Battle of Corfu (1084)
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The Battle of Corfu (1084) was a naval engagement in which the Norman fleet of Robert Guiscard clashed with Byzantine and Venetian forces near the island of Corfu during the wider Norman campaigns against the Byzantine Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Corfu (1084) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5364624 — 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 Corfu (1084) Context triple: [Norman–Byzantine conflicts, hasPart, Battle of Corfu (1084)]
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A.
Battle of Acheloos (917)
The Battle of Acheloos (917) was a major medieval clash in which the Bulgarian forces under Tsar Simeon I decisively defeated the Byzantine army, significantly shifting the balance of power in the Balkans.
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B.
Battle of Marsaglia (1693)
The Battle of Marsaglia (1693) was a major French victory over the forces of the Grand Alliance in northern Italy during the Nine Years' War, noted for its heavy casualties and decisive outcome.
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C.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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D.
Battle of Zonchio
The Battle of Zonchio was a 1499 naval clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, often considered the first major naval battle where cannons were used extensively on ships.
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E.
Battle of Cannae (1018)
The Battle of Cannae (1018) was a key early medieval clash in southern Italy in which Byzantine forces, with Lombard allies, decisively defeated a Norman–Lombard rebel army, temporarily halting Norman expansion in the region.
- 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 Corfu (1084) Target entity description: The Battle of Corfu (1084) was a naval engagement in which the Norman fleet of Robert Guiscard clashed with Byzantine and Venetian forces near the island of Corfu during the wider Norman campaigns against the Byzantine Empire.
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A.
Battle of Acheloos (917)
The Battle of Acheloos (917) was a major medieval clash in which the Bulgarian forces under Tsar Simeon I decisively defeated the Byzantine army, significantly shifting the balance of power in the Balkans.
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B.
Battle of Marsaglia (1693)
The Battle of Marsaglia (1693) was a major French victory over the forces of the Grand Alliance in northern Italy during the Nine Years' War, noted for its heavy casualties and decisive outcome.
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C.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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D.
Battle of Zonchio
The Battle of Zonchio was a 1499 naval clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, often considered the first major naval battle where cannons were used extensively on ships.
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E.
Battle of Cannae (1018)
The Battle of Cannae (1018) was a key early medieval clash in southern Italy in which Byzantine forces, with Lombard allies, decisively defeated a Norman–Lombard rebel army, temporarily halting Norman expansion in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Norman forces ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantCommander | Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Norman–Byzantine War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | sea battle ⓘ |
| date | 1084 ⓘ |
| describedAs | naval engagement between Norman, Byzantine, and Venetian fleets ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| follows | Norman invasion of the Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | Norman expansion into Byzantine territories ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
losses for the Venetian fleet
ⓘ
setback for Byzantine naval power ⓘ strengthening of Norman position in the Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Byzantine fleet
ⓘ
Norman fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetian fleet ⓘ |
| location |
Corfu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | island of Corfu ⓘ |
| notableFor | involvement of Venetian fleet alongside Byzantines ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
11th-century conflicts between Normans and Byzantines
ⓘ
Norman campaigns against the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| result | Norman victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Corfu
ⓘ
control of sea routes in the Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Corfu (1084) Description of subject: The Battle of Corfu (1084) was a naval engagement in which the Norman fleet of Robert Guiscard clashed with Byzantine and Venetian forces near the island of Corfu during the wider Norman campaigns against the Byzantine Empire.
Referenced by (1)
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