siege of Tournai (1513)
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The siege of Tournai (1513) was a major campaign of the War of the League of Cambrai in which Henry VIII’s English forces captured the strategically important city of Tournai from France.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| siege of Tournai (1513) canonical | 2 |
| Siege of Tournai (1513) | 1 |
| Siege of Tournay (1513) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12983500 — 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: siege of Tournai (1513) Context triple: [Battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513), followedBy, siege of Tournai (1513)]
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siege of the citadel of Tournai
The siege of the citadel of Tournai was the final, protracted phase of the 1709 Allied operation to capture the strongly fortified city of Tournai during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Siege of Thérouanne (1513)
The Siege of Thérouanne (1513) was a key engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English forces under Henry VIII besieged and captured the French-held town of Thérouanne in northern France.
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Siege of Tournai (1667)
The Siege of Tournai (1667) was a key early French victory under Louis XIV during his invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution.
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siege and capture of Tournai (1581)
The siege and capture of Tournai (1581) was a key military operation during the Eighty Years' War in which Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, seized the strategically important city from the Dutch rebels.
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Siege of Tournai (1709)
The Siege of Tournai (1709) was a major Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified city of Tournai from French control.
- 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: siege of Tournai (1513) Target entity description: The siege of Tournai (1513) was a major campaign of the War of the League of Cambrai in which Henry VIII’s English forces captured the strategically important city of Tournai from France.
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A.
siege of the citadel of Tournai
The siege of the citadel of Tournai was the final, protracted phase of the 1709 Allied operation to capture the strongly fortified city of Tournai during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Siege of Thérouanne (1513)
The Siege of Thérouanne (1513) was a key engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English forces under Henry VIII besieged and captured the French-held town of Thérouanne in northern France.
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C.
Siege of Tournai (1667)
The Siege of Tournai (1667) was a key early French victory under Louis XIV during his invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution.
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D.
siege and capture of Tournai (1581)
The siege and capture of Tournai (1581) was a key military operation during the Eighty Years' War in which Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, seized the strategically important city from the Dutch rebels.
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E.
Siege of Tournai (1709)
The Siege of Tournai (1709) was a major Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified city of Tournai from French control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
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siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| category |
1513 in Europe
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Battles involving England ⓘ Battles involving France ⓘ Sieges of the Italian Wars ⓘ |
| commandStructure | English army under Henry VIII with imperial allies ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Italian Wars ⓘ |
| conflictType | early modern siege warfare ⓘ |
| endDate | 1513-09-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
English occupation of Tournai
ⓘ
Treaty of London (1518) ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Siege of Tournay (1513)
ⓘ
linked to:
siege of Tournai (1513)
|
| hasCasusBelli | English intervention against France in the War of the League of Cambrai ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury
ⓘ
linked to:
George Talbot
Henry VIII of England ⓘ Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey ⓘ Thomas Wolsey ⓘ
linked to:
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
|
| hasLocation |
County of Flanders
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ Tournai ⓘ present-day Belgium ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| hasResult | English victory ⓘ |
| hasTheatre |
Northern European theatre of the Italian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Western European theatre of the Italian Wars
|
| historicalPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Belgium ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expansion of English influence on the continent
ⓘ
personal presence of Henry VIII in the field ⓘ |
| opponent | Louis XII of France ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Tournai by England ⓘ |
| partOf |
War of the League of Cambrai
ⓘ
linked to:
League of Cambrai
|
| precededBy | Battle of the Spurs ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
chronicles of Edward Hall
ⓘ
letters and papers of Henry VIII ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
English garrison installed in Tournai
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increased prestige of Henry VIII ⓘ temporary English control of Tournai until 1519 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1513-09-15 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a key crossing on the Scheldt River
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control of a major fortified city on the French–Netherlands frontier ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Habsburg forces of Maximilian I
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linked to:
imperial army of Charles V
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| used | artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| year | 1513 ⓘ |
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Subject: siege of Tournai (1513) Description of subject: The siege of Tournai (1513) was a major campaign of the War of the League of Cambrai in which Henry VIII’s English forces captured the strategically important city of Tournai from France.
Referenced by (4)
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subject linked to:
battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
linked to: siege of Tournai (1513)
linked to: siege of Tournai (1513)