Battle of Marsaglia in Piedmont
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The Battle of Marsaglia in Piedmont was a major 1693 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated a combined Savoyard and allied army in northern Italy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Marsaglia in Piedmont canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2532785 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Marsaglia in Piedmont Context triple: [Battle of Marsaglia (1693), alsoKnownAs, Battle of Marsaglia in Piedmont]
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A.
Battle of Castelfranco Veneto
The Battle of Castelfranco Veneto was a 1805 engagement in northern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars, in which French forces defeated Austrian troops as part of Napoleon’s campaign against the Third Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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C.
Battle of La Gudina
The Battle of La Gudina was a 1709 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated a Portuguese army on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
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D.
Battle of Staffarda
The Battle of Staffarda was a 1690 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Duchy of Savoy in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile was an 1809 Napoleonic Wars engagement in northern Italy in which Austrian forces temporarily defeated the French-led army of Eugène de Beauharnais.
- 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 Marsaglia in Piedmont Target entity description: The Battle of Marsaglia in Piedmont was a major 1693 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated a combined Savoyard and allied army in northern Italy.
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A.
Battle of Castelfranco Veneto
The Battle of Castelfranco Veneto was a 1805 engagement in northern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars, in which French forces defeated Austrian troops as part of Napoleon’s campaign against the Third Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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C.
Battle of La Gudina
The Battle of La Gudina was a 1709 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated a Portuguese army on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
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D.
Battle of Staffarda
The Battle of Staffarda was a 1690 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Duchy of Savoy in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile was an 1809 Napoleonic Wars engagement in northern Italy in which Austrian forces temporarily defeated the French-led army of Eugène de Beauharnais.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied army of the Grand Alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied forces of the Grand Alliance
Duchy of Savoy ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Monarchy
|
| combatantSide |
French forces
ⓘ
Savoyard and allied army ⓘ |
| commander |
Nicolas de Catinat
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicolas Catinat
Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ Victor Amadeus II of Savoy ⓘ |
| conflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Duchy of Savoy ⓘ |
| date | 4 October 1693 ⓘ |
| describedAs | major engagement of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| era | late 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent French operations in Piedmont ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy casualties for Savoyard and allied forces ⓘ |
| location |
Marsaglia
ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
northern Italy
|
| notableFor | decisive French tactical success in northern Italy ⓘ |
| opponent |
France
ⓘ
Savoy ⓘ
surface form:
Savoy and allies
|
| outcome | decisive defeat of Savoyard and allied army ⓘ |
| partOf | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Pinerolo (1693) ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Italian theatre of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| year | 1693 ⓘ |
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