Battle of Alexandria
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The Battle of Alexandria was a 1801 engagement in Egypt during the French Revolutionary Wars, where British forces under Sir Ralph Abercromby (with Sir John Moore as a key commander) defeated the French, helping to end Napoleon’s campaign in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Alexandria canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Aboukir (1801) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4869853 — 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 Alexandria Context triple: [Sir John Moore, battle, Battle of Alexandria]
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A.
Battle of Mersa Matruh
The Battle of Mersa Matruh was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in Egypt, where Axis forces under Erwin Rommel defeated retreating British Commonwealth troops during the North African campaign.
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B.
Battle of Tel el-Kebir
The Battle of Tel el-Kebir was an 1882 British military victory over Egyptian nationalist forces that decisively secured British control and long-term occupation of Egypt.
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C.
Battle of Halfaya Pass
The Battle of Halfaya Pass was a 1941 North African desert engagement between Axis and British Commonwealth forces for control of a key coastal pass on the Egypt–Libya border during World War II.
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D.
Battle of Al-Arish
The Battle of Al-Arish was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign in which French forces fought Ottoman troops near the Sinai town of Al-Arish.
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E.
Battle of Alam el Halfa
The Battle of Alam el Halfa was a key World War II engagement in late August–early September 1942 near El Alamein in Egypt, where British-led forces successfully halted Erwin Rommel’s final major offensive into Egypt.
- 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 Alexandria Target entity description: The Battle of Alexandria was a 1801 engagement in Egypt during the French Revolutionary Wars, where British forces under Sir Ralph Abercromby (with Sir John Moore as a key commander) defeated the French, helping to end Napoleon’s campaign in the region.
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A.
Battle of Mersa Matruh
The Battle of Mersa Matruh was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in Egypt, where Axis forces under Erwin Rommel defeated retreating British Commonwealth troops during the North African campaign.
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B.
Battle of Tel el-Kebir
The Battle of Tel el-Kebir was an 1882 British military victory over Egyptian nationalist forces that decisively secured British control and long-term occupation of Egypt.
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C.
Battle of Halfaya Pass
The Battle of Halfaya Pass was a 1941 North African desert engagement between Axis and British Commonwealth forces for control of a key coastal pass on the Egypt–Libya border during World War II.
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D.
Battle of Al-Arish
The Battle of Al-Arish was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign in which French forces fought Ottoman troops near the Sinai town of Al-Arish.
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E.
Battle of Alam el Halfa
The Battle of Alam el Halfa was a key World War II engagement in late August–early September 1942 near El Alamein in Egypt, where British-led forces successfully halted Erwin Rommel’s final major offensive into Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Canope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French First Republic
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Napoleonic campaign in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
British expeditionary force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Army of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Jacques-François Menou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Abercromby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 21 March 1801 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Alexandria (1801) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mortal wounding of Sir Ralph Abercromby ⓘ |
| objective | expel French forces from Egypt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Egyptian campaign of 1801
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French campaign in Egypt and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Abukir (1801) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Napoleonic Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Amiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the end of French occupation of Egypt
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weakened French strategic position in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| theatre | Mediterranean theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1801 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Alexandria Description of subject: The Battle of Alexandria was a 1801 engagement in Egypt during the French Revolutionary Wars, where British forces under Sir Ralph Abercromby (with Sir John Moore as a key commander) defeated the French, helping to end Napoleon’s campaign in the region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Aboukir (1801)