Battle of Isonzo (489)
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The Battle of Isonzo (489) was a decisive engagement in which the Ostrogothic king Theodoric defeated Odoacer’s forces in northern Italy, helping pave the way for Ostrogothic rule over the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Isonzo (489) canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Verona (489) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9956156 — 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 Isonzo (489) Context triple: [War between Odoacer and Theodoric, hasKeyEvent, Battle of Isonzo (489)]
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Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile was an 1809 Napoleonic Wars engagement in northern Italy in which Austrian forces temporarily defeated the French-led army of Eugène de Beauharnais.
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Battle of Carpi
The Battle of Carpi was a 1701 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces clashed with Austrian troops in one of the conflict’s early campaigns.
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C.
Battle of Ravenna
The Battle of Ravenna was a major 1512 clash during the Italian Wars in which French forces won a costly victory over a Spanish-papal army, marking one of the bloodiest engagements of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Staffarda
The Battle of Staffarda was a 1690 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Duchy of Savoy in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Calcinato
The Battle of Calcinato was a 1706 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces decisively defeated the Austrian army.
- 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 Isonzo (489) Target entity description: The Battle of Isonzo (489) was a decisive engagement in which the Ostrogothic king Theodoric defeated Odoacer’s forces in northern Italy, helping pave the way for Ostrogothic rule over the region.
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A.
Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile was an 1809 Napoleonic Wars engagement in northern Italy in which Austrian forces temporarily defeated the French-led army of Eugène de Beauharnais.
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B.
Battle of Carpi
The Battle of Carpi was a 1701 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces clashed with Austrian troops in one of the conflict’s early campaigns.
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C.
Battle of Ravenna
The Battle of Ravenna was a major 1512 clash during the Italian Wars in which French forces won a costly victory over a Spanish-papal army, marking one of the bloodiest engagements of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Staffarda
The Battle of Staffarda was a 1690 engagement of the Nine Years' War in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Duchy of Savoy in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Calcinato
The Battle of Calcinato was a 1706 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces decisively defeated the Austrian army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
NERFINISHED
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fall of Odoacer’s rule in Italy ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Italy (Odoacer)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ostrogothic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Ostrogoths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces of Odoacer ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Theodoric the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Gothic War (Odoacer–Theodoric war) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
allowed Theodoric to advance further into Italy
ⓘ
paved the way for Ostrogothic rule in Italy ⓘ |
| date | 489 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Verona (489)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
siege of Ravenna (Odoacer–Theodoric war) ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Migration Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
near the Isonzo River
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northern Italy ⓘ |
| opposedByCommander | Odoacer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of Odoacer’s forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Ostrogothic conquest of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaignOf | Theodoric’s campaign against Odoacer ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ostrogothic invasion of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentRuler | Odoacer GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryVictoriousRuler | Theodoric the Great GENERATED ⓘ |
| result | Ostrogothic victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive early victory for Theodoric in Italy
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helped undermine Odoacer’s control over northern Italy ⓘ |
| year | 489 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Isonzo (489) Description of subject: The Battle of Isonzo (489) was a decisive engagement in which the Ostrogothic king Theodoric defeated Odoacer’s forces in northern Italy, helping pave the way for Ostrogothic rule over the region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Verona (489)