Battle of Ballina (1798)
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The Battle of Ballina (1798) was a clash during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in which British forces defeated a Franco-Irish force shortly after the French landed at Killala in County Mayo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ballina (1798) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6283068 — 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 Ballina (1798) Context triple: [French landing at Killala, hasPart, Battle of Ballina (1798)]
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A.
Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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B.
Battle of Aughrim (1691)
The Battle of Aughrim (1691) was a decisive engagement in Ireland’s Williamite War, where Williamite forces crushed the Jacobite army, effectively ending organized Jacobite resistance in Ireland.
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C.
Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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E.
Battle of Clontibret
The Battle of Clontibret was a 1595 engagement in County Monaghan where Hugh O’Neill’s forces won an early major victory over English troops, helping to ignite the wider Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
- 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 Ballina (1798) Target entity description: The Battle of Ballina (1798) was a clash during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in which British forces defeated a Franco-Irish force shortly after the French landed at Killala in County Mayo.
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A.
Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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B.
Battle of Aughrim (1691)
The Battle of Aughrim (1691) was a decisive engagement in Ireland’s Williamite War, where Williamite forces crushed the Jacobite army, effectively ending organized Jacobite resistance in Ireland.
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C.
Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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E.
Battle of Clontibret
The Battle of Clontibret was a 1595 engagement in County Monaghan where Hugh O’Neill’s forces won an early major victory over English troops, helping to ignite the wider Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | shortly after the French landing at Killala ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Republic
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Great Britain ⓘ United Irishmen ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
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Great Britain ⓘ Ireland ⓘ |
| hasCause | Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Ballina
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County Mayo ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Killala Bay vicinity ⓘ
linked to:
Killala Bay
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| hasParticipant |
British Army
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French troops ⓘ Irish rebels ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
British forces
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Franco-Irish force ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | French landing at Killala ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| year | 1798 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Ballina (1798) Description of subject: The Battle of Ballina (1798) was a clash during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in which British forces defeated a Franco-Irish force shortly after the French landed at Killala in County Mayo.
Referenced by (1)
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