Battle of the Spurs
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The Battle of the Spurs was a 1513 engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English and Imperial forces routed the French cavalry near Guinegate in northern France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Spurs canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8630695 — 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 the Spurs Context triple: [Sir John Seymour, participatedIn, Battle of the Spurs]
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A.
Derby dello Stretto
Derby dello Stretto is a fiercely contested Italian football rivalry match between the clubs of Reggio Calabria and Messina, representing the two sides of the Strait of Messina.
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B.
Kıtalararası Derbi
Kıtalararası Derbi is the fiercely contested football rivalry between Istanbul giants Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, regarded as one of the most intense derbies in world football.
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C.
Jordan Super Cup
The Jordan Super Cup is an annual football match in Jordan that typically pits the winners of the domestic league against the national cup champions as a season-opening trophy.
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D.
El Clásico (basketball)
El Clásico (basketball) is the fiercely contested and historically significant basketball rivalry between Real Madrid Baloncesto and FC Barcelona.
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E.
Battle of the Points
The Battle of the Points was a World War II engagement during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in which U.S. and Filipino forces repelled Japanese amphibious landings on the Bataan Peninsula.
- 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 the Spurs Target entity description: The Battle of the Spurs was a 1513 engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English and Imperial forces routed the French cavalry near Guinegate in northern France.
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A.
Derby dello Stretto
Derby dello Stretto is a fiercely contested Italian football rivalry match between the clubs of Reggio Calabria and Messina, representing the two sides of the Strait of Messina.
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B.
Kıtalararası Derbi
Kıtalararası Derbi is the fiercely contested football rivalry between Istanbul giants Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, regarded as one of the most intense derbies in world football.
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C.
Jordan Super Cup
The Jordan Super Cup is an annual football match in Jordan that typically pits the winners of the domestic league against the national cup champions as a season-opening trophy.
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D.
El Clásico (basketball)
El Clásico (basketball) is the fiercely contested and historically significant basketball rivalry between Real Madrid Baloncesto and FC Barcelona.
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E.
Battle of the Points
The Battle of the Points was a World War II engagement during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in which U.S. and Filipino forces repelled Japanese amphibious landings on the Bataan Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Guinegate (1513)
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linked to:
battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
|
| belligerent |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| campaign | Henry VIII’s 1513 French campaign ⓘ |
| casualties |
light for English and Imperial forces
ⓘ
significant prisoners taken from French cavalry ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| combatantSide | England and Holy Roman Empire vs France ⓘ |
| commander |
Henry VIII of England
ⓘ
Jacques de La Palice ⓘ Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Maximilian I
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard ⓘ
linked to:
Bayard (Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard)
|
| conflict |
War of the League of Cambrai
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian War of 1508–1516
|
| date | 1513-08-16 ⓘ |
| emperorInvolved |
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Maximilian I
|
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Siege of Tournai (1513)
ⓘ
linked to:
siege of Tournai (1513)
|
| historicalRegion | Artois ⓘ |
| location |
near Guinegate, Artois, France
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| modernCountry | France ⓘ |
| monarchInvolved | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| namedAfter | spurs used by fleeing French cavalry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimal hand-to-hand fighting
ⓘ
rout of French cavalry ⓘ |
| opponentMonarch | Louis XII of France ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Wars
ⓘ
War of the League of Cambrai ⓘ
linked to:
League of Cambrai
|
| politicalConsequence |
contributed to English capture of Tournai
ⓘ
strengthened Henry VIII’s prestige in Europe ⓘ |
| precededBy | English landing at Calais in 1513 ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForce | French cavalry ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | War of the Holy League ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Calais
ⓘ
Guinegate ⓘ Tournai ⓘ |
| result | English and Imperial victory ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | French withdrawal and pursuit by English and Imperial cavalry ⓘ |
| theatre | Italian Wars ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | cavalry engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1513 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Spurs Description of subject: The Battle of the Spurs was a 1513 engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English and Imperial forces routed the French cavalry near Guinegate in northern France.
Referenced by (9)
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