Battle of Połonka
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The Battle of Połonka was a 1660 engagement in the Russo-Polish War during the Deluge, where Polish–Lithuanian forces achieved a significant victory over the Tsardom of Russia.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Połonka canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5722098 — 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 Połonka Context triple: [Deluge, notableEvent, Battle of Połonka]
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Battle of Bory Tucholskie
The Battle of Bory Tucholskie was an early World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces fought in the forested Tuchola region during the German invasion of Poland.
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Battle of Szczekociny
The Battle of Szczekociny was a 1794 engagement in southern Poland during the Kościuszko Uprising, in which Tadeusz Kościuszko’s forces were defeated by combined Russian and Prussian armies.
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C.
Battle of Ostrołęka
The Battle of Ostrołęka was a major 1831 clash during the Polish November Uprising in which Russian forces decisively defeated the Polish army, marking a turning point toward the uprising’s failure.
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D.
Battle of Ossów
The Battle of Ossów was a key engagement during the 1920 Polish–Soviet War in which Polish forces helped halt the Red Army’s advance on Warsaw.
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E.
Battle of Pszczyna
The Battle of Pszczyna was an early World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces in southern Poland, notable for its heavy fighting during the German invasion.
- 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 Połonka Target entity description: The Battle of Połonka was a 1660 engagement in the Russo-Polish War during the Deluge, where Polish–Lithuanian forces achieved a significant victory over the Tsardom of Russia.
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A.
Battle of Bory Tucholskie
The Battle of Bory Tucholskie was an early World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces fought in the forested Tuchola region during the German invasion of Poland.
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B.
Battle of Szczekociny
The Battle of Szczekociny was a 1794 engagement in southern Poland during the Kościuszko Uprising, in which Tadeusz Kościuszko’s forces were defeated by combined Russian and Prussian armies.
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C.
Battle of Ostrołęka
The Battle of Ostrołęka was a major 1831 clash during the Polish November Uprising in which Russian forces decisively defeated the Polish army, marking a turning point toward the uprising’s failure.
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D.
Battle of Ossów
The Battle of Ossów was a key engagement during the 1920 Polish–Soviet War in which Polish forces helped halt the Red Army’s advance on Warsaw.
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E.
Battle of Pszczyna
The Battle of Pszczyna was an early World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces in southern Poland, notable for its heavy fighting during the German invasion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bitwa pod Połonką ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| campaign | Polish–Lithuanian counteroffensive of 1660 ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
Lithuanian forces
ⓘ
Polish Crown forces ⓘ
linked to:
Polish Crown Army
|
| combatant2 |
Russian army
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Russian Army
|
| commander |
Ivan Khovansky
ⓘ
Paweł Jan Sapieha ⓘ Stefan Czarniecki ⓘ Yury Dolgorukov ⓘ
linked to:
Yuri K. Dolgorukov
|
| conflict | Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| date | 28 June 1660 ⓘ |
| describedAs | decisive field battle of the Russo-Polish War ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Cudnów ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy casualties for the Russian army
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lighter casualties for the Polish–Lithuanian forces ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | The Deluge (mid-17th century invasions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ near Połonka ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coordination between Crown and Lithuanian forces
ⓘ
effective use of Polish–Lithuanian cavalry against Russian positions ⓘ |
| opponent | Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| opposingCountryAtTime | Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)
ⓘ
The Deluge ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Russian successes in the Russo-Polish War ⓘ |
| result | Polish–Lithuanian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted morale of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth after earlier defeats during the Deluge
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helped halt Russian advance into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ major Polish–Lithuanian victory in the mid-phase of the Russo-Polish War ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern European theatre of the Second Northern War ⓘ |
| year | 1660 ⓘ |
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