Battle of Nazareth
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The Battle of Nazareth was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Syrian campaign in which French forces under General Jean Baptiste Kléber defeated a larger Ottoman army near the town of Nazareth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Nazareth canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Nazareth (1799) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1145536 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Nazareth Context triple: [French campaign in Syria, notableBattle, Battle of Nazareth]
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Battle of Nazareth
The Battle of Nazareth is a historical painting by French artist Antoine-Jean Gros depicting a Napoleonic-era military engagement in the Holy Land.
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Battle of Beth Zur
The Battle of Beth Zur was a key victory of the Maccabean forces over the Seleucid Empire in 164 BCE, helping to secure Jewish control of Judea and paving the way for the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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Battle of Damour
The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
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Battle of Mount Tabor
The Battle of Mount Tabor (1799) was a decisive engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Syrian campaign in which a smaller French force under General Kléber, supported by Napoleon, defeated a much larger Ottoman army near Mount Tabor in Palestine.
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Battle of Ridaniya
The Battle of Ridaniya was a decisive 1517 clash near Cairo in which the Ottoman forces under Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt and the holy cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Nazareth Target entity description: The Battle of Nazareth was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Syrian campaign in which French forces under General Jean Baptiste Kléber defeated a larger Ottoman army near the town of Nazareth.
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A.
Battle of Nazareth
The Battle of Nazareth is a historical painting by French artist Antoine-Jean Gros depicting a Napoleonic-era military engagement in the Holy Land.
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B.
Battle of Beth Zur
The Battle of Beth Zur was a key victory of the Maccabean forces over the Seleucid Empire in 164 BCE, helping to secure Jewish control of Judea and paving the way for the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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C.
Battle of Damour
The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.
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D.
Battle of Mount Tabor
The Battle of Mount Tabor (1799) was a decisive engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Syrian campaign in which a smaller French force under General Kléber, supported by Napoleon, defeated a much larger Ottoman army near Mount Tabor in Palestine.
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Battle of Ridaniya
The Battle of Ridaniya was a decisive 1517 clash near Cairo in which the Ottoman forces under Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt and the holy cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Republic
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| campaignOf | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| commander |
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
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surface form:
Jean Baptiste Kléber
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| commanderForFrenchForces |
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Baptiste Kléber
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| conflict |
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
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surface form:
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
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| countryAtTime | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1799 ⓘ |
| era | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| largerForce |
Ottoman Army
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surface form:
Ottoman army
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| location |
Nazareth
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Ottoman Syria ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Ottoman Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman army
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| outcome | French forces defeated a larger Ottoman army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
Napoleon’s Syrian campaign ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Siege of Akko (1799)
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surface form:
Siege of Acre (1799)
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| relatedPerson | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| smallerForce | French forces ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | Helped secure French positions in Galilee during the Syrian campaign ⓘ |
| theater |
Syrian front
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surface form:
Syrian campaign
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| year | 1799 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Nazareth Description of subject: The Battle of Nazareth was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Syrian campaign in which French forces under General Jean Baptiste Kléber defeated a larger Ottoman army near the town of Nazareth.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Nazareth (1799)