Swedish garrison of Riga
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The Swedish garrison of Riga was the military force of the Swedish Empire defending the strategically vital Baltic port city of Riga during the Great Northern War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swedish garrison of Riga canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19516875 — 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: Swedish garrison of Riga Context triple: [Siege of Riga (1709), opposedBy, Swedish garrison of Riga]
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A.
Swedish army in Pomerania
The Swedish army in Pomerania was the regional force of the Swedish Empire stationed in its Pomeranian territories, notably engaged and defeated by Brandenburg-Prussian troops in the 1675 Battle of Fehrbellin.
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B.
Stralsund garrison
The Stralsund garrison was the military force stationed in the fortified Baltic port city of Stralsund, responsible for its defense during conflicts such as the Siege of Stralsund.
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C.
Fort Nya Göteborg
Fort Nya Göteborg was a principal colonial stronghold and trading post of the 17th-century Swedish colony of New Sweden in North America.
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D.
German garrison of Königsberg
The German garrison of Königsberg was the World War II German military force responsible for defending the East Prussian city of Königsberg against the advancing Soviet Army.
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E.
Siege of Sveaborg (1808)
The Siege of Sveaborg (1808) was a pivotal engagement of the Finnish War in which Russian forces blockaded and compelled the surrender of the major Swedish fortress of Sveaborg (Suomenlinna) off Helsinki, hastening Russia’s conquest of Finland.
- 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: Swedish garrison of Riga Target entity description: The Swedish garrison of Riga was the military force of the Swedish Empire defending the strategically vital Baltic port city of Riga during the Great Northern War.
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A.
Swedish army in Pomerania
The Swedish army in Pomerania was the regional force of the Swedish Empire stationed in its Pomeranian territories, notably engaged and defeated by Brandenburg-Prussian troops in the 1675 Battle of Fehrbellin.
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B.
Stralsund garrison
The Stralsund garrison was the military force stationed in the fortified Baltic port city of Stralsund, responsible for its defense during conflicts such as the Siege of Stralsund.
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C.
Fort Nya Göteborg
Fort Nya Göteborg was a principal colonial stronghold and trading post of the 17th-century Swedish colony of New Sweden in North America.
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D.
German garrison of Königsberg
The German garrison of Königsberg was the World War II German military force responsible for defending the East Prussian city of Königsberg against the advancing Soviet Army.
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E.
Siege of Sveaborg (1808)
The Siege of Sveaborg (1808) was a pivotal engagement of the Finnish War in which Russian forces blockaded and compelled the surrender of the major Swedish fortress of Sveaborg (Suomenlinna) off Helsinki, hastening Russia’s conquest of Finland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.