Battle of Prostki
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The Battle of Prostki was a 1656 engagement during the Second Northern War in which Polish–Lithuanian and Tatar forces decisively defeated a combined Swedish–Brandenburg army in northeastern Poland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Prostki canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2519166 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Prostki Context triple: [Polish–Swedish wars, hasMajorBattle, Battle of Prostki]
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A.
Battle of Golymin
The Battle of Golymin was a 1806 engagement during Napoleon’s Polish campaign in which French forces clashed with a Russian rearguard in harsh winter conditions, contributing to the broader strategic maneuvers of the War of the Fourth Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
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C.
Battle of Bolkhov
The Battle of Bolkhov was a significant engagement during the early 17th-century Polish–Muscovite War in which Polish–Lithuanian forces clashed with the Tsardom of Russia amid the wider Time of Troubles.
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D.
Battle of Kulm
The Battle of Kulm was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Coalition forces halted and defeated a French corps in Bohemia, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s influence in Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of Ruschuk
The Battle of Ruschuk was a significant 1811 engagement of the Russo-Turkish War in which Russian forces under Mikhail Kutuzov decisively defeated the Ottoman army near the Danube River.
- 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 Prostki Target entity description: The Battle of Prostki was a 1656 engagement during the Second Northern War in which Polish–Lithuanian and Tatar forces decisively defeated a combined Swedish–Brandenburg army in northeastern Poland.
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A.
Battle of Golymin
The Battle of Golymin was a 1806 engagement during Napoleon’s Polish campaign in which French forces clashed with a Russian rearguard in harsh winter conditions, contributing to the broader strategic maneuvers of the War of the Fourth Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
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C.
Battle of Bolkhov
The Battle of Bolkhov was a significant engagement during the early 17th-century Polish–Muscovite War in which Polish–Lithuanian forces clashed with the Tsardom of Russia amid the wider Time of Troubles.
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D.
Battle of Kulm
The Battle of Kulm was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Coalition forces halted and defeated a French corps in Bohemia, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s influence in Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of Ruschuk
The Battle of Ruschuk was a significant 1811 engagement of the Russo-Turkish War in which Russian forces under Mikhail Kutuzov decisively defeated the Ottoman army near the Danube River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alliedForce |
Polish–Lithuanian forces
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Tatar forces ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bitwa pod Prostkami ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Brandenburg-Prussia
ⓘ
Crimean Tatars ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| campaign |
Battle of Warsaw (1656)
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Lithuanian counteroffensive of 1656
|
| capturedPerson | Bogusław Radziwiłł ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Brandenburg-Prussia
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Battles involving Poland ⓘ Battles involving Sweden ⓘ Battles involving the Crimean Khanate ⓘ Second Northern War ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of the Second Northern War
|
| combatantStrength | several thousand troops on each side ⓘ |
| commander |
Bogusław Radziwiłł
ⓘ
Gustaf Otto Stenbock ⓘ
surface form:
Gustav Otto Stenbock
Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Northern War ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| date | 1656-10-08 ⓘ |
| decisiveFor |
Crimean Tatars
ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Polish–Lithuanian operations against Swedish forces in Prussia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Duchy of Prussia ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroups |
Brandenburgers
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Crimean Tatars ⓘ Lithuanians ⓘ Poles ⓘ Swedes ⓘ |
| location |
Prostki
ⓘ
northeastern Poland ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of many Swedish–Brandenburg prisoners ⓘ |
| opponent |
Brandenburg troops
ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish–Brandenburg army
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| opposingForce |
Brandenburg troops
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surface form:
Brandenburg forces
Swedish forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Polish–Swedish wars
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Second Northern War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier engagements of the Second Northern War in Prussia ⓘ |
| result | Polish–Lithuanian and Tatar victory ⓘ |
| significance | weakened Swedish–Brandenburg position in the region ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | cavalry battle ⓘ |
| year | 1656 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Prostki Description of subject: The Battle of Prostki was a 1656 engagement during the Second Northern War in which Polish–Lithuanian and Tatar forces decisively defeated a combined Swedish–Brandenburg army in northeastern Poland.
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