Battle of Cérisoles
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The Battle of Cérisoles was a major 1544 engagement of the Italian Wars in which French forces won a significant victory over the Imperial-Spanish army in northern Italy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Cérisoles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4819625 — 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 Cérisoles Context triple: [Battle of Ceresole, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Cérisoles]
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A.
Battle of Les Formigues
The Battle of Les Formigues was a 1285 naval engagement in the Mediterranean in which the Catalan fleet under Roger of Lauria decisively defeated French forces during the Aragonese Crusade.
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Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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C.
Battle of Baugnez
The Battle of Baugnez refers to the World War II engagement near Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge, where American troops were attacked by German forces in the events surrounding the Malmedy massacre.
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D.
Battle of Arques
The Battle of Arques was a 1589 engagement in northern France during the French Wars of Religion, where Henry IV successfully defended his position against the Catholic League, helping to secure his claim to the French throne.
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E.
Battle of Asseiceira
The Battle of Asseiceira was a decisive 1834 engagement in the final phase of Portugal’s Liberal Wars, effectively securing victory for the liberal forces over the absolutists.
- 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 Cérisoles Target entity description: The Battle of Cérisoles was a major 1544 engagement of the Italian Wars in which French forces won a significant victory over the Imperial-Spanish army in northern Italy.
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A.
Battle of Les Formigues
The Battle of Les Formigues was a 1285 naval engagement in the Mediterranean in which the Catalan fleet under Roger of Lauria decisively defeated French forces during the Aragonese Crusade.
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B.
Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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C.
Battle of Baugnez
The Battle of Baugnez refers to the World War II engagement near Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge, where American troops were attacked by German forces in the events surrounding the Malmedy massacre.
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D.
Battle of Arques
The Battle of Arques was a 1589 engagement in northern France during the French Wars of Religion, where Henry IV successfully defended his position against the Catholic League, helping to secure his claim to the French throne.
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E.
Battle of Asseiceira
The Battle of Asseiceira was a decisive 1834 engagement in the final phase of Portugal’s Liberal Wars, effectively securing victory for the liberal forces over the absolutists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Duchy of Savoy
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alfonso d’Avalos, Marquis del Vasto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquis del Vasto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Italian War of 1542–1546 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Duchy of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 11 April 1544 ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued French operations in northern Italy ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ImperialSpanishCommander | Alfonso d’Avalos, Marquis del Vasto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
French army
NERFINISHED
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French gendarmes ⓘ Imperial army ⓘ Italian troops ⓘ Landsknechts NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish troops ⓘ Swiss infantry ⓘ arquebusiers ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Bataille de Cérisoles
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Ceresole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Ceresole Alba
NERFINISHED
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Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOfVictoriousSide | Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cérisoles (Ceresole Alba) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
French tactical victory over Imperial-Spanish forces
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heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedMonarch | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Wars
NERFINISHED
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Italian campaigns of Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier campaigns in Piedmont during the Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| theatre | Italian theatre of the Italian Wars ⓘ |
| usedUnitType |
artillery units
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heavy cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
arquebus
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artillery ⓘ pike ⓘ |
| year | 1544 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cérisoles Description of subject: The Battle of Cérisoles was a major 1544 engagement of the Italian Wars in which French forces won a significant victory over the Imperial-Spanish army in northern Italy.
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