Battle of Kirkee
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The Battle of Kirkee was a significant 1817 engagement during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune, consolidating British control in western India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kirkee canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Kirkee Context triple: [Battle of Khadki, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Kirkee]
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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 Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
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Battle of Bapheus
The Battle of Bapheus was a pivotal 1302 victory of the early Ottoman forces over the Byzantine Empire that helped establish Osman I’s power and marked a key step in the rise of the Ottoman state.
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Battle of Kay
The Battle of Kay was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Russian forces defeated the Prussian army, weakening Frederick the Great’s position shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.
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Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Kirkee Target entity description: The Battle of Kirkee was a significant 1817 engagement during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune, consolidating British control in western India.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
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C.
Battle of Bapheus
The Battle of Bapheus was a pivotal 1302 victory of the early Ottoman forces over the Byzantine Empire that helped establish Osman I’s power and marked a key step in the rise of the Ottoman state.
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D.
Battle of Kay
The Battle of Kay was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Russian forces defeated the Prussian army, weakening Frederick the Great’s position shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.
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E.
Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Khadki
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Battle of Kirkee, 1817 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British East India Company expansion in India
ⓘ
Peshwa Baji Rao II’s resistance to British influence ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ Peshwa faction ⓘ
surface form:
Peshwa faction of the Marathas
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| campaign | British campaign against the Peshwa in 1817–1818 ⓘ |
| cause | tensions between the British East India Company and the Peshwa ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
Maratha ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha army
|
| commander |
Brigadier-General Lionel Smith
ⓘ
Baji Rao II ⓘ
surface form:
Peshwa Baji Rao II
|
| conflict | Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 5 November 1817 ⓘ |
| era |
British colonial period
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial period in India
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| followedBy |
Siege of Pune
ⓘ
surface form:
British occupation of Pune
further British advances against Maratha forces ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the Mula-Mutha river ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involved |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| legacy | marked a turning point in British control over western India ⓘ |
| location |
Kirkee
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Maharashtra ⓘ Pune district ⓘ near Pune ⓘ Western India ⓘ
surface form:
western India
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| militaryTheater |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| outcome |
expansion of British territorial control in the Deccan
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weakening of Maratha political power ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| precededBy | outbreak of the Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| region |
Deccan Plateau
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surface form:
Deccan
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| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated British control in western India
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helped secure British dominance over the Peshwa ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1817 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Kirkee Description of subject: The Battle of Kirkee was a significant 1817 engagement during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune, consolidating British control in western India.
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