Battle of Dessau Bridge
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The Battle of Dessau Bridge (1626) was a key engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Imperial forces under Albrecht von Wallenstein decisively defeated the Protestant army of Ernst von Mansfeld, securing control over a vital Elbe River crossing.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Dessau Bridge canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4236821 — 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 Dessau Bridge Context triple: [Albrecht von Wallenstein, notableBattle, Battle of Dessau Bridge]
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Battle of Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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Battle of Vellinghausen
The Battle of Vellinghausen was a 1761 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick repelled a larger French army in Westphalia.
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Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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E.
Battle of Kokenhausen
The Battle of Kokenhausen was a 1601 clash during the Polish–Swedish conflicts in which the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth won a notable victory over Swedish forces, showcasing the effectiveness of its famed winged hussars.
- 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 Dessau Bridge Target entity description: The Battle of Dessau Bridge (1626) was a key engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Imperial forces under Albrecht von Wallenstein decisively defeated the Protestant army of Ernst von Mansfeld, securing control over a vital Elbe River crossing.
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A.
Battle of Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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B.
Battle of Vellinghausen
The Battle of Vellinghausen was a 1761 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick repelled a larger French army in Westphalia.
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C.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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D.
Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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E.
Battle of Kokenhausen
The Battle of Kokenhausen was a 1601 clash during the Polish–Swedish conflicts in which the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth won a notable victory over Swedish forces, showcasing the effectiveness of its famed winged hussars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| attackingCommander | Ernst von Mansfeld ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of Ernst von Mansfeld
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Catholic forces ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Imperial army ⓘ Protestant forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Albrecht von Wallenstein
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Ernst von Mansfeld ⓘ |
| commandingForceSize | Imperial army larger than Mansfeld's force ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| defendingCommander | Albrecht von Wallenstein ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Lutter ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1626 ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1626-04-25 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources |
Czech
ⓘ
German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Dessau
ⓘ
Elbe River ⓘ
linked to:
Elbe
Electorate of Saxony ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasMainImperialCommander | Albrecht von Wallenstein ⓘ |
| hasMainProtestantCommander | Ernst von Mansfeld ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
control of Dessau Bridge
ⓘ
control of Elbe River crossing ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1626-04-25 ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWarfare | early modern warfare ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1626 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early modern period
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern period
|
| historicalPeriod | Early 17th century ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dessau-Roßlau
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linked to:
Dessau
|
| militaryTheater | German theater of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidation of Imperial control over the Elbe crossing at Dessau
ⓘ
defeat of Mansfeld's Protestant army ⓘ use of prepared Imperial defensive positions ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | early campaigns of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| result |
Imperial victory
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decisive Imperial victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access route into central Germany
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vital Elbe River crossing ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dessau Bridge Description of subject: The Battle of Dessau Bridge (1626) was a key engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Imperial forces under Albrecht von Wallenstein decisively defeated the Protestant army of Ernst von Mansfeld, securing control over a vital Elbe River crossing.
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