Battle of Roncevaux Pass
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The Battle of Roncevaux Pass was an ambush in 778 in the Pyrenees where Basque forces destroyed Charlemagne’s rearguard, later immortalized in the medieval epic "The Song of Roland."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Roncesvalles | 1 |
| Battle of Roncevalles Pass | 1 |
| Battle of Roncevaux Pass canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2341655 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Roncevaux Pass Context triple: [Charlemagne, militaryConflict, Battle of Roncevaux Pass]
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Battle of Poitiers
The Battle of Poitiers was a major 1356 engagement of the Hundred Years’ War in which the English, led by the Black Prince, decisively defeated and captured the French king John II.
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Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
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Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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Battle of Trocadero
The Battle of Trocadero was an 1823 French military victory near Cádiz, Spain, in which French forces restored King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule by capturing the fortified headland of Trocadero from liberal constitutionalists.
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E.
Battle of Grandson
The Battle of Grandson was a major 1476 conflict of the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss Confederation forces decisively defeated Charles the Bold of Burgundy, marking a turning point in his downfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Roncevaux Pass Target entity description: The Battle of Roncevaux Pass was an ambush in 778 in the Pyrenees where Basque forces destroyed Charlemagne’s rearguard, later immortalized in the medieval epic "The Song of Roland."
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A.
Battle of Poitiers
The Battle of Poitiers was a major 1356 engagement of the Hundred Years’ War in which the English, led by the Black Prince, decisively defeated and captured the French king John II.
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B.
Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
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C.
Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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D.
Battle of Trocadero
The Battle of Trocadero was an 1823 French military victory near Cádiz, Spain, in which French forces restored King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule by capturing the fortified headland of Trocadero from liberal constitutionalists.
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E.
Battle of Grandson
The Battle of Grandson was a major 1476 conflict of the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss Confederation forces decisively defeated Charles the Bold of Burgundy, marking a turning point in his downfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Roncevaux Pass
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Roncesvalles
Battle of Roncevaux Pass ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Roncevalles Pass
|
| associatedWith |
Charlemagne
ⓘ
Roland ⓘ The Song of Roland ⓘ
surface form:
Song of Roland
|
| belligerent |
Basques
ⓘ
Carolingian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Empire
|
| cause |
Frankish destruction of Pamplona's walls
ⓘ
retreat of Charlemagne from Iberia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Basque guerrilla fighters
ⓘ
Frankish rearguard ⓘ |
| commanderOfFrankishForces | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | medieval chansons de geste ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Carolingian expansion into Spain ⓘ |
| consequence |
end of Charlemagne's 778 Spanish expedition
ⓘ
strengthening of Basque autonomy ⓘ |
| date | 778 ⓘ |
| genreOfAssociatedWork | chanson de geste ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalSources |
Frankish annals
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Frankish Annals
|
| inspiredWork | The Song of Roland ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Latin ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundation of the Roland legend
ⓘ
important episode in Carolingian military history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of Navarre
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Pamplona
present-day Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Pyrenees
ⓘ
Somport Pass ⓘ
surface form:
Roncevaux Pass
|
| notableDeath |
Anselm
ⓘ
Eggihard ⓘ Roland ⓘ |
| opponent |
Basque forces
ⓘ
Charlemagne ⓘ |
| outcome | destruction of Charlemagne's rearguard ⓘ |
| partOf |
Frankish–Umayyad conflicts in the Iberian Peninsula
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surface form:
Charlemagne's campaign in the Iberian Peninsula
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| relatedDynasty | Carolingian dynasty ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Siege of Zaragoza (778) ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | Pamplona ⓘ |
| result | Basque victory ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
ambush
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| terrain | mountain pass ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | rear-guard action ⓘ |
| year | 778 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Roncevaux Pass Description of subject: The Battle of Roncevaux Pass was an ambush in 778 in the Pyrenees where Basque forces destroyed Charlemagne’s rearguard, later immortalized in the medieval epic "The Song of Roland."
Referenced by (4)
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