Battle of Vila Velha
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The Battle of Vila Velha was an engagement during the 1762–1763 Anglo-Spanish War in which British and allied forces repelled a Spanish incursion in Portugal, helping to secure the region against Bourbon advances.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Vila Velha canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21672004 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Vila Velha Context triple: [Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763), significantEvent, Battle of Vila Velha]
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Battle of Montes Claros
The Battle of Montes Claros was a decisive 1665 clash in which Portuguese forces defeated Spain, effectively securing Portugal’s independence in the final phase of the Portuguese Restoration War.
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B.
Battle of Sucro
The Battle of Sucro was a key engagement in 75 BC during the Roman civil conflict between the forces of the rebel general Quintus Sertorius and the senatorial commander Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) in Hispania.
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C.
Battle of Azua
The Battle of Azua was an 1844 military engagement in which Dominican forces successfully repelled a larger Haitian army, helping secure the early success of the Dominican struggle for independence.
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D.
Battle of Pirajá
The Battle of Pirajá was a key 1822–1823 military engagement near Salvador, Bahia, that helped secure Brazil’s independence from Portuguese rule.
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E.
Battle of Posada
The Battle of Posada was a 1330 medieval conflict in which Wallachian forces under Basarab I decisively defeated the Hungarian army, securing Wallachia’s independence from Hungarian suzerainty.
- 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 Vila Velha Target entity description: The Battle of Vila Velha was an engagement during the 1762–1763 Anglo-Spanish War in which British and allied forces repelled a Spanish incursion in Portugal, helping to secure the region against Bourbon advances.
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A.
Battle of Montes Claros
The Battle of Montes Claros was a decisive 1665 clash in which Portuguese forces defeated Spain, effectively securing Portugal’s independence in the final phase of the Portuguese Restoration War.
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B.
Battle of Sucro
The Battle of Sucro was a key engagement in 75 BC during the Roman civil conflict between the forces of the rebel general Quintus Sertorius and the senatorial commander Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) in Hispania.
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C.
Battle of Azua
The Battle of Azua was an 1844 military engagement in which Dominican forces successfully repelled a larger Haitian army, helping secure the early success of the Dominican struggle for independence.
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D.
Battle of Pirajá
The Battle of Pirajá was a key 1822–1823 military engagement near Salvador, Bahia, that helped secure Brazil’s independence from Portuguese rule.
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E.
Battle of Posada
The Battle of Posada was a 1330 medieval conflict in which Wallachian forces under Basarab I decisively defeated the Hungarian army, securing Wallachia’s independence from Hungarian suzerainty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.