Battle of Weissenstein
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The Battle of Weissenstein was a 1604 engagement of the Polish–Swedish War in which the Polish–Lithuanian forces under Jan Karol Chodkiewicz won a decisive victory over the Swedes in present-day Estonia.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Weissenstein canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10558388 — 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 Weissenstein Context triple: [Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, notableBattle, Battle of Weissenstein]
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A.
Battle of Weissenburg
The Battle of Weissenburg was an 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces defeated the French, opening the way for further advances into France.
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B.
Battle of Wenzenbach
The Battle of Wenzenbach was a 1504 engagement during the War of the Bavarian Succession in which imperial forces decisively defeated rebellious Bavarian and Bohemian troops, marking a key step in consolidating Habsburg influence in the region.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Schöngrabern
The Battle of Schöngrabern was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Russian forces conducted a rearguard action against Napoleon’s advancing army near Hollabrunn in Austria.
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E.
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.
- 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 Weissenstein Target entity description: The Battle of Weissenstein was a 1604 engagement of the Polish–Swedish War in which the Polish–Lithuanian forces under Jan Karol Chodkiewicz won a decisive victory over the Swedes in present-day Estonia.
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A.
Battle of Weissenburg
The Battle of Weissenburg was an 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces defeated the French, opening the way for further advances into France.
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B.
Battle of Wenzenbach
The Battle of Wenzenbach was a 1504 engagement during the War of the Bavarian Succession in which imperial forces decisively defeated rebellious Bavarian and Bohemian troops, marking a key step in consolidating Habsburg influence in the region.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Schöngrabern
The Battle of Schöngrabern was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Russian forces conducted a rearguard action against Napoleon’s advancing army near Hollabrunn in Austria.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
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Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Polish–Lithuanian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Swedish forces ⓘ |
| commander | Jan Karol Chodkiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Swedish Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1604 ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
German
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Weissenstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Estonia ⓘ |
| notableCommanderForSide | Jan Karol Chodkiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Swedish army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive victory for Polish–Lithuanian forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish–Swedish conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| result | Polish–Lithuanian victory ⓘ |
| theatre | Baltic region ⓘ |
| usedFor | asserting Polish–Lithuanian control in Estonia ⓘ |
| year | 1604 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Weissenstein Description of subject: The Battle of Weissenstein was a 1604 engagement of the Polish–Swedish War in which the Polish–Lithuanian forces under Jan Karol Chodkiewicz won a decisive victory over the Swedes in present-day Estonia.
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