Siege of Saint-Omer (1638)
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The Siege of Saint-Omer (1638) was a major engagement of the Franco-Spanish War in which French forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically important town of Saint-Omer from the Spanish Netherlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Saint-Omer (1638) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7974754 — 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 Saint-Omer (1638) Context triple: [Saint-Omer, historicalEventRole, Siege of Saint-Omer (1638)]
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A.
Siege of Tournai (1667)
The Siege of Tournai (1667) was a key early French victory under Louis XIV during his invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution.
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B.
Siege of Lille (1667)
The Siege of Lille (1667) was a major French offensive operation during Louis XIV’s early wars that secured the strategic Flemish city of Lille from Spanish control.
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C.
Siege of Amiens (1597)
The Siege of Amiens (1597) was a pivotal military engagement during the late stages of the French Wars of Religion, in which French royal forces recaptured the strategically important city of Amiens from Spanish control.
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D.
Siege of Douai (1667)
The Siege of Douai (1667) was a key French operation during Louis XIV’s early expansionist campaigns, in which French forces captured the fortified town of Douai from the Spanish Netherlands.
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E.
Siege of Arras (1640)
The Siege of Arras (1640) was a major engagement in the Thirty Years' War era in which French forces captured the strategic city of Arras from Spain, marking a significant shift in the Franco-Spanish conflict.
- 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 Saint-Omer (1638) Target entity description: The Siege of Saint-Omer (1638) was a major engagement of the Franco-Spanish War in which French forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically important town of Saint-Omer from the Spanish Netherlands.
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A.
Siege of Tournai (1667)
The Siege of Tournai (1667) was a key early French victory under Louis XIV during his invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution.
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B.
Siege of Lille (1667)
The Siege of Lille (1667) was a major French offensive operation during Louis XIV’s early wars that secured the strategic Flemish city of Lille from Spanish control.
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C.
Siege of Amiens (1597)
The Siege of Amiens (1597) was a pivotal military engagement during the late stages of the French Wars of Religion, in which French royal forces recaptured the strategically important city of Amiens from Spanish control.
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D.
Siege of Douai (1667)
The Siege of Douai (1667) was a key French operation during Louis XIV’s early expansionist campaigns, in which French forces captured the fortified town of Douai from the Spanish Netherlands.
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E.
Siege of Arras (1640)
The Siege of Arras (1640) was a major engagement in the Thirty Years' War era in which French forces captured the strategic city of Arras from Spain, marking a significant shift in the Franco-Spanish conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Franco-Spanish fighting in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| hasAttackers |
French royal army
ⓘ
linked to:
French royal forces
|
| hasBelligerent |
Habsburg Spain
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ Spanish Monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish monarchy
Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
linked to:
Habsburg Netherlands
|
| hasCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria
ⓘ
linked to:
Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria
Chabot, Seigneur de Brion ⓘ Jean de Gassion ⓘ Ottavio Piccolomini ⓘ |
| hasDefenders | Spanish garrison of Saint-Omer ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1638-07-16 ⓘ |
| hasForceType |
French besieging army
ⓘ
Spanish relief army ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources |
French
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Artois
ⓘ
Saint-Omer ⓘ Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
linked to:
Habsburg Netherlands
present-day France ⓘ |
| hasObjective | capture of Saint-Omer by French forces ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
French siege lifted
ⓘ
town of Saint-Omer remained under Spanish control ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French soldiers
ⓘ
Imperial troops ⓘ Spanish soldiers ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Low Countries ⓘ |
| hasResult | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1638-04-15 ⓘ |
| hasStatusOfObjective | objective failed ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of a key fortress in Artois
ⓘ
control of communications between Flanders and Artois ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Flanders campaign of the Franco-Spanish War ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWarfare | early modern siege warfare ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1638 ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | major engagement of the Franco-Spanish War ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Habsburg–Bourbon rivalry
ⓘ
linked to:
Habsburg–Bourbon dynastic rivalry
wars of Louis XIII of France ⓘ
linked to:
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
|
| partOf | Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier French operations in Artois ⓘ |
| uses |
entrenchments
ⓘ
field fortifications ⓘ siege artillery ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Saint-Omer (1638) Description of subject: The Siege of Saint-Omer (1638) was a major engagement of the Franco-Spanish War in which French forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically important town of Saint-Omer from the Spanish Netherlands.
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