Battle of Wigan Lane
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The Battle of Wigan Lane was a 1651 English Civil War engagement near Wigan in Lancashire, where Royalist forces were decisively defeated by Parliamentarian troops shortly before the Battle of Worcester.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Wigan Lane canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Wigan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7679694 — 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 Wigan Lane Context triple: [James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, battle, Battle of Wigan Lane]
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Battle of Globe Tavern
The Battle of Globe Tavern was an August 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces successfully cut the Weldon Railroad, tightening the siege of the Confederate-held city.
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Battle of Keynsham
The Battle of Keynsham was a minor 1685 engagement during the Monmouth Rebellion in which rebel and royalist forces skirmished near Keynsham in Somerset as the Duke of Monmouth advanced toward Bristol.
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Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was a 1642 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces attacked and briefly overwhelmed Parliamentarian troops west of London before being checked by a larger Parliamentarian army.
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D.
Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was an 11th-century clash near London in which King Edmund Ironside fought Danish forces during the Viking invasions of England.
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E.
Battle of Radcot Bridge
The Battle of Radcot Bridge was a 1387 clash during the reign of Richard II in which forces loyal to the Lords Appellant defeated royal troops, marking a key moment in the power struggle between the king and his nobles in late medieval England.
- 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 Wigan Lane Target entity description: The Battle of Wigan Lane was a 1651 English Civil War engagement near Wigan in Lancashire, where Royalist forces were decisively defeated by Parliamentarian troops shortly before the Battle of Worcester.
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A.
Battle of Globe Tavern
The Battle of Globe Tavern was an August 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces successfully cut the Weldon Railroad, tightening the siege of the Confederate-held city.
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B.
Battle of Keynsham
The Battle of Keynsham was a minor 1685 engagement during the Monmouth Rebellion in which rebel and royalist forces skirmished near Keynsham in Somerset as the Duke of Monmouth advanced toward Bristol.
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C.
Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was a 1642 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces attacked and briefly overwhelmed Parliamentarian troops west of London before being checked by a larger Parliamentarian army.
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D.
Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was an 11th-century clash near London in which King Edmund Ironside fought Danish forces during the Viking invasions of England.
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E.
Battle of Radcot Bridge
The Battle of Radcot Bridge was a 1387 clash during the reign of Richard II in which forces loyal to the Lords Appellant defeated royal troops, marking a key moment in the power struggle between the king and his nobles in late medieval England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Wigan
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linked to:
Battle of Wigan Lane
|
| armedForcesInvolved |
New Model Army elements
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linked to:
New Model Army
|
| associatedMonarch | Charles II of England ⓘ |
| associatedTown | Wigan ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
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Royalists ⓘ |
| campaign | Charles II 1651 invasion of England ⓘ |
| casualtiesParliamentarian | light ⓘ |
| casualtiesRoyalist | heavy ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | shortly before the Battle of Worcester ⓘ |
| combatant |
Parliamentarian forces
ⓘ
Royalist forces of Charles II ⓘ |
| commander |
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
ⓘ
Robert Lilburne ⓘ Thomas Pride ⓘ |
| conflict | English Civil War ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| date | 1651-08-25 ⓘ |
| distanceFromWorcester | approximately 1 week before the Battle of Worcester ⓘ |
| effect |
reduced Royalist forces available for the Battle of Worcester
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weakened Royalist support for Charles II in the north-west of England ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Worcester
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linked to:
Battle of Worcester (1651)
|
| geographicalContext |
north-west England
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linked to:
North West England
|
| historicalPeriod | Interregnum ⓘ |
| location |
Lancashire
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Wigan ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
ⓘ
Robert Lilburne ⓘ |
| outcome | Royalist force routed ⓘ |
| parliamentarianObjective | intercept and destroy Royalist forces in Lancashire ⓘ |
| partOf | Third English Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royalist rising in Lancashire (1651) ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| royalistObjective | raise support in Lancashire for Charles II ⓘ |
| scale | minor battle ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | helped secure Lancashire for Parliament ⓘ |
| tacticalResult | Parliamentarians dispersed Royalist cavalry ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | cavalry engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1651 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Wigan Lane Description of subject: The Battle of Wigan Lane was a 1651 English Civil War engagement near Wigan in Lancashire, where Royalist forces were decisively defeated by Parliamentarian troops shortly before the Battle of Worcester.
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