Capture of Batavia (1811)
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The Capture of Batavia (1811) was a British military operation during the Napoleonic Wars in which British forces seized the Dutch colonial capital on Java, paving the way for a period of British rule over the island.
All labels observed (1)
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| Capture of Batavia (1811) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22459910 — 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: Capture of Batavia (1811) Context triple: [British administration of Java, significantEvent, Capture of Batavia (1811)]
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Battle of Ambon
The Battle of Ambon was a World War II clash in early 1942 in which Japanese forces overwhelmed Dutch and Australian defenders on the Indonesian island of Ambon, resulting in a decisive Japanese victory and subsequent atrocities against prisoners of war.
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Siege of Bassein
The Siege of Bassein was an important 1739 Maratha military campaign in western India that led to the capture of the Portuguese stronghold of Bassein (Vasai), significantly weakening Portuguese colonial power in the region.
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Helder campaign
The Helder campaign was a 1799 Anglo-Russian military expedition in the Netherlands aimed at overthrowing the Batavian Republic and weakening French influence during the War of the Second Coalition.
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Port Arthur campaign
The Port Arthur campaign was a pivotal early land and naval operation in the Russo-Japanese War, centered on Japan’s effort to seize the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur in Manchuria.
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E.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
- 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: Capture of Batavia (1811) Target entity description: The Capture of Batavia (1811) was a British military operation during the Napoleonic Wars in which British forces seized the Dutch colonial capital on Java, paving the way for a period of British rule over the island.
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A.
Battle of Ambon
The Battle of Ambon was a World War II clash in early 1942 in which Japanese forces overwhelmed Dutch and Australian defenders on the Indonesian island of Ambon, resulting in a decisive Japanese victory and subsequent atrocities against prisoners of war.
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B.
Siege of Bassein
The Siege of Bassein was an important 1739 Maratha military campaign in western India that led to the capture of the Portuguese stronghold of Bassein (Vasai), significantly weakening Portuguese colonial power in the region.
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C.
Helder campaign
The Helder campaign was a 1799 Anglo-Russian military expedition in the Netherlands aimed at overthrowing the Batavian Republic and weakening French influence during the War of the Second Coalition.
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D.
Port Arthur campaign
The Port Arthur campaign was a pivotal early land and naval operation in the Russo-Japanese War, centered on Japan’s effort to seize the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur in Manchuria.
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E.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
- F. None of above. chosen
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