Battle of Zalaca
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The Battle of Zalaca was a major 1086 clash near Badajoz in which the Almoravid forces decisively defeated the army of León-Castile, halting Christian expansion in the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Zalaca canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Zalaca (alternate name) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15100376 — 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 Zalaca Context triple: [Battle of Sagrajas, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Zalaca]
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Battle of Bezzecca
The Battle of Bezzecca was an 1866 engagement in which Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces clashed with Austrian troops in Trentino, becoming a symbol of Italian nationalist efforts during the unification wars.
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B.
Siege of Peschiera del Garda
The Siege of Peschiera del Garda was a key 1848 engagement in which Piedmontese and allied Italian forces captured the Austrian-held fortress of Peschiera during the First Italian War of Independence.
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C.
Battle of Vicenza
The Battle of Vicenza was a 1513 engagement in the War of the League of Cambrai in which Spanish forces decisively defeated the Venetian army near Vicenza in northern Italy.
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D.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta was a decisive 1697 clash in the Great Turkish War in which Habsburg forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
- 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 Zalaca Target entity description: The Battle of Zalaca was a major 1086 clash near Badajoz in which the Almoravid forces decisively defeated the army of León-Castile, halting Christian expansion in the Iberian Peninsula.
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A.
Battle of Bezzecca
The Battle of Bezzecca was an 1866 engagement in which Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces clashed with Austrian troops in Trentino, becoming a symbol of Italian nationalist efforts during the unification wars.
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B.
Siege of Peschiera del Garda
The Siege of Peschiera del Garda was a key 1848 engagement in which Piedmontese and allied Italian forces captured the Austrian-held fortress of Peschiera during the First Italian War of Independence.
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C.
Battle of Vicenza
The Battle of Vicenza was a 1513 engagement in the War of the League of Cambrai in which Spanish forces decisively defeated the Venetian army near Vicenza in northern Italy.
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D.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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E.
Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta was a decisive 1697 clash in the Great Turkish War in which Habsburg forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Battle of Sagrajas (1086) is often linked as a consequence of the conquest
subject linked to:
Battle of Sagrajas (1086) is often linked as a consequence of the conquest
linked to: Battle of Zalaca