Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch
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Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch is the Dutch name for the 1629 siege during the Eighty Years' War in which Dutch and allied forces captured the heavily fortified city of ’s-Hertogenbosch from Spanish control.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beleg van Den Bosch | 2 |
| Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch canonical | 1 |
| Beleg van ’s-Hertogenbosch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3561972 — 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: Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch Context triple: [Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch, alsoKnownAs, Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch]
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A.
Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch
Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch was a historic administrative region in the Duchy of Brabant, located in what is now the southern Netherlands, centered around the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch.
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B.
Beleg van Oostende
Beleg van Oostende is the Dutch name for the protracted Siege of Ostend (1601–1604), a major and notoriously bloody conflict of the Eighty Years' War between Spanish and Dutch forces.
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C.
Soestdijk
Soestdijk is a village in the Netherlands known for its historic royal residence, Soestdijk Palace.
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D.
Ridderkerk
Ridderkerk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, situated near Rotterdam in the province of South Holland.
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E.
Schiedam Gate
Schiedam Gate was a historic city gate in Delft, Netherlands, best known today for its prominent appearance in Johannes Vermeer’s painting "View of Delft."
- 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: Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch Target entity description: Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch is the Dutch name for the 1629 siege during the Eighty Years' War in which Dutch and allied forces captured the heavily fortified city of ’s-Hertogenbosch from Spanish control.
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A.
Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch
Meierij van ’s-Hertogenbosch was a historic administrative region in the Duchy of Brabant, located in what is now the southern Netherlands, centered around the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch.
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B.
Beleg van Oostende
Beleg van Oostende is the Dutch name for the protracted Siege of Ostend (1601–1604), a major and notoriously bloody conflict of the Eighty Years' War between Spanish and Dutch forces.
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C.
Soestdijk
Soestdijk is a village in the Netherlands known for its historic royal residence, Soestdijk Palace.
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D.
Ridderkerk
Ridderkerk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, situated near Rotterdam in the province of South Holland.
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E.
Schiedam Gate
Schiedam Gate was a historic city gate in Delft, Netherlands, best known today for its prominent appearance in Johannes Vermeer’s painting "View of Delft."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
belegering
ⓘ
gebeurtenis in de Tachtigjarige Oorlog ⓘ militaire operatie ⓘ |
| afterEventControlBy |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
|
| commandedBySide |
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederik Hendrik van Oranje, aan Staatse zijde
Hendrik van den Bergh, aan Spaanse zijde ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Eighty Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Tachtigjarige Oorlog
|
| endTime | 1629-09-14 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Beleg van Bois-le-Duc
ⓘ
Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch ⓘ
surface form:
Beleg van Den Bosch
|
| hasBelligerent |
Spaanse garnizoensmacht
ⓘ
Staatse troepen ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | zware verliezen aan beide zijden ⓘ |
| hasCause | strategische noodzaak om Spaanse bolwerken in Noord-Brabant te veroveren ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Anthonie Schetz
ⓘ
Frederik Hendrik ⓘ
surface form:
Frederik Hendrik van Oranje
Hendrik van den Bergh ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
machtsbalans in de Tachtigjarige Oorlog
ⓘ
terugdringing van de katholieke invloed in Noord-Brabant ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
siege of 's-Hertogenbosch
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch
|
| hasFortificationType | moderne vestingstad met uitgebreide omwallingen ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
's-Hertogenbosch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noord-Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spaanse Nederlanden
|
| hasOutcome |
versterking van de positie van de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
ⓘ
verzwakking van de Spaanse positie in de Nederlanden ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Duitse bondgenoten
ⓘ
Engelse bondgenoten ⓘ Franse bondgenoten ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spaanse Nederlanden
Spaanse Rijk ⓘ Staatse leger ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Staatse overwinning
ⓘ
inname van 's-Hertogenbosch door de Republiek ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
doorbreken van de Spaanse verdediging in het zuiden van de Republiek
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veiligstelling van Holland en Utrecht tegen Spaanse aanvallen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
geavanceerde waterbouwkundige belegeringstechnieken
ⓘ
overwinning op een als onneembaar beschouwde vesting ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eighty Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Tachtigjarige Oorlog
|
| pointInTime | 1629 ⓘ |
| previouslyControlledBy | Spaanse Rijk ⓘ |
| startTime | 1629-04-30 ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryTactic |
belegeringstechniek met uitgebreide loopgraven
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gebruik van circumvallatielinie ⓘ gebruik van contravallatielinie ⓘ omleiding van waterlopen en drooglegging van moerassen ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch Description of subject: Beleg van 's-Hertogenbosch is the Dutch name for the 1629 siege during the Eighty Years' War in which Dutch and allied forces captured the heavily fortified city of ’s-Hertogenbosch from Spanish control.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch
this entity surface form:
Beleg van Den Bosch
this entity surface form:
Beleg van ’s-Hertogenbosch
this entity surface form:
Beleg van Den Bosch