siege of Zamość
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The siege of Zamość was a 1920 Polish–Soviet War engagement in which Polish and allied forces successfully defended the fortress city of Zamość against advancing Soviet troops.
All labels observed (1)
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| siege of Zamość canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5954558 — 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: siege of Zamość Context triple: [Defense of Zamość (1920), hasPart, siege of Zamość]
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A.
Siege of Jasna Góra
The Siege of Jasna Góra (1655) was a pivotal defense of the Jasna Góra monastery by Polish forces against Swedish invaders during the Deluge, becoming a powerful symbol of Polish resistance and Catholic faith.
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B.
Siege of Malbork
The Siege of Malbork was a 1410 military campaign in which Polish-Lithuanian forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Teutonic Knights’ heavily fortified capital at Malbork Castle following their defeat at the Battle of Grunwald.
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C.
sack of Sandomierz
The sack of Sandomierz was a brutal 1241 Mongol attack on the Polish town of Sandomierz, marked by widespread destruction and massacre of its inhabitants during the first Mongol invasion of Poland.
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D.
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
The Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was a major World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces, notable as one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland.
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E.
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.
- 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: siege of Zamość Target entity description: The siege of Zamość was a 1920 Polish–Soviet War engagement in which Polish and allied forces successfully defended the fortress city of Zamość against advancing Soviet troops.
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A.
Siege of Jasna Góra
The Siege of Jasna Góra (1655) was a pivotal defense of the Jasna Góra monastery by Polish forces against Swedish invaders during the Deluge, becoming a powerful symbol of Polish resistance and Catholic faith.
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B.
Siege of Malbork
The Siege of Malbork was a 1410 military campaign in which Polish-Lithuanian forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Teutonic Knights’ heavily fortified capital at Malbork Castle following their defeat at the Battle of Grunwald.
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C.
sack of Sandomierz
The sack of Sandomierz was a brutal 1241 Mongol attack on the Polish town of Sandomierz, marked by widespread destruction and massacre of its inhabitants during the first Mongol invasion of Poland.
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D.
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
The Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was a major World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces, notable as one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| commander |
Józef Piłsudski
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish local garrison commanders ⓘ Semyon Budyonny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Polish–Soviet War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | urban siege ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Polish military historiography
ⓘ
Soviet military historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | 1920-08-31 ⓘ |
| followed | Battle of Warsaw (1920) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortification | Renaissance fortress of Zamość NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | Soviet attempt to capture strategic fortress city of Zamość ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to stabilization of Polish front after Battle of Warsaw
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halted Soviet advance toward Lublin and Warsaw ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSources |
Polish
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ |
| hasObjective | defense of Zamość fortress by Polish and allied forces ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Polish Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian People’s Republic forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian forces allied with Poland ⓘ |
| location |
Lublin Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Zamość NERFINISHED ⓘ Zamość Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
1st Cavalry Army
NERFINISHED
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Polish forces ⓘ Red Army units of the 1st Cavalry Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
1920 Soviet offensive in Poland
ⓘ
Polish–Soviet War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | August 1920 ⓘ |
| result |
Polish victory
ⓘ
successful defense of Zamość ⓘ |
| startTime | 1920-08-29 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
protected southern approaches to Warsaw
ⓘ
secured communication lines in southeastern Poland ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late phase of the Polish–Soviet War ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryUnit |
artillery units
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cavalry units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ |
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Subject: siege of Zamość Description of subject: The siege of Zamość was a 1920 Polish–Soviet War engagement in which Polish and allied forces successfully defended the fortress city of Zamość against advancing Soviet troops.
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