (1338) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | later phase of the Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| conflict | Second War of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| followedBy | later English withdrawals in the region ⓘ |
| hasAttacker |
English forces
ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Agnes Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefender |
Agnes Randolph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish garrison of Dunbar Castle ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
enhanced reputation of Agnes Randolph
ⓘ
strengthened Scottish resistance during the Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| hasGenderOfKeyCommander | female ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfBelligerents |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | defence of Dunbar Castle ⓘ |
| hasOpposingSide |
English besiegers
ⓘ
Scottish defenders ⓘ |
| hasOutcomeOnFortification | Dunbar Castle remained in Scottish hands ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryTheatreOfWar | Lowlands of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantPlace | Dunbar Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | control of access along the southeast Scottish coast ⓘ |
| hasStrategicObjective | control of Dunbar Castle ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEngagement | prolonged siege ⓘ |
| involves |
castle defence
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Dunbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dunbar Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ East Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
resistance to English occupation in Scotland
ⓘ
successful defence led by a female noble ⓘ |
| partOf | Second War of Scottish Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1338 ⓘ |
| result |
Scottish victory
ⓘ
successful defence of Dunbar Castle ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 14th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338) Description of subject: The Battle of Dunbar (Dunbar Castle siege, 1338) was a key engagement in the Second War of Scottish Independence in which Agnes Randolph successfully defended Dunbar Castle against an English siege.
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