Battle of the Great Redan
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The Battle of the Great Redan was a major assault by British forces on a key Russian defensive fortification during the Crimean War’s Siege of Sevastopol in 1855.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of the Great Redan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3540917 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of the Great Redan Context triple: [Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855), hasPart, Battle of the Great Redan]
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Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
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Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
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Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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Battle of Kekionga
The Battle of Kekionga was a 1790 clash between U.S. forces and a Native American confederacy near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in which Native warriors decisively repelled an early American military expedition into the Northwest Territory.
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Battle of Sandepu
The Battle of Sandepu was a major land engagement of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in Manchuria, where Japanese and Russian forces clashed in harsh winter conditions shortly before the decisive Battle of Mukden.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of the Great Redan Target entity description: The Battle of the Great Redan was a major assault by British forces on a key Russian defensive fortification during the Crimean War’s Siege of Sevastopol in 1855.
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A.
Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
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B.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
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C.
Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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D.
Battle of Kekionga
The Battle of Kekionga was a 1790 clash between U.S. forces and a Native American confederacy near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in which Native warriors decisively repelled an early American military expedition into the Northwest Territory.
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E.
Battle of Sandepu
The Battle of Sandepu was a major land engagement of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in Manchuria, where Japanese and Russian forces clashed in harsh winter conditions shortly before the decisive Battle of Mukden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Allied campaign in Crimea ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
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Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| combatantRole |
British offensive operation
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Russian defensive action ⓘ |
| conflict | Crimean War ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Russian Empire
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fortificationAssaulted | Great Redan ⓘ |
| hasObjective | capture the Great Redan fortification ⓘ |
| hasResult |
British assault repulsed
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Russian defensive position held ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| location |
Crimea
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Sevastopol ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | breach Russian defenses around Sevastopol ⓘ |
| opponent |
Great Britain
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surface form:
Britain
Russia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied operations against Sevastopol
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Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Sevastopol
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| relatedEvent |
assault on the Malakoff
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surface form:
Battle of the Malakoff
assaults on Sevastopol ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key Russian defensive work protecting Sevastopol ⓘ |
| theater |
Black Sea campaigns
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surface form:
Black Sea theater
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| timePeriod | Crimean War ⓘ |
| typeOfFortification | redan ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Great Redan Description of subject: The Battle of the Great Redan was a major assault by British forces on a key Russian defensive fortification during the Crimean War’s Siege of Sevastopol in 1855.
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