Battle of Corfu (1716)

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The Battle of Corfu (1716) was a major naval and land engagement in which Venetian and allied forces successfully defended the island of Corfu against an Ottoman siege during the later stages of the Great Turkish War.

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Label	Occurrences
Siege of Corfu (1716)	3
Battle of Corfu (1716) canonical	1
defence of Corfu	1
defense of Corfu (1716)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18997978 — 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 Corfu (1716)
Context triple: [Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718), hasPart, Battle of Corfu (1716)]

A. Battle of Marsaglia (1693)
The Battle of Marsaglia (1693) was a major French victory over the forces of the Grand Alliance in northern Italy during the Nine Years' War, noted for its heavy casualties and decisive outcome.
B. Battle of Corfu (1084)
The Battle of Corfu (1084) was a naval engagement in which the Norman fleet of Robert Guiscard clashed with Byzantine and Venetian forces near the island of Corfu during the wider Norman campaigns against the Byzantine Empire.
C. Battle of Zonchio
The Battle of Zonchio was a 1499 naval clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, often considered the first major naval battle where cannons were used extensively on ships.
D. Mediterranean campaign of 1744
The Mediterranean campaign of 1744 was a series of naval and military operations in the Mediterranean Sea during the War of the Austrian Succession, involving major powers such as Britain, France, and Spain vying for maritime and regional dominance.
E. Battle of Chios (1770)
The Battle of Chios (1770) was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Turkish War in which the Russian fleet decisively defeated the Ottoman navy near the island of Chios in the Aegean Sea.
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 Corfu (1716)
Target entity description: The Battle of Corfu (1716) was a major naval and land engagement in which Venetian and allied forces successfully defended the island of Corfu against an Ottoman siege during the later stages of the Great Turkish War.

A. Battle of Marsaglia (1693)
The Battle of Marsaglia (1693) was a major French victory over the forces of the Grand Alliance in northern Italy during the Nine Years' War, noted for its heavy casualties and decisive outcome.
B. Battle of Corfu (1084)
The Battle of Corfu (1084) was a naval engagement in which the Norman fleet of Robert Guiscard clashed with Byzantine and Venetian forces near the island of Corfu during the wider Norman campaigns against the Byzantine Empire.
C. Battle of Zonchio
The Battle of Zonchio was a 1499 naval clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, often considered the first major naval battle where cannons were used extensively on ships.
D. Mediterranean campaign of 1744
The Mediterranean campaign of 1744 was a series of naval and military operations in the Mediterranean Sea during the War of the Austrian Succession, involving major powers such as Britain, France, and Spain vying for maritime and regional dominance.
E. Battle of Chios (1770)
The Battle of Chios (1770) was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Turkish War in which the Russian fleet decisively defeated the Ottoman navy near the island of Chios in the Aegean Sea.
F. None of above. chosen