Battle of Cremona (1702)
E924183
The Battle of Cremona (1702) was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces under Marshal Nicolas de Catinat and the Duke of Vendôme clashed with an Imperial army led by Prince Eugene of Savoy in a surprise night attack on the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cremona (1702) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11418183 — 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 Cremona (1702) Context triple: [Nicolas de Catinat, notableBattle, Battle of Cremona (1702)]
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A.
Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664)
The Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664) was a major clash between Habsburg and allied forces and the Ottoman Empire in western Hungary that halted an Ottoman advance into Central Europe and led to the Peace of Vasvár.
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B.
Battle of Pordenone
The Battle of Pordenone was a 1809 engagement during the War of the Fifth Coalition in which French forces under Eugène de Beauharnais clashed with Austrian troops near the Italian town of Pordenone.
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C.
Battle of Montese
The Battle of Montese was a World War II engagement in Italy in April 1945, where Allied forces, including the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, fought to break German defensive lines in the Apennine Mountains.
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D.
Battle of Castelnuovo
The Battle of Castelnuovo was a World War II engagement in Italy in which the Brazilian Expeditionary Force fought as part of the Allied campaign against German forces.
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E.
Battle of Velletri (1744)
The Battle of Velletri (1744) was a key engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which Bourbon forces under King Charles VII of Naples defeated an Austrian army near the town of Velletri in central Italy.
- 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 Cremona (1702) Target entity description: The Battle of Cremona (1702) was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces under Marshal Nicolas de Catinat and the Duke of Vendôme clashed with an Imperial army led by Prince Eugene of Savoy in a surprise night attack on the city.
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A.
Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664)
The Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664) was a major clash between Habsburg and allied forces and the Ottoman Empire in western Hungary that halted an Ottoman advance into Central Europe and led to the Peace of Vasvár.
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B.
Battle of Pordenone
The Battle of Pordenone was a 1809 engagement during the War of the Fifth Coalition in which French forces under Eugène de Beauharnais clashed with Austrian troops near the Italian town of Pordenone.
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C.
Battle of Montese
The Battle of Montese was a World War II engagement in Italy in April 1945, where Allied forces, including the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, fought to break German defensive lines in the Apennine Mountains.
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D.
Battle of Castelnuovo
The Battle of Castelnuovo was a World War II engagement in Italy in which the Brazilian Expeditionary Force fought as part of the Allied campaign against German forces.
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E.
Battle of Velletri (1744)
The Battle of Velletri (1744) was a key engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which Bourbon forces under King Charles VII of Naples defeated an Austrian army near the town of Velletri in central Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | to weaken French control of northern Italy ⓘ |
| chronology | early battle of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| cityInvolved | Cremona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Eugene of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date |
1702-01-31
ⓘ
1702-02-01 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1702-02-01 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Luzzara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipant |
François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Eugene of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Cremona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
defensive counterattack
ⓘ
surprise assault ⓘ urban combat ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
capture of Marshal Villeroy by Imperial forces
ⓘ
partial capture of Cremona by Imperial troops ⓘ surprise night attack by Imperial forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
French army in Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeDetail | Imperial forces withdrew after failing to secure full control of the city ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | early manoeuvres of 1701–1702 Italian campaign ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Lombardy, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
strategic success for Imperial forces
ⓘ
tactical French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated Prince Eugene of Savoy’s offensive capabilities in Italy
ⓘ
temporarily disrupted French control in the Duchy of Milan ⓘ |
| startDate | 1702-01-31 ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Italian theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1702 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Cremona (1702) Description of subject: The Battle of Cremona (1702) was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces under Marshal Nicolas de Catinat and the Duke of Vendôme clashed with an Imperial army led by Prince Eugene of Savoy in a surprise night attack on the city.
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