Battle on the Ice
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Battle on the Ice was a 1242 military engagement on the frozen Lake Peipus in which Alexander Nevsky’s forces decisively defeated the Teutonic Knights, halting their eastward expansion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle on the Ice canonical | 7 |
| Ледовое побоище | 2 |
| Battle of Ice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle on the Ice Context triple: [Alexander Nevsky, notableFor, Battle on the Ice]
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Sea of Ice
Sea of Ice is the English translation of "Mer de Glace," the largest and one of the most famous glaciers in the French Alps near Chamonix.
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Ice March
The Ice March was a grueling winter retreat of White Army forces during the Russian Civil War, marked by extreme hardship and heavy losses.
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Kingdom of Permafrost
The Kingdom of Permafrost is an ice-themed tourist attraction and museum in Yakutsk, Russia, featuring elaborate sculptures and exhibits carved into the region’s natural permafrost.
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On Thin Ice
"On Thin Ice" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the dramatic impacts of climate change on polar ice and the wildlife that depends on it.
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E.
Crossing of the Belts
The Crossing of the Belts was a daring 1658 winter military maneuver in which Swedish forces marched across the frozen Danish straits, decisively shifting the balance of power in the Northern Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle on the Ice Target entity description: Battle on the Ice was a 1242 military engagement on the frozen Lake Peipus in which Alexander Nevsky’s forces decisively defeated the Teutonic Knights, halting their eastward expansion.
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A.
Sea of Ice
Sea of Ice is the English translation of "Mer de Glace," the largest and one of the most famous glaciers in the French Alps near Chamonix.
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B.
Ice March
The Ice March was a grueling winter retreat of White Army forces during the Russian Civil War, marked by extreme hardship and heavy losses.
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C.
Kingdom of Permafrost
The Kingdom of Permafrost is an ice-themed tourist attraction and museum in Yakutsk, Russia, featuring elaborate sculptures and exhibits carved into the region’s natural permafrost.
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D.
On Thin Ice
"On Thin Ice" is an episode of the BBC nature documentary series Frozen Planet that explores the dramatic impacts of climate change on polar ice and the wildlife that depends on it.
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E.
Crossing of the Belts
The Crossing of the Belts was a daring 1658 winter military maneuver in which Swedish forces marched across the frozen Danish straits, decisively shifting the balance of power in the Northern Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Lake Peipus
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Battle of the Ice ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Livonian Order
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Novgorod Republic ⓘ Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| cause | Teutonic expansion eastward ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
forces of the Novgorod Republic
ⓘ
forces of the Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Nevsky
ⓘ
Hermann of Dorpat ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Northern Crusades ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Novgorod Republic ⓘ |
| date | 1242-04-05 ⓘ |
| defended | Novgorod territories ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | consolidation of Novgorod influence in the region ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy losses for the Teutonic Knights
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lighter losses for Novgorod forces ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDepiction |
Russian historical literature
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film "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Eisenstein ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryOrder |
Livonian Order
ⓘ
Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Estonia
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Russia ⓘ |
| location |
Lake Peipus
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frozen Lake Peipus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being fought on a frozen lake surface
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use of infantry and cavalry against heavily armoured knights ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Livonian Order
ⓘ
Teutonic Order ⓘ
surface form:
Teutonic Knights
|
| partOf |
Northern Crusades
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conflicts between Rus' principalities and the Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Neva ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Alexander Nevsky ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Novgorodian victory
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defeat of the Teutonic Knights ⓘ |
| RussianName |
Battle on the Ice
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ледовое побоище
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| significance |
halted eastward expansion of the Teutonic Order
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important event in Russian medieval history ⓘ secured Novgorod’s western frontier ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Baltic region ⓘ |
| year | 1242 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle on the Ice Description of subject: Battle on the Ice was a 1242 military engagement on the frozen Lake Peipus in which Alexander Nevsky’s forces decisively defeated the Teutonic Knights, halting their eastward expansion.
Referenced by (10)
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