Battle of Murten
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The Battle of Murten was a decisive 1476 clash in which Swiss Confederation forces crushed Charles the Bold’s Burgundian army, marking a turning point against Burgundian expansion in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Murten canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4247480 — 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 Murten Context triple: [Burgundian Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Murten]
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Battle of Sempach
The Battle of Sempach was a pivotal 1386 clash in which the Old Swiss Confederacy decisively defeated Habsburg forces, marking a key step in Swiss independence and military reputation.
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Battle of Hasselt
The Battle of Hasselt was a key 1831 engagement during the Belgian Revolution in which Dutch forces defeated the Belgian army, helping to temporarily reassert Dutch control during the Ten Days’ Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Spicheren
The Battle of Spicheren was an 1870 engagement near Saarbrücken in which Prussian and German forces defeated the French early in the Franco-Prussian War, contributing to the collapse of French defenses in Lorraine.
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Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
Battle of Hondschoote
The Battle of Hondschoote was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces lifted the siege of Dunkirk by defeating a British-led coalition army in Flanders.
- 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 Murten Target entity description: The Battle of Murten was a decisive 1476 clash in which Swiss Confederation forces crushed Charles the Bold’s Burgundian army, marking a turning point against Burgundian expansion in the region.
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A.
Battle of Sempach
The Battle of Sempach was a pivotal 1386 clash in which the Old Swiss Confederacy decisively defeated Habsburg forces, marking a key step in Swiss independence and military reputation.
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B.
Battle of Hasselt
The Battle of Hasselt was a key 1831 engagement during the Belgian Revolution in which Dutch forces defeated the Belgian army, helping to temporarily reassert Dutch control during the Ten Days’ Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Spicheren
The Battle of Spicheren was an 1870 engagement near Saarbrücken in which Prussian and German forces defeated the French early in the Franco-Prussian War, contributing to the collapse of French defenses in Lorraine.
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D.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
Battle of Hondschoote
The Battle of Hondschoote was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces lifted the siege of Dunkirk by defeating a British-led coalition army in Flanders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Morat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Burgundian army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Confederation forces ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
heavy Burgundian casualties
ⓘ
light Swiss casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Duchy of Burgundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Adrian von Bubenberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles the Bold NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans von Hallwyl NERFINISHED ⓘ Niklaus von Scharnachthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | local anniversaries in Murten ⓘ |
| conflict | Burgundian–Swiss conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1476-06-22 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource | contemporary chronicles of the Burgundian Wars ⓘ |
| involvedPoliticalEntity |
City of Bern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Fribourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedOrCaptured | large part of Burgundian army ⓘ |
| languageVariantName |
Bataille de Morat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schlacht bei Murten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial | Murten battle monuments ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
Burgundian artillery and cavalry deployment
ⓘ
Swiss pike infantry assault ⓘ |
| notableFor |
destruction of Burgundian camp
ⓘ
large-scale rout of Burgundian forces ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Charles the Bold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burgundian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Middle Ages warfare in Europe ⓘ |
| place | Murten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Grandson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Canton of Fribourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
expansionist policy of Charles the Bold
ⓘ
formation of Swiss military tradition ⓘ |
| result | decisive Swiss victory ⓘ |
| significance |
strengthened military reputation of Swiss infantry
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turning point against Burgundian expansion ⓘ weakened power of Charles the Bold ⓘ |
| year | 1476 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Murten Description of subject: The Battle of Murten was a decisive 1476 clash in which Swiss Confederation forces crushed Charles the Bold’s Burgundian army, marking a turning point against Burgundian expansion in the region.
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