Battle of Dyneburg
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The Battle of Dyneburg was a key 1920 engagement in the Polish–Soviet War in which Polish and Latvian forces captured the strategic city of Daugavpils (Dyneburg) from Bolshevik control.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Dyneburg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6860099 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Dyneburg Context triple: [Eastern Front of the Polish–Soviet War, hasMajorBattle, Battle of Dyneburg]
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A.
Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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Battle of Warburg
The Battle of Warburg was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French near the town of Warburg in present-day Germany.
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Battle of Veglaer
The Battle of Veglaer was a key engagement during the 19th-century Boer–Zulu conflicts in southern Africa, reflecting the broader struggle between Boer settlers and Zulu forces for regional dominance.
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Battle of Famars
The Battle of Famars was a 1793 engagement during the War of the First Coalition in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Josias of Coburg, defeated the French near Valenciennes in northern France.
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E.
Battle of Lauffeld
The Battle of Lauffeld was a 1747 engagement in present-day Belgium in which French forces under Marshal Maurice de Saxe defeated an allied British, Dutch, and Austrian army led by the Duke of Cumberland.
- 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 Dyneburg Target entity description: The Battle of Dyneburg was a key 1920 engagement in the Polish–Soviet War in which Polish and Latvian forces captured the strategic city of Daugavpils (Dyneburg) from Bolshevik control.
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A.
Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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B.
Battle of Warburg
The Battle of Warburg was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French near the town of Warburg in present-day Germany.
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C.
Battle of Veglaer
The Battle of Veglaer was a key engagement during the 19th-century Boer–Zulu conflicts in southern Africa, reflecting the broader struggle between Boer settlers and Zulu forces for regional dominance.
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D.
Battle of Famars
The Battle of Famars was a 1793 engagement during the War of the First Coalition in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Josias of Coburg, defeated the French near Valenciennes in northern France.
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E.
Battle of Lauffeld
The Battle of Lauffeld was a 1747 engagement in present-day Belgium in which French forces under Marshal Maurice de Saxe defeated an allied British, Dutch, and Austrian army led by the Duke of Cumberland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aimedAt | driving Bolshevik forces out of Daugavpils region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Daugavpils
NERFINISHED
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Dyneburg offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Dyneburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Republic of Latvia
NERFINISHED
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Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Polish–Soviet War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
strengthening of Polish–Latvian military cooperation
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weakening of Bolshevik control in Latgale ⓘ |
| controlledTerritoryAfter | Daugavpils under Polish–Latvian control ⓘ |
| date | 1920 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Polish advances in the Polish–Soviet War ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Latvian Army
NERFINISHED
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Polish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Livonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Daugavpils
NERFINISHED
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Latgale NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the strategic city of Daugavpils ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bolshevik forces
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Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology | Bolshevism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latvian War of Independence
NERFINISHED
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Polish–Soviet War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Polish–Soviet clashes in 1919 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Latvian War of Independence
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Polish–Latvian victory
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capture of Daugavpils by Polish and Latvian forces ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a key rail and road junction in Latgale ⓘ |
| supported | Latvian independence efforts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | January 1920 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Russian Civil War era ⓘ |
| usedFor | securing the Polish eastern front in 1920 ⓘ |
| year | 1920 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dyneburg Description of subject: The Battle of Dyneburg was a key 1920 engagement in the Polish–Soviet War in which Polish and Latvian forces captured the strategic city of Daugavpils (Dyneburg) from Bolshevik control.
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