Catholic League army
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The Catholic League army was the military force of a coalition of Catholic states in the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War, known for its major role in fighting Protestant powers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholic League army canonical | 1 |
| Troops of the Catholic League | 1 |
| army of the Catholic League | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Catholic League army Context triple: [Sack of Magdeburg, perpetratorForce, Catholic League army]
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Scottish Covenanter army
The Scottish Covenanter army was the military force raised by Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century to defend their religious and political covenants, notably fighting in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Munster Parliamentarian army
The Munster Parliamentarian army was a regional force aligned with the English Parliament during the Irish Confederate Wars, active mainly in southern Ireland and composed of Protestant troops opposing Confederate and Royalist forces.
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Williamite army
The Williamite army was the military force loyal to William III during the Williamite War in Ireland, composed largely of English, Dutch, Danish, and other Protestant troops fighting against Jacobite supporters of James II.
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New Model Army
The New Model Army was the disciplined, centrally organized parliamentary force that played a decisive role in winning the English Civil War and enabling the rise of Oliver Cromwell.
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Royalist Scottish army
The Royalist Scottish army was the force raised in Scotland to support Charles II and the Stuart monarchy against the English Parliamentarian regime during the Third English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Catholic League army Target entity description: The Catholic League army was the military force of a coalition of Catholic states in the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War, known for its major role in fighting Protestant powers.
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A.
Scottish Covenanter army
The Scottish Covenanter army was the military force raised by Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century to defend their religious and political covenants, notably fighting in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Munster Parliamentarian army
The Munster Parliamentarian army was a regional force aligned with the English Parliament during the Irish Confederate Wars, active mainly in southern Ireland and composed of Protestant troops opposing Confederate and Royalist forces.
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C.
Williamite army
The Williamite army was the military force loyal to William III during the Williamite War in Ireland, composed largely of English, Dutch, Danish, and other Protestant troops fighting against Jacobite supporters of James II.
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D.
New Model Army
The New Model Army was the disciplined, centrally organized parliamentary force that played a decisive role in winning the English Civil War and enabling the rise of Oliver Cromwell.
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E.
Royalist Scottish army
The Royalist Scottish army was the force raised in Scotland to support Charles II and the Stuart monarchy against the English Parliamentarian regime during the Third English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern army
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military organization ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1610 ⓘ |
| activeUntil | 1635 ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Habsburg Monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Counter-Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under political leadership of the Elector of Bavaria ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | Peace of Prague (1635) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Höchst (1622)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Rain (Lech) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Stadtlohn NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of White Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wimpfen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
field artillery
ⓘ
matchlock muskets ⓘ pikes ⓘ |
| fundedBy | member states of the Catholic League ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn | various Bavarian and Catholic League territories ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major Catholic force against Protestant powers in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryTradition | Imperial and Bavarian military traditions ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDefeat |
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Rain (Lech) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | suppression of the Bohemian Revolt ⓘ |
| notableVictory |
Battle of Stadtlohn
NERFINISHED
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Battle of White Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wimpfen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Protestant Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Protestant states in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| organizedAs | mercenary-based army ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRecruitmentArea |
Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catholic territories of southern Germany ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedSide | Catholic side in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| usedBranch |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| usedTactics | pike and shot formations ⓘ |
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Subject: Catholic League army Description of subject: The Catholic League army was the military force of a coalition of Catholic states in the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War, known for its major role in fighting Protestant powers.
Referenced by (3)
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