Battle of Marsaglia
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The Battle of Marsaglia was a major 1693 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated the allied Savoyard and Spanish armies in northern Italy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Marsaglia canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9212162 — 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 Marsaglia Context triple: [Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, notableBattle, Battle of Marsaglia]
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A.
Battle of Drepanum
The Battle of Drepanum was a major naval defeat for the Roman Republic against Carthage during the First Punic War, notable for its heavy Roman losses and strategic impact on control of western Sicily.
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Battle of Zonchio
The Battle of Zonchio was a 1499 naval clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, often considered the first major naval battle where cannons were used extensively on ships.
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C.
Battle of Barbalissos
The Battle of Barbalissos was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian king Shapur I decisively defeated a large Roman army in Syria, paving the way for his devastating campaign into Roman territory.
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D.
Battle of Preveza
The Battle of Preveza was a major 1538 naval clash in the Ionian Sea in which the Ottoman fleet under Hayreddin Barbarossa decisively defeated a Holy League armada, securing Ottoman dominance over the eastern Mediterranean.
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E.
Battle of Naupactus
The Battle of Naupactus was a significant naval engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 429 BC, where the Athenian fleet achieved a crucial victory over the Peloponnesian forces near the Gulf of Corinth.
- 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 Marsaglia Target entity description: The Battle of Marsaglia was a major 1693 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated the allied Savoyard and Spanish armies in northern Italy.
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A.
Battle of Drepanum
The Battle of Drepanum was a major naval defeat for the Roman Republic against Carthage during the First Punic War, notable for its heavy Roman losses and strategic impact on control of western Sicily.
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B.
Battle of Zonchio
The Battle of Zonchio was a 1499 naval clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, often considered the first major naval battle where cannons were used extensively on ships.
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C.
Battle of Barbalissos
The Battle of Barbalissos was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian king Shapur I decisively defeated a large Roman army in Syria, paving the way for his devastating campaign into Roman territory.
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D.
Battle of Preveza
The Battle of Preveza was a major 1538 naval clash in the Ionian Sea in which the Ottoman fleet under Hayreddin Barbarossa decisively defeated a Holy League armada, securing Ottoman dominance over the eastern Mediterranean.
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E.
Battle of Naupactus
The Battle of Naupactus was a significant naval engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 429 BC, where the Athenian fleet achieved a crucial victory over the Peloponnesian forces near the Gulf of Corinth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Duchy of Savoy
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy allied casualties ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
French army
ⓘ
linked to:
French Army
Savoyard army ⓘ
linked to:
Savoyard Army
Spanish army ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Bourbon Army
|
| commander |
Nicolas Catinat
ⓘ
linked to:
Nicolas de Catinat
Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ Victor Amadeus II of Savoy ⓘ |
| conflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Duchy of Savoy ⓘ |
| date | 4 October 1693 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | French occupation of much of Piedmont ⓘ |
| involved |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Marsaglia
ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ northern Italy ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the most crushing French victories in the Italian theatre of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of Savoyard and Spanish forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian campaign of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Staffarda ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| year | 1693 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Battle of Marsaglia Description of subject: The Battle of Marsaglia was a major 1693 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated the allied Savoyard and Spanish armies in northern Italy.
Referenced by (8)
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