Siege of Ghent (1708)
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The Siege of Ghent (1708) was a key Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which British and Dutch forces recaptured the strategically vital city of Ghent from French control.
All labels observed (1)
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| Siege of Ghent (1708) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21407824 — 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: Siege of Ghent (1708) Context triple: [1708 Flanders campaign, hasPart, Siege of Ghent (1708)]
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A.
Siege of Tournai (1667)
The Siege of Tournai (1667) was a key early French victory under Louis XIV during his invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution.
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B.
Siege of Dendermonde (1745)
The Siege of Dendermonde (1745) was a French operation during the War of the Austrian Succession in which French forces captured the fortified town of Dendermonde in the Austrian Netherlands.
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C.
Siege of Tournai (1709)
The Siege of Tournai (1709) was a major Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified city of Tournai from French control.
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D.
Siege of Douai (1667)
The Siege of Douai (1667) was a key French operation during Louis XIV’s early expansionist campaigns, in which French forces captured the fortified town of Douai from the Spanish Netherlands.
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E.
Siege of Lille (1667)
The Siege of Lille (1667) was a major French offensive operation during Louis XIV’s early wars that secured the strategic Flemish city of Lille from Spanish control.
- 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: Siege of Ghent (1708) Target entity description: The Siege of Ghent (1708) was a key Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which British and Dutch forces recaptured the strategically vital city of Ghent from French control.
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A.
Siege of Tournai (1667)
The Siege of Tournai (1667) was a key early French victory under Louis XIV during his invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution.
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B.
Siege of Dendermonde (1745)
The Siege of Dendermonde (1745) was a French operation during the War of the Austrian Succession in which French forces captured the fortified town of Dendermonde in the Austrian Netherlands.
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C.
Siege of Tournai (1709)
The Siege of Tournai (1709) was a major Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified city of Tournai from French control.
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D.
Siege of Douai (1667)
The Siege of Douai (1667) was a key French operation during Louis XIV’s early expansionist campaigns, in which French forces captured the fortified town of Douai from the Spanish Netherlands.
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E.
Siege of Lille (1667)
The Siege of Lille (1667) was a major French offensive operation during Louis XIV’s early wars that secured the strategic Flemish city of Lille from Spanish control.
- F. None of above. chosen
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