Combat de Prairial
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Combat de Prairial is the French name for the 1794 naval Battle of the Glorious First of June between the British Royal Navy and the French Atlantic Fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Combat de Prairial canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12737518 — 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: Combat de Prairial Context triple: [Glorious First of June, hasAlternativeName, Combat de Prairial]
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A.
Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
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B.
Les Cent-Jours ou l’esprit de sacrifice
Les Cent-Jours ou l’esprit de sacrifice is a historical and political essay by French statesman Dominique de Villepin analyzing Napoleon’s Hundred Days and the themes of leadership, destiny, and national sacrifice.
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C.
Fall of Paris
The Fall of Paris was the June 1940 capture and occupation of the French capital by Nazi Germany, marking a decisive collapse of French resistance in the early stages of World War II.
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D.
Levée en masse
Levée en masse was the revolutionary French policy of mass conscription that mobilized the nation’s citizens for total war during the late 18th century.
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E.
Guerre des Couteaux
Guerre des Couteaux was a violent internal conflict during the Haitian Revolution, marked by brutal power struggles between rival revolutionary factions in Saint-Domingue in the late 1790s.
- 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: Combat de Prairial Target entity description: Combat de Prairial is the French name for the 1794 naval Battle of the Glorious First of June between the British Royal Navy and the French Atlantic Fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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A.
Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
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B.
Les Cent-Jours ou l’esprit de sacrifice
Les Cent-Jours ou l’esprit de sacrifice is a historical and political essay by French statesman Dominique de Villepin analyzing Napoleon’s Hundred Days and the themes of leadership, destiny, and national sacrifice.
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C.
Fall of Paris
The Fall of Paris was the June 1940 capture and occupation of the French capital by Nazi Germany, marking a decisive collapse of French resistance in the early stages of World War II.
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D.
Levée en masse
Levée en masse was the revolutionary French policy of mass conscription that mobilized the nation’s citizens for total war during the late 18th century.
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E.
Guerre des Couteaux
Guerre des Couteaux was a violent internal conflict during the Haitian Revolution, marked by brutal power struggles between rival revolutionary factions in Saint-Domingue in the late 1790s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Glorious First of June NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French First Republic
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| BritishShipsCaptured | 0 ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
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French Atlantic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
NERFINISHED
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Richard Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1794-06-01 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1794-06-01 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| FrenchShipsCapturedOrSunk | several ships of the line ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Battle of the Glorious First of June NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Combat de Prairial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
first major fleet action of the French Revolutionary Wars
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secured arrival of grain convoy to France despite British victory at sea ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Channel Fleet
NERFINISHED
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French Atlantic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | 1st of Prairial, Year II (French Republican Calendar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableShip |
HMS Queen Charlotte
NERFINISHED
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Montagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Vengeur du Peuple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
British attempt to intercept French grain convoy from the Americas
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French effort to protect vital grain supplies to France ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Atlantic campaign of May 1794 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British tactical victory
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French strategic success in protecting grain convoy ⓘ |
| startDate | 1794-05-28 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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off Ushant ⓘ |
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Subject: Combat de Prairial Description of subject: Combat de Prairial is the French name for the 1794 naval Battle of the Glorious First of June between the British Royal Navy and the French Atlantic Fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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