Battle of Kaveripak
E347416
The Battle of Kaveripak was a key 1752 engagement in southern India during the Carnatic Wars, where Robert Clive’s forces decisively checked French influence and helped secure British dominance in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kaveripak canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3253783 — 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 Kaveripak Context triple: [Second Carnatic War, significantBattle, Battle of Kaveripak]
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A.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
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B.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
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C.
Battle of Malavelly
The Battle of Malavelly was a key 1799 engagement in southern India in which British-led forces defeated Tipu Sultan’s Mysore army, helping pave the way for the fall of Seringapatam and the end of Mysore’s independence.
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D.
Battle of Sathyamangalam
The Battle of Sathyamangalam was a key military engagement in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company during the late 18th century.
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E.
Battle of Jaithak
The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
- 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 Kaveripak Target entity description: The Battle of Kaveripak was a key 1752 engagement in southern India during the Carnatic Wars, where Robert Clive’s forces decisively checked French influence and helped secure British dominance in the region.
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A.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
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B.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
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C.
Battle of Malavelly
The Battle of Malavelly was a key 1799 engagement in southern India in which British-led forces defeated Tipu Sultan’s Mysore army, helping pave the way for the fall of Seringapatam and the end of Mysore’s independence.
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D.
Battle of Sathyamangalam
The Battle of Sathyamangalam was a key military engagement in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company during the late 18th century.
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E.
Battle of Jaithak
The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
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French East India Company ⓘ Nawab of Arcot forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
British-led forces
ⓘ
French-led forces ⓘ |
| commander |
French officers in the Carnatic (including associates of Dupleix)
ⓘ
Robert Clive ⓘ |
| conflict | Carnatic Wars ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1752 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued British advances in the Carnatic ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Anglo-French rivalry in India
ⓘ
Struggle for control of the Carnatic ⓘ |
| location |
Carnatic region of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Carnatic region
Kaveripak ⓘ near Vellore ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
South India
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surface form:
Southern India
|
| partOf |
European colonial wars in India
ⓘ
surface form:
European wars of empire in India
Second Carnatic War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier actions of the Second Carnatic War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French–British colonial rivalry
ⓘ
Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Arcot
Robert Clive ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
checked French influence in southern India
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contributed to eventual British dominance in southern India ⓘ strengthened British position in the Carnatic ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
enhanced British East India Company prestige in India
ⓘ
undermined French capacity to project power in the Carnatic ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Kaveripak Description of subject: The Battle of Kaveripak was a key 1752 engagement in southern India during the Carnatic Wars, where Robert Clive’s forces decisively checked French influence and helped secure British dominance in the region.
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