Battle of the Barracks
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The Battle of the Barracks was a key early 1991 confrontation in the Croatian War of Independence in which Croatian forces besieged and captured Yugoslav People's Army barracks to seize weapons and assert control over their territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Barracks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7086384 — 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 the Barracks Context triple: [Croatian War of Independence, majorBattle, Battle of the Barracks]
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Battle of Palestro
The Battle of Palestro was an 1859 engagement in northern Italy in which Franco-Piedmontese forces defeated the Austrian army, contributing to the unification of Italy.
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B.
Battle of Damour
The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
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C.
Battle of Rovine
The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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D.
Battle of Trocadero
The Battle of Trocadero was an 1823 French military victory near Cádiz, Spain, in which French forces restored King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule by capturing the fortified headland of Trocadero from liberal constitutionalists.
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E.
Battle of Baugnez
The Battle of Baugnez refers to the World War II engagement near Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge, where American troops were attacked by German forces in the events surrounding the Malmedy massacre.
- 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 the Barracks Target entity description: The Battle of the Barracks was a key early 1991 confrontation in the Croatian War of Independence in which Croatian forces besieged and captured Yugoslav People's Army barracks to seize weapons and assert control over their territory.
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A.
Battle of Palestro
The Battle of Palestro was an 1859 engagement in northern Italy in which Franco-Piedmontese forces defeated the Austrian army, contributing to the unification of Italy.
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B.
Battle of Damour
The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
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C.
Battle of Rovine
The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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D.
Battle of Trocadero
The Battle of Trocadero was an 1823 French military victory near Cádiz, Spain, in which French forces restored King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule by capturing the fortified headland of Trocadero from liberal constitutionalists.
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E.
Battle of Baugnez
The Battle of Baugnez refers to the World War II engagement near Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge, where American troops were attacked by German forces in the events surrounding the Malmedy massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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siege ⓘ |
| aimedAt | reducing Yugoslav People's Army operational capability in Croatia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | siege of the Yugoslav People's Army barracks in Croatia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Croatian National Guard
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Territorial Defense forces of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav People's Army ground forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Croatia ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Croatian offensives in the Croatian War of Independence ⓘ |
| hasPart | siege of Yugoslav People's Army barracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Croatian forces
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Yugoslav People's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Croatia
NERFINISHED
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Croatian territory controlled by Yugoslav People's Army ⓘ |
| objective |
assert Croatian control over territory
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capture Yugoslav People's Army barracks ⓘ seize weapons and equipment ⓘ |
| opponent |
Croatian forces
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Yugoslav People's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Croatian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Croatian victory
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capture of Yugoslav People's Army weapons by Croatian forces ⓘ withdrawal or surrender of Yugoslav People's Army units from many barracks ⓘ |
| significance |
enabled arming of Croatian forces with heavy weapons
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key early confrontation in the Croatian War of Independence ⓘ weakened Yugoslav People's Army control over Croatian territory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| strategy | Croatian forces besieged multiple Yugoslav People's Army facilities simultaneously ⓘ |
| tactic |
blockade of barracks and depots
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cutting utilities and supplies to Yugoslav People's Army facilities ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early phase of the Croatian War of Independence ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Barracks Description of subject: The Battle of the Barracks was a key early 1991 confrontation in the Croatian War of Independence in which Croatian forces besieged and captured Yugoslav People's Army barracks to seize weapons and assert control over their territory.
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