Battle of Dundalk
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The Battle of Dundalk was a 1318 clash in County Louth, Ireland, in which Scottish claimant Edward Bruce was defeated and killed, effectively ending his campaign to become High King of Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dundalk canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4370648 — 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 Dundalk Context triple: [Edward Bruce, notableBattle, Battle of Dundalk]
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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 Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Battle of Dunkeld
The Battle of Dunkeld was a 1689 clash in Scotland during the Jacobite rising, where government forces successfully defended the town against Jacobite Highlanders, helping to secure William III’s rule.
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E.
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.
- 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 Dundalk Target entity description: The Battle of Dundalk was a 1318 clash in County Louth, Ireland, in which Scottish claimant Edward Bruce was defeated and killed, effectively ending his campaign to become High King of Ireland.
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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 Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Battle of Dunkeld
The Battle of Dunkeld was a 1689 clash in Scotland during the Jacobite rising, where government forces successfully defended the town against Jacobite Highlanders, helping to secure William III’s rule.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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battle of the Bruce campaign in Ireland ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edward Bruce's Irish campaign
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linked to:
Ulster campaign of 1315
Edward II of England ⓘ High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ Robert the Bruce ⓘ
linked to:
Robert I of Scotland
|
| belligerent |
Anglo-Irish lords loyal to Edward II of England
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Gaelic Irish allies of Edward Bruce ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland supporters of Edward Bruce ⓘ Lordship of Ireland ⓘ |
| combatant |
Anglo-Irish forces of the English Crown
ⓘ
Edward Bruce's Scottish-Irish army ⓘ |
| commander |
Edmund Butler
ⓘ
Edward Bruce ⓘ John de Bermingham ⓘ Miles de Verdon ⓘ |
| conflictType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1318-10-14 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Irish annals
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Scottish chronicles ⓘ |
| era | 14th century ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near Faughart, County Louth ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | severed head of Edward Bruce sent to Edward II ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1318 in Ireland
ⓘ
Battles involving England ⓘ Battles involving Ireland ⓘ Battles involving Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lordship of Ireland ⓘ |
| killedPerson |
Edward Bruce
ⓘ
John de Soules ⓘ
linked to:
William de Soulis
Walter de Soulis ⓘ
linked to:
William de Soulis
|
| location |
County Louth
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Dundalk ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
Edward Bruce's claim to High Kingship of Ireland effectively ended
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John de Bermingham created Earl of Louth ⓘ collapse of Scottish influence in Ireland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bruce campaign in Ireland
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First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Faughart
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linked to:
Faughart
|
| result |
death of Edward Bruce
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decisive Anglo-Irish victory ⓘ end of Bruce campaign in Ireland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| year | 1318 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Dundalk Description of subject: The Battle of Dundalk was a 1318 clash in County Louth, Ireland, in which Scottish claimant Edward Bruce was defeated and killed, effectively ending his campaign to become High King of Ireland.
Referenced by (3)
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