Battle of Connor
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The Battle of Connor was a 1315 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, during Edward Bruce’s campaign to establish himself as High King of Ireland amid the wider Wars of Scottish Independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Connor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4370647 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Connor Context triple: [Edward Bruce, notableBattle, Battle of Connor]
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A.
Battle of Knocknanuss
The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
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B.
Battle of Antrim
The Battle of Antrim was a key 1798 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, in which United Irish rebels attempted and failed to seize the town of Antrim from British government forces.
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C.
Battle of Eachroim
The Battle of Eachroim, better known as the Battle of Aughrim (1691), was a decisive engagement in the Williamite War in Ireland that effectively ended Jacobite resistance and secured Protestant ascendancy.
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D.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
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E.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
- 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 Connor Target entity description: The Battle of Connor was a 1315 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, during Edward Bruce’s campaign to establish himself as High King of Ireland amid the wider Wars of Scottish Independence.
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A.
Battle of Knocknanuss
The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
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B.
Battle of Antrim
The Battle of Antrim was a key 1798 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, in which United Irish rebels attempted and failed to seize the town of Antrim from British government forces.
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C.
Battle of Eachroim
The Battle of Eachroim, better known as the Battle of Aughrim (1691), was a decisive engagement in the Williamite War in Ireland that effectively ended Jacobite resistance and secured Protestant ascendancy.
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D.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
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E.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Robert the Bruce
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert I of Scotland
Scottish–Irish alliance ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Anglo-Irish forces
ⓘ
Edward Bruce's Irish allies ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ Lordship of Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Edward Bruce’s Irish campaign ⓘ |
| cause | Edward Bruce’s invasion of Ireland in support of Scottish strategy against England ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | early engagement of the Bruce invasion of Ireland ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Edward Bruce (Scottish-Irish side)
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Bruce
Richard Óg de Burgh (Anglo-Irish side) ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster
|
| commander |
Edward Bruce
ⓘ
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster ⓘ William de Burgh ⓘ |
| conflict | Bruce campaign in Ireland ⓘ |
| conflictType | Scottish-Irish vs Anglo-Irish conflict ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1315 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Dundalk ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
north-east Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Ireland
|
| historicalEra | 14th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| involvedEntity |
Earldom of Ulster
ⓘ
Gaelic Irish lords ⓘ |
| location |
Connor, County Antrim
ⓘ
County Antrim ⓘ Ireland ⓘ |
| militaryConflictType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| militaryTheatre | Ulster campaign of 1315 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
strengthening Edward Bruce’s position in Ulster
ⓘ
weakening the Anglo-Irish control in northern Ireland ⓘ |
| objective | to advance Edward Bruce’s claim to the High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
English Crown in Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Lordship of Ireland
|
| partOf |
First War of Scottish Independence
ⓘ
Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
linked to:
First War of Scottish Independence
|
| precededBy | Battle of Glen Trool ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingNobleHouse |
House of de Burgh
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Burgh
|
| region | Ulster ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Bruce invasion of Ireland (1315–1318) ⓘ |
| relatedTo | High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ |
| result | Scottish victory ⓘ |
| significance | key victory in early phase of Bruce’s Irish campaign ⓘ |
| theatre | Irish theatre of the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| year | 1315 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Connor Description of subject: The Battle of Connor was a 1315 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, during Edward Bruce’s campaign to establish himself as High King of Ireland amid the wider Wars of Scottish Independence.
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