Battle of Grunwald
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The Battle of Grunwald was a decisive 1410 clash in which the allied Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania inflicted a major defeat on the Teutonic Order, reshaping the balance of power in medieval Central and Eastern Europe.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Grunwald canonical | 21 |
| Battle of Tannenberg (1410) | 3 |
| After the Battle of Grunwald | 1 |
| Grunwald | 1 |
| Siege of Marienburg (1410) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T771409 — 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 Grunwald Context triple: [Late Middle Ages, hasMajorEvent, Battle of Grunwald]
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A.
Battle of Legnica
The Battle of Legnica was a 1241 clash in Silesia where a coalition of European forces led by Duke Henry II the Pious was decisively defeated by the Mongols during their westward expansion into Europe.
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B.
Battle of the Niemen River
The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
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C.
Battle of Mollwitz
The Battle of Mollwitz was a 1741 engagement in the First Silesian War where Prussian forces, despite Frederick II’s early withdrawal from the field, secured a decisive victory over Austria that showcased the strength of the Prussian infantry.
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D.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
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E.
Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
- 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 Grunwald Target entity description: The Battle of Grunwald was a decisive 1410 clash in which the allied Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania inflicted a major defeat on the Teutonic Order, reshaping the balance of power in medieval Central and Eastern Europe.
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A.
Battle of Legnica
The Battle of Legnica was a 1241 clash in Silesia where a coalition of European forces led by Duke Henry II the Pious was decisively defeated by the Mongols during their westward expansion into Europe.
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B.
Battle of the Niemen River
The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
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C.
Battle of Mollwitz
The Battle of Mollwitz was a 1741 engagement in the First Silesian War where Prussian forces, despite Frederick II’s early withdrawal from the field, secured a decisive victory over Austria that showcased the strength of the Prussian infantry.
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D.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
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E.
Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Tannenberg
ⓘ
Battle of Tannenberg ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of Tannenberg
Battle of Saule ⓘ
surface form:
Žalgiris battle
|
| belligerent |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland ⓘ Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| casualties |
high Teutonic casualties
ⓘ
significant losses on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Jogaila
ⓘ
Ulrich von Jungingen ⓘ Vytautas the Great ⓘ Władysław II Jagiełło ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Grunwald Monument in Kraków ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | July 15 ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Thirteen Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
|
| countryAtTime | State of the Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| date | 1410-07-15 ⓘ |
| depictedIn | painting "Battle of Grunwald" by Jan Matejko ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Lithuanian national memory
ⓘ
Polish national memory ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Malbork ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Lithuanian troops
ⓘ
Polish knights ⓘ Ruthenian contingents ⓘ Tatar light cavalry ⓘ Teutonic Order ⓘ
surface form:
Teutonic Knights
|
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Poland ⓘ |
| location |
near Grunwald
ⓘ
near Stębark ⓘ near Tannenberg ⓘ |
| partOf |
Thirteen Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
|
| precedes | Peace of Thorn (1411) ⓘ |
| region |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Polish–Lithuanian victory
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major defeat of the Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| significance |
marked decline of Teutonic Order’s military power
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reshaped balance of power in Central Europe ⓘ reshaped balance of power in Eastern Europe ⓘ strengthened Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ strengthened Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| weaponry |
medieval cavalry warfare
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medieval melee weapons ⓘ |
| year | 1410 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Grunwald Description of subject: The Battle of Grunwald was a decisive 1410 clash in which the allied Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania inflicted a major defeat on the Teutonic Order, reshaping the balance of power in medieval Central and Eastern Europe.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grunwald
this entity surface form:
Battle of Tannenberg (1410)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Tannenberg (1410)
this entity surface form:
Siege of Marienburg (1410)
subject surface form:
Zawisza Czarny
subject surface form:
Zawisza Czarny
this entity surface form:
Battle of Tannenberg (1410)
this entity surface form:
After the Battle of Grunwald