Battle of Assietta
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The Battle of Assietta was a 1747 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which Sardinian and allied forces decisively repelled a larger French army in the Alpine passes of northwestern Italy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Assietta canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3259586 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Assietta Context triple: [Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia, notableBattle, Battle of Assietta]
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Battle of Bitonto
The Battle of Bitonto was a decisive 1734 engagement in southern Italy in which Spanish Bourbon forces defeated the Austrians, securing Spanish control over the Kingdom of Naples during the War of the Polish Succession.
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Battle of La Gudina
The Battle of La Gudina was a 1709 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated a Portuguese army on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
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C.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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D.
Battle of La Motta
The Battle of La Motta was a 1513 engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which Spanish-Imperial forces decisively defeated the Venetians in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of San Pietro Infine
The Battle of San Pietro Infine was a hard-fought World War II engagement in late 1943 in southern Italy, where Allied forces struggled to break through German defensive positions in the mountainous terrain of the Winter Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Assietta Target entity description: The Battle of Assietta was a 1747 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which Sardinian and allied forces decisively repelled a larger French army in the Alpine passes of northwestern Italy.
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A.
Battle of Bitonto
The Battle of Bitonto was a decisive 1734 engagement in southern Italy in which Spanish Bourbon forces defeated the Austrians, securing Spanish control over the Kingdom of Naples during the War of the Polish Succession.
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B.
Battle of La Gudina
The Battle of La Gudina was a 1709 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated a Portuguese army on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
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C.
Battle of Ancona
The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
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D.
Battle of La Motta
The Battle of La Motta was a 1513 engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which Spanish-Imperial forces decisively defeated the Venetians in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of San Pietro Infine
The Battle of San Pietro Infine was a hard-fought World War II engagement in late 1943 in southern Italy, where Allied forces struggled to break through German defensive positions in the mountainous terrain of the Winter Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Assietta Pass ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
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surface form:
Habsburg monarchy
Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ Savoyard forces ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | French attempt to break through Alpine defenses into Piedmont ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
French army numerically superior
ⓘ
Sardinian and allied forces outnumbered ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
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surface form:
Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia
Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Emmanuel III
Marshal Maillebois ⓘ Pierre de Maillebois ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ |
| date | 1747-07-19 ⓘ |
| defensiveObjective | Sardinian defense of access routes to Turin ⓘ |
| followedBy | stabilization of front in northwestern Italy ⓘ |
| fortificationType |
field fortifications
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redoubts ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
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surface form:
Early modern period
|
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
artillery
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engineers ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Alps
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Assietta Pass ⓘ northwestern Italy ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defensive victory by smaller force
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failure of French assault on fortified ridge ⓘ heavy French casualties ⓘ |
| opponent |
French forces
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surface form:
French army
|
| outcome | French offensive in Alpine passes repelled ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian campaign of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier French advances in Piedmont ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont ⓘ |
| result |
Sardinian victory
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defeat of French army ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Alpine passes between France and Italy
ⓘ
defense of Piedmont ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
defensive position on high ground
ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ |
| theatre |
Italian campaign of the War of the Austrian Succession
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surface form:
Italian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession
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| year | 1747 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Assietta Description of subject: The Battle of Assietta was a 1747 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which Sardinian and allied forces decisively repelled a larger French army in the Alpine passes of northwestern Italy.
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