Battle of Dynekilen
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The Battle of Dynekilen was a 1716 naval engagement during the Great Northern War in which Norwegian-Danish naval officer Peter Tordenskjold successfully attacked and destroyed a Swedish transport fleet, significantly hindering Charles XII’s campaign against Norway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dynekilen canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10764567 — 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 Dynekilen Context triple: [Tordenskjold, notableBattle, Battle of Dynekilen]
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A.
Battle of Kirkee
The Battle of Kirkee was a significant 1817 engagement during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune, consolidating British control in western India.
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B.
Battle of Hikkiʼya
The Battle of Hikkiʼya was a significant engagement in the Chickasaw Wars in which Chickasaw forces resisted French and allied Native American attempts to control the lower Mississippi Valley.
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C.
Battle of Domokos
The Battle of Domokos was a key 1897 engagement in central Greece during the Greco-Turkish War, where Ottoman forces defeated the Greek army and hastened the war’s conclusion.
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D.
Battle of Bayandir
The Battle of Bayandir was a World War I engagement in the Caucasus region between the Ottoman Empire and Russian forces, forming part of the broader Caucasus campaign.
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E.
Battle of Buin
The Battle of Buin was a key engagement in the Chilean War of the Confederation (1836–1839), where Chilean forces fought against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation near the Buin River.
- 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 Dynekilen Target entity description: The Battle of Dynekilen was a 1716 naval engagement during the Great Northern War in which Norwegian-Danish naval officer Peter Tordenskjold successfully attacked and destroyed a Swedish transport fleet, significantly hindering Charles XII’s campaign against Norway.
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A.
Battle of Kirkee
The Battle of Kirkee was a significant 1817 engagement during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune, consolidating British control in western India.
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B.
Battle of Hikkiʼya
The Battle of Hikkiʼya was a significant engagement in the Chickasaw Wars in which Chickasaw forces resisted French and allied Native American attempts to control the lower Mississippi Valley.
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C.
Battle of Domokos
The Battle of Domokos was a key 1897 engagement in central Greece during the Greco-Turkish War, where Ottoman forces defeated the Greek army and hastened the war’s conclusion.
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D.
Battle of Bayandir
The Battle of Bayandir was a World War I engagement in the Caucasus region between the Ottoman Empire and Russian forces, forming part of the broader Caucasus campaign.
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E.
Battle of Buin
The Battle of Buin was a key engagement in the Chilean War of the Confederation (1836–1839), where Chilean forces fought against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation near the Buin River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Great Northern War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| armedForce |
Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Danish Navy
Swedish Navy ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Charles XII of Sweden
ⓘ
Peter Tordenskjold ⓘ
linked to:
Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskjold
|
| belligerent |
Denmark-Norway
ⓘ
linked to:
Denmark–Norway
Sweden ⓘ |
| campaign |
Charles XII’s 1716 Norwegian campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Swedish invasion of Norway (1716)
|
| combatantCommanderFor |
Charles XII of Sweden – Sweden
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles XII of Sweden
Peter Tordenskjold – Denmark-Norway ⓘ
linked to:
Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskjold
|
| commander |
Charles XII of Sweden
ⓘ
Peter Tordenskjold ⓘ
linked to:
Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskjold
|
| conflict | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Denmark-Norway
ⓘ
linked to:
Denmark–Norway
Sweden ⓘ |
| date | 1716-07-08 ⓘ |
| effect |
disruption of Swedish supply lines
ⓘ
hindrance to Charles XII’s campaign against Norway ⓘ strengthening of Norwegian defense ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | weakening of Swedish 1716 invasion of Norway ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Skagerrak region
ⓘ
linked to:
Skagerrak
|
| historicalSignificance |
key setback for Charles XII’s Norwegian campaign
ⓘ
major naval success for Peter Tordenskjold ⓘ |
| location |
Bohuslän
ⓘ
Dynekilen fjord ⓘ Sweden ⓘ near Strömstad ⓘ |
| navalForceInvolved |
Dano-Norwegian naval squadron
ⓘ
Swedish transport fleet ⓘ |
| notableShip | HNoMS Løvendals Galley ⓘ |
| opponentObjective | to supply Charles XII’s army in Norway ⓘ |
| outcome | destruction of Swedish transport fleet ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Swedish attempts to invade Norway in 1716 ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
Swedish ammunition and provisions
ⓘ
Swedish supply ships ⓘ |
| result |
Dano-Norwegian victory
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Swedish defeat ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to cut Swedish supply and transport lines ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic |
attack in confined fjord waters
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surprise attack on anchored transports ⓘ |
| theatre |
Norwegian-Swedish theatre of the Great Northern War
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linked to:
Norwegian theater of the Great Northern War
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| typeOfEngagement |
coastal action
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naval raid ⓘ |
| year | 1716 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Dynekilen Description of subject: The Battle of Dynekilen was a 1716 naval engagement during the Great Northern War in which Norwegian-Danish naval officer Peter Tordenskjold successfully attacked and destroyed a Swedish transport fleet, significantly hindering Charles XII’s campaign against Norway.
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