Siege of Godesberg (1583)
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The Siege of Godesberg (1583) was an early and decisive military engagement in the Cologne War, in which Protestant forces besieged and destroyed the Catholic stronghold at Godesberg Castle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belagerung von Godesberg (1583) | 1 |
| Siege of Godesberg (1583) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Godesberg (1583) Context triple: [Cologne War, notableBattle, Siege of Godesberg (1583)]
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Siege of Tönning
The Siege of Tönning was a key early-18th-century military operation in which allied forces besieged the fortified town of Tönning during the Great Northern War, contributing to the shifting balance of power in Northern Europe.
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Siege of Eger (1596)
The Siege of Eger (1596) was a major Ottoman victory over Habsburg and allied forces during the Long Turkish War, resulting in the capture of the strategically important fortress town of Eger in northern Hungary.
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Battle of Fehrbellin (1675)
The Battle of Fehrbellin (1675) was a pivotal victory of Brandenburg-Prussia over Sweden that marked the rise of Brandenburg-Prussian military power in Northern Europe.
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Siege of Groningen (1594)
The Siege of Groningen (1594) was a key Eighty Years' War engagement in which Dutch and English forces captured the strategically vital city of Groningen from Spanish control, consolidating the Dutch Republic’s hold over the northern provinces.
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E.
siege of Maastricht (1632)
The siege of Maastricht (1632) was a major Dutch Republic victory in the Eighty Years' War, in which Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, captured the strategically vital city of Maastricht from Spanish control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Godesberg (1583) Target entity description: The Siege of Godesberg (1583) was an early and decisive military engagement in the Cologne War, in which Protestant forces besieged and destroyed the Catholic stronghold at Godesberg Castle.
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A.
Siege of Tönning
The Siege of Tönning was a key early-18th-century military operation in which allied forces besieged the fortified town of Tönning during the Great Northern War, contributing to the shifting balance of power in Northern Europe.
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B.
Siege of Eger (1596)
The Siege of Eger (1596) was a major Ottoman victory over Habsburg and allied forces during the Long Turkish War, resulting in the capture of the strategically important fortress town of Eger in northern Hungary.
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C.
Battle of Fehrbellin (1675)
The Battle of Fehrbellin (1675) was a pivotal victory of Brandenburg-Prussia over Sweden that marked the rise of Brandenburg-Prussian military power in Northern Europe.
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D.
Siege of Groningen (1594)
The Siege of Groningen (1594) was a key Eighty Years' War engagement in which Dutch and English forces captured the strategically vital city of Groningen from Spanish control, consolidating the Dutch Republic’s hold over the northern provinces.
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E.
siege of Maastricht (1632)
The siege of Maastricht (1632) was a major Dutch Republic victory in the Eighty Years' War, in which Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, captured the strategically vital city of Maastricht from Spanish control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Protestant forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Catholic forces
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Protestant forces ⓘ forces loyal to Ernst of Bavaria ⓘ forces of Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg ⓘ |
| commander |
Ernst of Bavaria
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Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg ⓘ |
| conflict | Cologne War ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 50.685°N 7.152°E ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| defender |
Godesburg castle
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic garrison of Godesberg Castle
|
| describedBySource | early modern chronicles of the Cologne War ⓘ |
| destroyed | medieval fortifications of Godesberg Castle ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Siege of Bonn (1587–1588)
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surface form:
Siege of Bonn (1588)
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| hasCause |
Cologne War succession dispute
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attempt to secularize the Electorate of Cologne ⓘ conversion of Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg to Calvinism ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1583-12-17 ⓘ |
| hasGermanName |
Siege of Godesberg (1583)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Belagerung von Godesberg (1583)
|
| hasLanguageOfName | German ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1583-11-17 ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoryOf |
Germany
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire military history ⓘ North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| location |
Electorate of Cologne
ⓘ
Godesberg ⓘ Godesburg castle ⓘ
surface form:
Godesberg Castle
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| partOf |
Cologne War
ⓘ
European wars of religion ⓘ
surface form:
European Wars of Religion
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| pointInTime | 1583 ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Catholic–Protestant conflict
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Reformation era ⓘ |
| result |
Protestant victory
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capture of Godesberg stronghold ⓘ destruction of Godesberg Castle ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated destructive power of early modern artillery against medieval fortifications
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early decisive engagement in the Cologne War ⓘ weakened Catholic strongholds in the Electorate of Cologne ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
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Early Modern period ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
artillery bombardment
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siege warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Godesberg (1583) Description of subject: The Siege of Godesberg (1583) was an early and decisive military engagement in the Cologne War, in which Protestant forces besieged and destroyed the Catholic stronghold at Godesberg Castle.
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