Battle of Tönning
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The Battle of Tönning was a 1713 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Danish and allied forces besieged and captured the Swedish-held fortress town of Tönning, contributing to Sweden’s declining position in northern Germany.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Tönning canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5506648 — 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 Tönning Context triple: [Battle of Gadebusch, followedBy, Battle of Tönning]
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A.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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Battle of Vellinghausen
The Battle of Vellinghausen was a 1761 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick repelled a larger French army in Westphalia.
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C.
Battle of Günzburg
The Battle of Günzburg was a 1805 engagement during the War of the Third Coalition in which French forces under Napoleon’s command clashed with Austrian troops near the Danube as part of the Ulm campaign.
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D.
Battle of Dornach
The Battle of Dornach was a decisive 1499 engagement in the Swabian War in which Swiss Confederation forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire, helping secure Swiss independence from imperial authority.
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Battle of Wertingen
The Battle of Wertingen was an early engagement of the 1805 War of the Third Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces decisively defeated Austrian troops, helping set the stage for the French victory at Ulm and ultimately Austerlitz.
- 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 Tönning Target entity description: The Battle of Tönning was a 1713 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Danish and allied forces besieged and captured the Swedish-held fortress town of Tönning, contributing to Sweden’s declining position in northern Germany.
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A.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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B.
Battle of Vellinghausen
The Battle of Vellinghausen was a 1761 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick repelled a larger French army in Westphalia.
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C.
Battle of Günzburg
The Battle of Günzburg was a 1805 engagement during the War of the Third Coalition in which French forces under Napoleon’s command clashed with Austrian troops near the Danube as part of the Ulm campaign.
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D.
Battle of Dornach
The Battle of Dornach was a decisive 1499 engagement in the Swabian War in which Swiss Confederation forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire, helping secure Swiss independence from imperial authority.
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E.
Battle of Wertingen
The Battle of Wertingen was an early engagement of the 1805 War of the Third Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces decisively defeated Austrian troops, helping set the stage for the French victory at Ulm and ultimately Austerlitz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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siege ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
loss of a key Swedish fortress in Schleswig
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weakening of Swedish position in northern Germany ⓘ |
| country |
Denmark-Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| describedBySource | histories of the Great Northern War ⓘ |
| hasCause | Great Northern War power struggle in northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | siege of Tönning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | early 18th-century European battle ⓘ |
| location |
Duchy of Schleswig
NERFINISHED
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Tönning NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Germany ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Danish army
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Swedish army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Swedish-held fortress town of Tönning ⓘ |
| opponent |
Denmark-Norway
NERFINISHED
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Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Denmark-Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony-Poland-Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | campaigns in Schleswig and Holstein during the Great Northern War ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1713 ⓘ |
| result |
Danish and allied victory
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capture of Tönning by Danish and allied forces ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
occupation of Tönning by Danish and allied troops
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surrender of Swedish garrison at Tönning ⓘ |
| startTime | 1713 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tönning Description of subject: The Battle of Tönning was a 1713 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Danish and allied forces besieged and captured the Swedish-held fortress town of Tönning, contributing to Sweden’s declining position in northern Germany.
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