Battle of Prague (1648)
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The Battle of Prague (1648) was a late engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Swedish forces attacked and partially occupied Prague, failing to capture the city's Old Town before the conflict ended.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Prague (1648) canonical | 1 |
| Siege of Prague (1648) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5360234 — 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 Prague (1648) Context triple: [Battle of Prague (1757), notToBeConfusedWith, Battle of Prague (1648)]
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Battle of Prague (1757)
The Battle of Prague (1757) was a major early engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Frederick the Great’s Prussian army defeated the Austrians near Prague, leading to the subsequent siege of the city.
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Battle of Chotusitz
The Battle of Chotusitz was a 1742 engagement of the First Silesian War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the Austrian army, helping secure Prussian control over Silesia.
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Battle of Kolín
The Battle of Kolín was a major 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces under Field Marshal Daun defeated Frederick the Great’s Prussian army, halting Prussian advances into Bohemia.
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Siege of Prague (1757)
The Siege of Prague (1757) was a key early Prussian operation in the Seven Years' War, in which Frederick the Great’s forces encircled and bombarded the Habsburg-held city of Prague in an attempt to knock Austria out of the conflict.
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Battle of Lobositz
The Battle of Lobositz was a 1756 engagement in the early phase of the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great fought Austrian troops near the town of Lovosice in Bohemia.
- 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 Prague (1648) Target entity description: The Battle of Prague (1648) was a late engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Swedish forces attacked and partially occupied Prague, failing to capture the city's Old Town before the conflict ended.
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A.
Battle of Prague (1757)
The Battle of Prague (1757) was a major early engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Frederick the Great’s Prussian army defeated the Austrians near Prague, leading to the subsequent siege of the city.
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B.
Battle of Chotusitz
The Battle of Chotusitz was a 1742 engagement of the First Silesian War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the Austrian army, helping secure Prussian control over Silesia.
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C.
Battle of Kolín
The Battle of Kolín was a major 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces under Field Marshal Daun defeated Frederick the Great’s Prussian army, halting Prussian advances into Bohemia.
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D.
Siege of Prague (1757)
The Siege of Prague (1757) was a key early Prussian operation in the Seven Years' War, in which Frederick the Great’s forces encircled and bombarded the Habsburg-held city of Prague in an attempt to knock Austria out of the conflict.
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E.
Battle of Lobositz
The Battle of Lobositz was a 1756 engagement in the early phase of the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great fought Austrian troops near the town of Lovosice in Bohemia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Prague (1648)
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linked to:
Battle of Prague (1648)
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| belligerent |
Bohemian defenders
ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Hans Christoff von Königsmarck
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Ottavio Piccolomini ⓘ Prince-Bishop Franz von Dietrichstein ⓘ Rudolf von Colloredo ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ |
| date | 1648 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
final phase of the Thirty Years' War
ⓘ
last major battle of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| endDate | 1648-11-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Peace of Westphalia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
assault on Charles Bridge
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siege operations around Old Town ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Bohemia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of Bohemia
ⓘ
Lands of the Bohemian Crown ⓘ
linked to:
Bohemian Crown
Prague ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Swedish failure to capture Old Town before end of war
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defensive use of Prague's fortifications ⓘ extensive looting of art treasures ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Prague by Swedish forces
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seizure of the Old Town of Prague ⓘ |
| outcome |
Old Town and New Town of Prague remained in Imperial hands
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Town, Prague
Swedish forces captured Prague Castle and Lesser Town ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swedish invasion of Bohemia (1648)
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Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1648 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Swedish advance into Bohemia in 1648 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Peace of Westphalia ⓘ |
| result |
Old Town of Prague not captured
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Swedish occupation of parts of Prague ⓘ Swedish partial victory ⓘ status quo ante bellum in strategic terms ⓘ |
| startDate | 1648-07-26 ⓘ |
| theatre | Central European theatre of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Prague (1648) Description of subject: The Battle of Prague (1648) was a late engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Swedish forces attacked and partially occupied Prague, failing to capture the city's Old Town before the conflict ended.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Battle of Prague (1648)