Battle of Zutphen
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The Battle of Zutphen was a 1586 engagement during the Eighty Years' War in which English and Dutch forces fought the Spanish near Zutphen, remembered especially for the mortal wounding of the poet-soldier Sir Philip Sidney.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Zutphen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4711873 — 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 Zutphen Context triple: [Sir Philip Sidney, battle, Battle of Zutphen]
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Battle of Schuinshoogte
The Battle of Schuinshoogte was a key engagement during the First Boer War in 1881, in which Boer forces defeated a British column near Newcastle in the Transvaal, contributing to the eventual restoration of Boer self-government.
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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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Battle of Krabbendam
The Battle of Krabbendam was a 1799 clash during the Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands in which French and Batavian forces repelled advancing British and Russian troops in North Holland.
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Battle of Kloster Kampen
The Battle of Kloster Kampen was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Anglo-Allied forces under the Duke of Brunswick clashed unsuccessfully with French troops near the Lower Rhine in present-day Germany.
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Battle of Rocourt
The Battle of Rocourt was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1746, in which French forces defeated the allied British, Dutch, and Austrian armies near Liège in present-day Belgium.
- 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 Zutphen Target entity description: The Battle of Zutphen was a 1586 engagement during the Eighty Years' War in which English and Dutch forces fought the Spanish near Zutphen, remembered especially for the mortal wounding of the poet-soldier Sir Philip Sidney.
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A.
Battle of Schuinshoogte
The Battle of Schuinshoogte was a key engagement during the First Boer War in 1881, in which Boer forces defeated a British column near Newcastle in the Transvaal, contributing to the eventual restoration of Boer self-government.
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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 Krabbendam
The Battle of Krabbendam was a 1799 clash during the Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands in which French and Batavian forces repelled advancing British and Russian troops in North Holland.
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D.
Battle of Kloster Kampen
The Battle of Kloster Kampen was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Anglo-Allied forces under the Duke of Brunswick clashed unsuccessfully with French troops near the Lower Rhine in present-day Germany.
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E.
Battle of Rocourt
The Battle of Rocourt was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1746, in which French forces defeated the allied British, Dutch, and Austrian armies near Liège in present-day Belgium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dutch Revolt
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch rebels
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English forces ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Sir Philip Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Dutch infantry
ⓘ
English cavalry ⓘ Spanish tercios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 22 September 1586 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Deventer (1586–1587) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Gelderland
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Zutphen NERFINISHED ⓘ near Zutphen ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | relief of Spanish-held Zutphen ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mortal wounding of Sir Philip Sidney ⓘ |
| notableParticipant | Sir Philip Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
English-Dutch forces
ⓘ
Spanish forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eighty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | English intervention in the Netherlands (1585) ⓘ |
| rememberedFor |
English literary and cultural significance
ⓘ
chivalric conduct of Sir Philip Sidney ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| theater | Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
cavalry action
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field battle ⓘ |
| year | 1586 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Zutphen Description of subject: The Battle of Zutphen was a 1586 engagement during the Eighty Years' War in which English and Dutch forces fought the Spanish near Zutphen, remembered especially for the mortal wounding of the poet-soldier Sir Philip Sidney.
Referenced by (1)
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