Battle of Rovine
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The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Rovine canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Rovine Context triple: [Wallachia, historicalEvent, Battle of Rovine]
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Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
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Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Rovine Target entity description: The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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A.
Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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B.
Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
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D.
Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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E.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bătălia de la Rovine ⓘ |
| associatedWith | medieval Romanian history ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire
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surface form:
Ottoman forces
Wallachian forces ⓘ |
| cause |
Ottoman–Wallachian wars
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surface form:
Ottoman invasion of Wallachia
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| commanderOfOttomans | Bayezid I ⓘ |
| commanderOfWallachia | Mircea the Elder ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Ottoman–Wallachian wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Wallachian conflict
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| countryAtTime | Wallachia ⓘ |
| culturalRole | national symbol in Romanian historical memory ⓘ |
| date | 17 May 1395 ⓘ |
| describedAs | symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Ottoman–Wallachian warfare ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | expansion of the Ottoman Empire into the Balkans ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Bayezid I
ⓘ
Mircea the Elder ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerentLeader |
Bayezid I
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surface form:
Sultan Bayezid I of the Ottoman Empire
Voivode Mircea the Elder of Wallachia ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Wallachia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Romania ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
Ottoman cavalry
ⓘ
Ottoman infantry ⓘ Wallachian light cavalry ⓘ |
| location |
Wallachia
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near the Argeș River region ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Romanian chronicles ⓘ |
| militaryTactics | use of difficult terrain and ambush by Wallachian forces ⓘ |
| notableFor | resistance of a smaller principality against a major empire ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bayezid I
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Mircea the Elder ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman–European conflicts
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surface form:
Ottoman wars in Europe
Ottoman–Wallachian wars ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Wallachian Wars
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| precededBy | earlier Ottoman–Wallachian clashes in the 1390s ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Balkan front of Ottoman expansion ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Kosovo 1389
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surface form:
Battle of Kosovo (1389)
Battle of Nicopolis ⓘ |
| relatedWork | “Scrisoarea III” by Mihai Eminescu ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive outcome
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strategic check on Ottoman expansion in Wallachia ⓘ |
| significance |
slowed Ottoman penetration north of the Danube
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strengthened Mircea the Elder’s prestige ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 14th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Rovine Description of subject: The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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