Battle of Nova Gorica
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The Battle of Nova Gorica was a key early clash between Slovenian Territorial Defence forces and the Yugoslav People’s Army during Slovenia’s 1991 Ten-Day War, centered around control of the border town of Nova Gorica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Nova Gorica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12767838 — 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 Nova Gorica Context triple: [Ten-Day War, notableBattle, Battle of Nova Gorica]
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Battle of Sisak
The Battle of Sisak was a 1593 clash between Habsburg-Croatian forces and the Ottoman Empire near Sisak (in present-day Croatia), often seen as a key Christian victory that halted Ottoman expansion in the region.
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B.
Battle of Zadar
The Battle of Zadar was a key 1991 confrontation between Croatian forces and the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb paramilitaries around the coastal city of Zadar, significantly influencing control of northern Dalmatia during the Croatian War of Independence.
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Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile was an 1809 Napoleonic Wars engagement in northern Italy in which Austrian forces temporarily defeated the French-led army of Eugène de Beauharnais.
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D.
Battle of Novi
The Battle of Novi was a major 1799 engagement in the French Revolutionary Wars in which Austro-Russian forces decisively defeated the French army in northern Italy during the War of the Second Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Oltenitza
The Battle of Oltenitza was an 1853 engagement of the Crimean War in which Ottoman forces crossed the Danube and clashed with the Russian army near the town of Oltenița in Wallachia.
- 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 Nova Gorica Target entity description: The Battle of Nova Gorica was a key early clash between Slovenian Territorial Defence forces and the Yugoslav People’s Army during Slovenia’s 1991 Ten-Day War, centered around control of the border town of Nova Gorica.
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A.
Battle of Sisak
The Battle of Sisak was a 1593 clash between Habsburg-Croatian forces and the Ottoman Empire near Sisak (in present-day Croatia), often seen as a key Christian victory that halted Ottoman expansion in the region.
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B.
Battle of Zadar
The Battle of Zadar was a key 1991 confrontation between Croatian forces and the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb paramilitaries around the coastal city of Zadar, significantly influencing control of northern Dalmatia during the Croatian War of Independence.
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C.
Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile was an 1809 Napoleonic Wars engagement in northern Italy in which Austrian forces temporarily defeated the French-led army of Eugène de Beauharnais.
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D.
Battle of Novi
The Battle of Novi was a major 1799 engagement in the French Revolutionary Wars in which Austro-Russian forces decisively defeated the French army in northern Italy during the War of the Second Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Oltenitza
The Battle of Oltenitza was an 1853 engagement of the Crimean War in which Ottoman forces crossed the Danube and clashed with the Russian army near the town of Oltenița in Wallachia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Slovenian Territorial Defence
NERFINISHED
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Yugoslav People’s Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ten-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Slovenian Territorial Defence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yugoslav People’s Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Slovenia ⓘ |
| followedBy | further clashes in the Ten-Day War across Slovenia ⓘ |
| involves | border crossings between Slovenia and Italy ⓘ |
| location |
Nova Gorica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainObjective | control of the border town of Nova Gorica ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | federal Yugoslav forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Slovenian Independence War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slovenian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial Yugoslav People’s Army moves to secure Slovenian borders in 1991 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Slovenian declaration of independence in June 1991 ⓘ |
| result | Slovenian Territorial Defence tactical success ⓘ |
| significance |
important for securing Slovenia’s western border
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key early clash in the Ten-Day War ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of international border infrastructure
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control of transport routes through Nova Gorica ⓘ |
| timePeriod | June–July 1991 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | conventional ground combat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Nova Gorica Description of subject: The Battle of Nova Gorica was a key early clash between Slovenian Territorial Defence forces and the Yugoslav People’s Army during Slovenia’s 1991 Ten-Day War, centered around control of the border town of Nova Gorica.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ten-Day War