Battle of Losecoat Field
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The Battle of Losecoat Field was a 1470 engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which King Edward IV crushed a Lincolnshire rebellion, helping to temporarily secure his Yorkist rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Edgecote Moor | 1 |
| Battle of Losecoat Field canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5499690 — 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 Losecoat Field Context triple: [Battle of Barnet, precededBy, Battle of Losecoat Field]
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A.
Battle of Averasborough
The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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B.
Battle of Chalgrove Field
The Battle of Chalgrove Field was a minor but historically significant skirmish of the English Civil War in 1643, noted especially for the mortal wounding of Parliamentarian leader John Hampden.
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C.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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D.
Battle of Sedgemore
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685, marking the last major engagement fought on English soil.
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E.
Battle of Hunterstown
The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement of the American Civil War fought on July 2, 1863, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, involving Union and Confederate horsemen in the broader context of the Gettysburg Campaign.
- 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 Losecoat Field Target entity description: The Battle of Losecoat Field was a 1470 engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which King Edward IV crushed a Lincolnshire rebellion, helping to temporarily secure his Yorkist rule.
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A.
Battle of Averasborough
The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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B.
Battle of Chalgrove Field
The Battle of Chalgrove Field was a minor but historically significant skirmish of the English Civil War in 1643, noted especially for the mortal wounding of Parliamentarian leader John Hampden.
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C.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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D.
Battle of Sedgemore
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685, marking the last major engagement fought on English soil.
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E.
Battle of Hunterstown
The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement of the American Civil War fought on July 2, 1863, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, involving Union and Confederate horsemen in the broader context of the Gettysburg Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Empingham
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Losecote Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Yorkists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rebellious Lancastrian supporters ⓘ |
| category |
1470 in England
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Battles of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ Conflicts in 1470 ⓘ |
| cause | Lincolnshire rebellion against Edward IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
forces loyal to King Edward IV
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rebels led by Sir Robert Welles ⓘ |
| commander |
King Edward IV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Welles, 7th Baron Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Robert Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 12 March 1470 ⓘ |
| effect |
exposure of Warwick and Clarence’s involvement in rebellion
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temporary strengthening of Edward IV’s rule ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Readeption of Henry VI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defection of Warwick the Kingmaker to the Lancastrian side ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Rutland NERFINISHED ⓘ near Empingham ⓘ |
| militaryTactics | rapid royal advance to surprise rebels ⓘ |
| monarchInvolved | Edward IV of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
execution of Sir Robert Welles after the battle
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flight and capture of rebel leaders ⓘ |
| outcome | rebellion crushed by Edward IV ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfReignOf | Edward IV of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lincolnshire Rebellion of 1470 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| result | Yorkist victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped Edward IV temporarily secure Yorkist rule
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undermined domestic support for Warwick the Kingmaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1470 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Losecoat Field Description of subject: The Battle of Losecoat Field was a 1470 engagement in the Wars of the Roses in which King Edward IV crushed a Lincolnshire rebellion, helping to temporarily secure his Yorkist rule.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Edgecote Moor