Battle of Knocknanuss
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The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Knocknanuss canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Knocknanauss | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T445363 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Knocknanuss Context triple: [Irish Confederate Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Knocknanuss]
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Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Battle of the Granua
The Battle of the Granua was a key engagement during the Marcomannic Wars in which Roman forces clashed with Germanic tribes along the Danube frontier in the late 2nd century AD.
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C.
Battle of Tweebosch
The Battle of Tweebosch was a significant engagement of the Second Boer War in 1902, where Boer forces under Koos de la Rey decisively defeated a British column in the Western Transvaal.
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Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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E.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Knocknanuss Target entity description: The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
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A.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Battle of the Granua
The Battle of the Granua was a key engagement during the Marcomannic Wars in which Roman forces clashed with Germanic tribes along the Danube frontier in the late 2nd century AD.
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C.
Battle of Tweebosch
The Battle of Tweebosch was a significant engagement of the Second Boer War in 1902, where Boer forces under Koos de la Rey decisively defeated a British column in the Western Transvaal.
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D.
Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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E.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Knocknanuss
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surface form:
Battle of Knocknanauss
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| armedForcesInvolved |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliament of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Parliamentarians
Irish Confederates ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Irish Confederate casualties
ⓘ
significant officer losses among Irish Confederates ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Irish Catholic Confederation
ⓘ
Parliamentarian forces in Munster ⓘ |
| commander |
Alasdair MacColla
ⓘ
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ⓘ
surface form:
Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin
Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Irish Confederate forces under Theobald Taaffe
ⓘ
Parliamentarian forces under Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ⓘ Scottish/Irish troops under Alasdair MacColla within Confederate army ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Irish military history ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 13 November 1647 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Irish Confederate Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
|
| hasCause | conflict between Irish Catholic Confederation and English Parliament ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Irish Confederate Wars
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surface form:
Irish Confederate Wars (1641–1653)
|
| location |
County Cork
ⓘ
Munster ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | south-west Ireland ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Alasdair MacColla
ⓘ
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ⓘ
surface form:
Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin
Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Munster campaign of 1647 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Dungan's Hill
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surface form:
Battle of Dungan’s Hill
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| primaryOpposingForce |
Irish Catholic Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Munster Confederate army
Munster Parliamentarian army ⓘ |
| region | near Mallow, County Cork ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to collapse of Confederate military power in Munster
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decisive defeat of Irish Confederate army in Munster ⓘ weakened Irish Catholic Confederate resistance ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
secured Parliamentarian control of much of Munster
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undermined Confederate political position in southern Ireland ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | rout of Irish Confederate forces ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 1647 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Knocknanuss Description of subject: The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
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