Battle of Adys
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The Battle of Adys was a land engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces attacked and defeated Carthaginian troops near the town of Adys in North Africa.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Adys canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8737314 — 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 Adys Context triple: [Battle of Cape Ecnomus, followedBy, Battle of Adys]
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Battle of Adasa
The Battle of Adasa was a decisive engagement in 161 BCE during the Maccabean Revolt in which Judas Maccabeus defeated and killed the Seleucid general Nicanor, securing a major victory for the Jewish rebels.
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Battle of Argaum
The Battle of Argaum was a decisive engagement of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha Confederacy in central India.
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Battle of Buin
The Battle of Buin was a key engagement in the Chilean War of the Confederation (1836–1839), where Chilean forces fought against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation near the Buin River.
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Battle of Debal
The Battle of Debal was an early 8th-century naval and land engagement in which Umayyad forces under Muhammad bin Qasim captured the port city of Debal, opening the way for Muslim rule in Sindh and parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
- 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 Adys Target entity description: The Battle of Adys was a land engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces attacked and defeated Carthaginian troops near the town of Adys in North Africa.
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A.
Battle of Adasa
The Battle of Adasa was a decisive engagement in 161 BCE during the Maccabean Revolt in which Judas Maccabeus defeated and killed the Seleucid general Nicanor, securing a major victory for the Jewish rebels.
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B.
Battle of Argaum
The Battle of Argaum was a decisive engagement of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha Confederacy in central India.
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C.
Battle of Buin
The Battle of Buin was a key engagement in the Chilean War of the Confederation (1836–1839), where Chilean forces fought against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation near the Buin River.
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D.
Battle of Debal
The Battle of Debal was an early 8th-century naval and land engagement in which Umayyad forces under Muhammad bin Qasim captured the port city of Debal, opening the way for Muslim rule in Sindh and parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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land battle ⓘ |
| attacker | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
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Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Roman invasion of Africa (First Punic War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | land engagement ⓘ |
| dateApproximate | 256 BC ⓘ |
| defender | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | Roman forces attacked and defeated Carthaginian troops near the town of Adys in North Africa ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| location |
North Africa
NERFINISHED
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near Adys ⓘ |
| notableFor | Roman land victory on Carthaginian territory ⓘ |
| outcome | Carthaginian forces defeated ⓘ |
| partOf | First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Cape Ecnomus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Carthaginian territory in Africa ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| side1 | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side2 | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | African theatre of the First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Adys Description of subject: The Battle of Adys was a land engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces attacked and defeated Carthaginian troops near the town of Adys in North Africa.
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