Battle of Kirkee, 1817
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The Battle of Kirkee, 1817 was a significant engagement of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune in western India.
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| Battle of Kirkee, 1817 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11820659 — 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 Kirkee, 1817 Context triple: [Battle of Kirkee, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Kirkee, 1817]
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Battle of Camperdown
The Battle of Camperdown was a major 1797 naval victory of the British Royal Navy over the Dutch fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars, noted for its decisive impact on control of the North Sea.
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Battle of Maida
The Battle of Maida was a 1806 engagement in southern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars in which British forces defeated a French army, boosting British prestige and challenging French dominance in the region.
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Battle of Cuddalore (1783)
The Battle of Cuddalore (1783) was a late-stage naval and land engagement off the coast of India between British and French forces, fought during the American Revolutionary War and the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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Battle of Cape George
The Battle of Cape George was a 1781 naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British and French forces clashed off the coast of Nova Scotia as part of the wider Atlantic theater of the conflict.
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Battle of Køge Bay (1677)
The Battle of Køge Bay (1677) was a major naval engagement in which the Danish fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy, helping secure Danish control of the Baltic during the Scanian War.
- 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 Kirkee, 1817 Target entity description: The Battle of Kirkee, 1817 was a significant engagement of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune in western India.
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A.
Battle of Camperdown
The Battle of Camperdown was a major 1797 naval victory of the British Royal Navy over the Dutch fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars, noted for its decisive impact on control of the North Sea.
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B.
Battle of Maida
The Battle of Maida was a 1806 engagement in southern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars in which British forces defeated a French army, boosting British prestige and challenging French dominance in the region.
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C.
Battle of Cuddalore (1783)
The Battle of Cuddalore (1783) was a late-stage naval and land engagement off the coast of India between British and French forces, fought during the American Revolutionary War and the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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D.
Battle of Cape George
The Battle of Cape George was a 1781 naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British and French forces clashed off the coast of Nova Scotia as part of the wider Atlantic theater of the conflict.
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E.
Battle of Køge Bay (1677)
The Battle of Køge Bay (1677) was a major naval engagement in which the Danish fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy, helping secure Danish control of the Baltic during the Scanian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Khadki
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Kirki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedForceInvolved |
British East India Company army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maratha forces loyal to the Peshwa ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maratha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Peshwa faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | British campaign against the Peshwa ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early battle of the Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| combatantForce |
Company troops from Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
Maratha cavalry ⓘ Maratha infantry ⓘ |
| commander |
Brigadier-General Lionel Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peshwa Baji Rao II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Third Anglo-Maratha War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war battle ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1817-11-05 ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British occupation of Pune
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
further British advances in the Deccan ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Maratha Confederacy territory ⓘ |
| location |
Kirkee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Pune district NERFINISHED ⓘ near Pune ⓘ western India ⓘ |
| opponent | Maratha army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Anglo-Maratha War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOutcome |
strengthened British influence in the Deccan
ⓘ
undermined the authority of the Peshwa in Pune ⓘ |
| precededBy | outbreak of the Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaries | British East India Company vs Peshwa Baji Rao II ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Koregaon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Poona (1802) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| scope | regional ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the collapse of Maratha resistance
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secured British control over Pune ⓘ weakened the military power of the Peshwa ⓘ |
| theatre | Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponry |
artillery
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cavalry sabres ⓘ muskets ⓘ |
| year | 1817 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Kirkee, 1817 Description of subject: The Battle of Kirkee, 1817 was a significant engagement of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune in western India.
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