Battle of Lansdowne
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The Battle of Lansdowne was a significant engagement of the English Civil War in 1643, fought near Bath between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and noted for its fierce combat and heavy casualties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Lansdowne canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6324880 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Lansdowne Context triple: [Prince Maurice of the Rhine, notableBattle, Battle of Lansdowne]
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Battle of Keynsham
The Battle of Keynsham was a minor 1685 engagement during the Monmouth Rebellion in which rebel and royalist forces skirmished near Keynsham in Somerset as the Duke of Monmouth advanced toward Bristol.
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Battle of Radcot Bridge
The Battle of Radcot Bridge was a 1387 clash during the reign of Richard II in which forces loyal to the Lords Appellant defeated royal troops, marking a key moment in the power struggle between the king and his nobles in late medieval England.
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Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was a 1642 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces attacked and briefly overwhelmed Parliamentarian troops west of London before being checked by a larger Parliamentarian army.
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Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was an 11th-century clash near London in which King Edmund Ironside fought Danish forces during the Viking invasions of England.
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Battle of Basing
The Battle of Basing was a 9th-century engagement during the Viking invasions of England in which the West Saxons under King Æthelred and Alfred suffered a defeat by Danish forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Lansdowne Target entity description: The Battle of Lansdowne was a significant engagement of the English Civil War in 1643, fought near Bath between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and noted for its fierce combat and heavy casualties.
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A.
Battle of Keynsham
The Battle of Keynsham was a minor 1685 engagement during the Monmouth Rebellion in which rebel and royalist forces skirmished near Keynsham in Somerset as the Duke of Monmouth advanced toward Bristol.
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B.
Battle of Radcot Bridge
The Battle of Radcot Bridge was a 1387 clash during the reign of Richard II in which forces loyal to the Lords Appellant defeated royal troops, marking a key moment in the power struggle between the king and his nobles in late medieval England.
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C.
Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was a 1642 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces attacked and briefly overwhelmed Parliamentarian troops west of London before being checked by a larger Parliamentarian army.
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D.
Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was an 11th-century clash near London in which King Edmund Ironside fought Danish forces during the Viking invasions of England.
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E.
Battle of Basing
The Battle of Basing was a 9th-century engagement during the Viking invasions of England in which the West Saxons under King Æthelred and Alfred suffered a defeat by Danish forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the English Civil War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Lansdown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Western Royalist army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Parliamentarian army of the West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royalist army of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Sir Bevil Grenville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Ralph Hopton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir William Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 5 July 1643 ⓘ |
| feature |
Royalist pikemen assaulting Parliamentarian positions
ⓘ
explosion of Royalist ammunition wagon during retreat ⓘ use of defensive positions on Lansdown Hill ⓘ |
| followedBy | siege of Bristol (1643) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to subsequent Royalist capture of Bristol
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weakened Royalist army despite holding the field ⓘ |
| location |
Lansdown Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ near Bath ⓘ |
| memorial | monument to Sir Bevil Grenville on Lansdown Hill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close-quarters fighting on steep ground
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fierce combat ⓘ heavy casualties ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianCasualties | heavy ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianCommander | Sir William Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royalist advance from Devon and Cornwall ⓘ |
| primarySourceMention | contemporary letters and newsbooks of 1643 ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
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tactically indecisive ⓘ |
| RoyalistCasualties | heavy ⓘ |
| RoyalistCommander |
Sir Bevil Grenville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Ralph Hopton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Bath
ⓘ
control of approaches between the West Country and the Midlands ⓘ |
| terrain | ridge and steep slopes ⓘ |
| theatre | Western theatre of the English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1643 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Lansdowne Description of subject: The Battle of Lansdowne was a significant engagement of the English Civil War in 1643, fought near Bath between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and noted for its fierce combat and heavy casualties.
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