Battle of Arbedo
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The Battle of Arbedo was a 1422 military engagement between the Duchy of Milan and the Swiss Confederation that marked a key Milanese victory and temporarily halted Swiss expansion into the Ticino region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Arbedo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Arbedo Context triple: [Genoese crossbowmen, participatedIn, Battle of Arbedo]
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Battle of Rovine
The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
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Battle of Fombio
The Battle of Fombio was a 1796 engagement in Napoleon Bonaparte’s first Italian campaign, where French forces defeated Austrian troops in northern Italy shortly before the more famous Battle of Lodi.
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Battle of Baugnez
The Battle of Baugnez refers to the World War II engagement near Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge, where American troops were attacked by German forces in the events surrounding the Malmedy massacre.
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Battle of Luzzara
The Battle of Luzzara was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession (1702) in northern Italy, where French and Spanish forces under the Duke of Vendôme clashed inconclusively with Imperial troops led by Prince Eugene of Savoy.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Arbedo Target entity description: The Battle of Arbedo was a 1422 military engagement between the Duchy of Milan and the Swiss Confederation that marked a key Milanese victory and temporarily halted Swiss expansion into the Ticino region.
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A.
Battle of Rovine
The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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B.
Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
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C.
Battle of Fombio
The Battle of Fombio was a 1796 engagement in Napoleon Bonaparte’s first Italian campaign, where French forces defeated Austrian troops in northern Italy shortly before the more famous Battle of Lodi.
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Battle of Baugnez
The Battle of Baugnez refers to the World War II engagement near Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge, where American troops were attacked by German forces in the events surrounding the Malmedy massacre.
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E.
Battle of Luzzara
The Battle of Luzzara was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession (1702) in northern Italy, where French and Spanish forces under the Duke of Vendôme clashed inconclusively with Imperial troops led by Prince Eugene of Savoy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Duchy of Milan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Milanese attempt to recover control of Bellinzona and the Ticino region ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | early 15th century Italian conflicts involving the Swiss ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Milanese forces
ⓘ
Swiss forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landammann of Uri (Swiss commander, traditionally identified as Rudolf Stüssi or local leaders depending on source) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | territorial conflict ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1422-06-30 ⓘ |
| effect |
restoration of Milanese control over Bellinzona
ⓘ
temporary halt of Swiss expansion into Ticino ⓘ |
| followedBy | renewed Milanese control of the Leventina and Ticino routes ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMilaneseCasualties | moderate ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSwissCasualties | high ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
Milanese men-at-arms
ⓘ
Swiss infantry ⓘ halberdiers ⓘ pikemen ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
German
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Switzerland
ⓘ
Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Bellinzona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | demonstrated effectiveness of dismounted men-at-arms against Swiss pike formations ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian Wars of the early 15th century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Arbedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Swiss occupation of Bellinzona ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent | Duchy of Milan vs Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| regionContested | Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bellinzona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Milanese victory ⓘ |
| significance |
important episode in early Swiss military history
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key Milanese victory in the struggle for control of Alpine passes ⓘ |
| terrain | river plain near Arbedo ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
Milanese dismounted men-at-arms fighting on foot
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Swiss pike square formations ⓘ |
| year | 1422 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Arbedo Description of subject: The Battle of Arbedo was a 1422 military engagement between the Duchy of Milan and the Swiss Confederation that marked a key Milanese victory and temporarily halted Swiss expansion into the Ticino region.
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