Battle of Poltava
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The Battle of Poltava was a decisive 1709 clash in the Great Northern War in which Russia crushed Sweden’s forces, marking the rise of the Russian Empire as a major European power.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Poltava canonical | 20 |
| Battle of Poltava (1709) | 1 |
| Battle of Poltawa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T409820 — 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 Poltava Context triple: [Peter the Great, victoryAt, Battle of Poltava]
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Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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B.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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C.
Battle of the Niemen River
The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
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Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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E.
Battle of Borodino
The Battle of Borodino was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, remembered as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars and a pivotal moment in the French invasion of Russia.
- 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 Poltava Target entity description: The Battle of Poltava was a decisive 1709 clash in the Great Northern War in which Russia crushed Sweden’s forces, marking the rise of the Russian Empire as a major European power.
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A.
Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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B.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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C.
Battle of the Niemen River
The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
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D.
Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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E.
Battle of Borodino
The Battle of Borodino was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, remembered as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars and a pivotal moment in the French invasion of Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Poltava
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surface form:
Battle of Poltawa
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| belligerent |
Cossack Hetmanate faction of Ivan Mazepa
ⓘ
Swedish Empire ⓘ Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Russian side led by Peter the Great
ⓘ
Swedish side led by Charles XII ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Menshikov
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleksandr Menshikov
Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld ⓘ Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ Ivan Mazepa ⓘ Peter the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Peter I of Russia
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| commemoratedBy |
Monument of the Battle of Poltava
ⓘ
Poltava Battlefield State Historical and Cultural Reserve ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| date | 1709-06-27 ⓘ |
| dateNewStyle | 1709-07-08 ⓘ |
| dateOldStyle | 1709-06-27 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | surrender at Perevolochna ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli |
Ingrian War
ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish invasion of Russia
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| historicalRegion | Left-bank Ukraine ⓘ |
| location |
Poltava Governorate
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ near Poltava ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | History of Charles XII by Voltaire ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Charles XII of Sweden
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles XII of Sweden was wounded before the battle and could not personally lead the attack
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| opponent |
Swedish Empire
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| outcome |
Russian strategic initiative in the Great Northern War
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Swedish strategic defeat ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Poltava ⓘ |
| result | decisive Russian victory ⓘ |
| RussianCasualties | several thousand killed or wounded ⓘ |
| RussianForcesStrength | approximately 40,000–45,000 men ⓘ |
| significance |
marked decline of Swedish Empire as a great power
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marked rise of Russia as a major European power ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
Charles XII of Sweden
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surface form:
Charles XII fled to the Ottoman Empire
Russia gained diplomatic prestige in Europe ⓘ Swedish army in Russia largely destroyed ⓘ |
| SwedishCasualties | thousands killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ |
| SwedishForcesStrength | approximately 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
Russian use of field fortifications and redoubts
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failed Swedish frontal assault on Russian positions ⓘ |
| turningPointIn | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| year | 1709 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Poltava Description of subject: The Battle of Poltava was a decisive 1709 clash in the Great Northern War in which Russia crushed Sweden’s forces, marking the rise of the Russian Empire as a major European power.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Poltawa
subject surface form:
Charles XII of Sweden
this entity surface form:
Battle of Poltava (1709)
subject surface form:
History of Charles XII