siege of Bristol (1643)
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The siege of Bristol (1643) was a major English Civil War engagement in which Royalist forces captured the strategically vital port city of Bristol from Parliamentarian control.
All labels observed (2)
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| Siege of Bristol (1643) | 1 |
| siege of Bristol (1643) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23294028 — 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 Bristol (1643) Context triple: [Battle of Lansdowne, followedBy, siege of Bristol (1643)]
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siege and capture of Bristol (1645)
The siege and capture of Bristol (1645) was a key Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War, in which forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell seized the Royalist stronghold of Bristol, further undermining King Charles I’s military position after Naseby.
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Siege of Bridgnorth (1646)
The Siege of Bridgnorth (1646) was an English Civil War engagement in which Parliamentarian forces besieged and captured the Royalist-held town and castle of Bridgnorth in Shropshire.
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Siege of Barnstaple
The Siege of Barnstaple was a 1646 Parliamentarian operation in Devon that captured the Royalist-held town near the end of the First English Civil War.
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Siege of Plymouth
The Siege of Plymouth was a prolonged Royalist attempt during the English Civil War to capture the strategically important Parliamentarian-held port city of Plymouth in Devon.
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Siege of Bridgwater
The Siege of Bridgwater was a key 1645 English Civil War engagement in which Parliamentarian forces captured the Royalist-held town of Bridgwater in Somerset.
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- 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 Bristol (1643) Target entity description: The siege of Bristol (1643) was a major English Civil War engagement in which Royalist forces captured the strategically vital port city of Bristol from Parliamentarian control.
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A.
siege and capture of Bristol (1645)
The siege and capture of Bristol (1645) was a key Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War, in which forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell seized the Royalist stronghold of Bristol, further undermining King Charles I’s military position after Naseby.
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Siege of Bridgnorth (1646)
The Siege of Bridgnorth (1646) was an English Civil War engagement in which Parliamentarian forces besieged and captured the Royalist-held town and castle of Bridgnorth in Shropshire.
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C.
Siege of Barnstaple
The Siege of Barnstaple was a 1646 Parliamentarian operation in Devon that captured the Royalist-held town near the end of the First English Civil War.
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D.
Siege of Plymouth
The Siege of Plymouth was a prolonged Royalist attempt during the English Civil War to capture the strategically important Parliamentarian-held port city of Plymouth in Devon.
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E.
Siege of Bridgwater
The Siege of Bridgwater was a key 1645 English Civil War engagement in which Parliamentarian forces captured the Royalist-held town of Bridgwater in Somerset.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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