Battle of St Fagans
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The Battle of St Fagans was a 1648 engagement near Cardiff in Wales in which Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a larger Royalist army during the later stages of the English Civil Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of St Fagans canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of St Fagans Context triple: [Second English Civil War, hasPart, Battle of St Fagans]
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A.
Battle of Peterwardein
The Battle of Peterwardein was a major 1716 engagement in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire, helping to shift the balance of power in Central and Southeastern Europe.
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B.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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C.
Battle of Knocknanuss
The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
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D.
Battle of Antrim
The Battle of Antrim was a key 1798 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, in which United Irish rebels attempted and failed to seize the town of Antrim from British government forces.
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E.
The Battle of Sherramuir
"The Battle of Sherramuir" is a narrative Scots-language poem and song by Robert Burns that vividly recounts the confused and inconclusive 1715 Jacobite battle near Dunblane.
- 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 St Fagans Target entity description: The Battle of St Fagans was a 1648 engagement near Cardiff in Wales in which Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a larger Royalist army during the later stages of the English Civil Wars.
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A.
Battle of Peterwardein
The Battle of Peterwardein was a major 1716 engagement in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire, helping to shift the balance of power in Central and Southeastern Europe.
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B.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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C.
Battle of Knocknanuss
The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
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D.
Battle of Antrim
The Battle of Antrim was a key 1798 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, in which United Irish rebels attempted and failed to seize the town of Antrim from British government forces.
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E.
The Battle of Sherramuir
"The Battle of Sherramuir" is a narrative Scots-language poem and song by Robert Burns that vividly recounts the confused and inconclusive 1715 Jacobite battle near Dunblane.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Cardiff ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | St Fagans Castle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ |
| campaign | Parliamentarian suppression of 1648 Welsh revolt ⓘ |
| capturedRoyalists | over 3,000 prisoners ⓘ |
| casualtiesParliamentarian | light ⓘ |
| casualtiesRoyalist | heavy ⓘ |
| chronology | later stages of the English Civil Wars ⓘ |
| combatantParliamentarian |
New Model Army
ⓘ
surface form:
New Model Army elements
|
| combatantRoyalist | Welsh Royalist insurgents ⓘ |
| commander |
John Poyer
ⓘ
Rice Powell ⓘ Rowland Laugharne ⓘ Thomas Horton ⓘ |
| conflict |
English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
English Civil Wars
|
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1648-05-08 ⓘ |
| era | Stuart period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Siege of Pembroke
ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Pembroke
|
| hasLanguageContext | English Civil War historiography ⓘ |
| location |
Glamorgan
ⓘ
St Fagans ⓘ Wales ⓘ near Cardiff ⓘ |
| notableFor | Parliamentarian defeat of larger Royalist army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royalist risings of 1648
ⓘ
surface form:
Royalist uprisings of 1648
Second English Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Welsh revolt against Parliament ⓘ |
| region | South Wales ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| side1 | Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| side2 | Royalist forces ⓘ |
| significance |
removed major Royalist threat in Wales
ⓘ
secured South Wales for Parliament ⓘ |
| strengthParliamentarian | approximately 3,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthRoyalist | approximately 8,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | decisive victory for smaller Parliamentarian force ⓘ |
| theatre | Wales ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | field battle ⓘ |
| year | 1648 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of St Fagans Description of subject: The Battle of St Fagans was a 1648 engagement near Cardiff in Wales in which Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a larger Royalist army during the later stages of the English Civil Wars.
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