Siege of Patras
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The Siege of Patras was a key late-17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, during which Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port city of Patras in the course of the Morean War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Patras canonical | 1 |
| Siege of Patras (1687) | 1 |
| Venetian capture of Patras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7361248 — 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 Patras Context triple: [Morean War, hasNotableEvent, Siege of Patras]
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Siege of Modon
The Siege of Modon was a key late 17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, where Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port fortress of Modon during the Morean War.
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Battle of Dervenakia
The Battle of Dervenakia was a decisive 1822 engagement of the Greek War of Independence in which Greek revolutionary forces crushed a much larger Ottoman army, securing the Peloponnese.
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C.
Siege of Plevna
The Siege of Plevna was a major 1877 military engagement in the Russo-Turkish War where Ottoman forces under Osman Pasha mounted a prolonged and costly defense against Russian and Romanian armies, significantly influencing the course of the conflict.
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Battle of Pente Pigadia
The Battle of Pente Pigadia was a key engagement between Greek and Ottoman forces during the 1897 Greco-Turkish War, notable for its impact on the conflict’s outcome in Epirus.
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E.
Siege of Nicaea
The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
- 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 Patras Target entity description: The Siege of Patras was a key late-17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, during which Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port city of Patras in the course of the Morean War.
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A.
Siege of Modon
The Siege of Modon was a key late 17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, where Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port fortress of Modon during the Morean War.
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B.
Battle of Dervenakia
The Battle of Dervenakia was a decisive 1822 engagement of the Greek War of Independence in which Greek revolutionary forces crushed a much larger Ottoman army, securing the Peloponnese.
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C.
Siege of Plevna
The Siege of Plevna was a major 1877 military engagement in the Russo-Turkish War where Ottoman forces under Osman Pasha mounted a prolonged and costly defense against Russian and Romanian armies, significantly influencing the course of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Pente Pigadia
The Battle of Pente Pigadia was a key engagement between Greek and Ottoman forces during the 1897 Greco-Turkish War, notable for its impact on the conflict’s outcome in Epirus.
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E.
Siege of Nicaea
The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| combatant |
Ottoman garrison of Patras
ⓘ
Venetian land forces ⓘ
linked to:
Venetian army
Venetian naval forces ⓘ |
| conflict | Morean War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Venetian consolidation of positions in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| goal | capture of Patras ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Morea ⓘ |
| involved |
artillery bombardment of city defenses
ⓘ
naval support for land operations ⓘ |
| location |
Greece
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Patras ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | securing a base for further operations in western Greece ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman–Venetian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman–Venetian wars
Venetian expansion in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Venetian operations in the Gulf of Patras ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Venetian conquest of the Morea
ⓘ
Venetian–Ottoman rivalry in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman–Venetian wars
|
| result |
Venetian capture of Patras
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Patras
temporary Venetian control of the city ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access routes into the Peloponnese
ⓘ
control of key port city in the Gulf of Patras ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Morea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | siege warfare ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Siege of Patras Description of subject: The Siege of Patras was a key late-17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, during which Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port city of Patras in the course of the Morean War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Siege of Patras
linked to: Siege of Patras