Siege of Berwick (1333)
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The Siege of Berwick (1333) was a major early conflict in the Second War of Scottish Independence, in which English forces besieged the key border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, leading directly to the decisive Battle of Halidon Hill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Berwick (1333) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3142567 — 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: Siege of Berwick (1333) Context triple: [Battle of Halidon Hill, precededBy, Siege of Berwick (1333)]
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Siege of Kenilworth
The Siege of Kenilworth was a prolonged 1266 royalist siege of the rebel-held Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire, England, and one of the largest and most decisive military operations of the Second Barons' War.
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B.
Siege of Stirling Castle (1314)
The Siege of Stirling Castle (1314) was a pivotal engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence, in which Scottish forces pressured the English-held stronghold, setting the stage for the decisive Scottish victory at the Battle of Bannockburn.
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Battle of Otterburn
The Battle of Otterburn was a notable 1388 clash between Scottish and English forces during the Anglo-Scottish border wars, remembered as a major Scottish victory and a celebrated episode in border ballad tradition.
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D.
Battle of Alnwick (1174)
The Battle of Alnwick (1174) was a decisive engagement during the Revolt of 1173–1174 in which English forces captured William I of Scotland, significantly curbing Scottish ambitions in northern England.
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E.
Battle of Dunbar (1296)
The Battle of Dunbar (1296) was a decisive early engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence in which English forces under Edward I crushed the Scots, helping earn him the epithet "Hammer of the Scots."
- 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: Siege of Berwick (1333) Target entity description: The Siege of Berwick (1333) was a major early conflict in the Second War of Scottish Independence, in which English forces besieged the key border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, leading directly to the decisive Battle of Halidon Hill.
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A.
Siege of Kenilworth
The Siege of Kenilworth was a prolonged 1266 royalist siege of the rebel-held Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire, England, and one of the largest and most decisive military operations of the Second Barons' War.
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B.
Siege of Stirling Castle (1314)
The Siege of Stirling Castle (1314) was a pivotal engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence, in which Scottish forces pressured the English-held stronghold, setting the stage for the decisive Scottish victory at the Battle of Bannockburn.
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C.
Battle of Otterburn
The Battle of Otterburn was a notable 1388 clash between Scottish and English forces during the Anglo-Scottish border wars, remembered as a major Scottish victory and a celebrated episode in border ballad tradition.
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D.
Battle of Alnwick (1174)
The Battle of Alnwick (1174) was a decisive engagement during the Revolt of 1173–1174 in which English forces captured William I of Scotland, significantly curbing Scottish ambitions in northern England.
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E.
Battle of Dunbar (1296)
The Battle of Dunbar (1296) was a decisive early engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence in which English forces under Edward I crushed the Scots, helping earn him the epithet "Hammer of the Scots."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Second War of Scottish Independence
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Edward III of England ⓘ |
| conflict | Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Anglo-Scottish Wars
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surface form:
Anglo-Scottish war
|
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Halidon Hill ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Berwick-upon-Tweed
ⓘ
Anglo-Scottish border ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish–English border
|
| hasOutcome | capture of Berwick by English forces ⓘ |
| hasResult | English victory ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
directly led to the Battle of Halidon Hill
ⓘ
major early conflict in the Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ secured English control of a key border town ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Berwick-upon-Tweed ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Scottish forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Scottish Wars
ⓘ
Second War of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| placeOf | Berwick-upon-Tweed town walls ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier English–Scottish border conflicts ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | Halidon Hill ⓘ |
| startTime | 1333 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access between England and Scotland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType | medieval siege warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Berwick (1333) Description of subject: The Siege of Berwick (1333) was a major early conflict in the Second War of Scottish Independence, in which English forces besieged the key border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, leading directly to the decisive Battle of Halidon Hill.
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