Sedan

E100294

commune of France subprefecture of France town

Sedan is a town in northeastern France best known as the site of major military engagements, including pivotal battles in both the Franco-Prussian War and World War II.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Sedan canonical	19
Sedan sector	1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commune of France ⓘ subprefecture of France ⓘ town ⓘ
administrativeStatus	commune ⓘ subprefecture ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
countrySubdivision	Ardennes region ⓘ surface form: Ardennes
eventOccurredHere	Battle of Sedan (1870) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Sedan German breakthrough in 1940 ⓘ
hasHeritageSite	Château de Sedan ⓘ
hasLandmark	Château de Sedan ⓘ
hasStructure	fortifications ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key crossing point of the Meuse in 1940 ⓘ site of Napoleon III’s defeat and capture in 1870 ⓘ
knownFor	Battle of Sedan (1870) ⓘ Battle of Sedan (1940) ⓘ major military engagements ⓘ
locatedIn	Ardennes department ⓘ Arrondissement of Sedan ⓘ Grand Est ⓘ surface form: Grand Est region northeastern France ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Meuse ⓘ surface form: Meuse River
partOf	Ardennes region ⓘ surface form: Ardennes
regionType	historical border area between France and German states ⓘ
roleIn	Franco-Prussian War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of Meuse crossings ⓘ gateway into northern France ⓘ
timeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Sedan (1940) → location → Sedan ⓘ

Manstein Plan → mainAxisOfAdvance → Sedan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sedan sector

Maas → flowsThroughCity → Sedan ⓘ

Meuse → passesThrough → Sedan ⓘ

Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne → birthPlace → Sedan ⓘ

Battle of Sedan (1870) → location → Sedan ⓘ

Chiers → passesNear → Sedan ⓘ

Meuse valley → contains → Sedan ⓘ

Eisenach → twinTown → Sedan ⓘ

Charleville-Mézières → hasRailConnectionTo → Sedan ⓘ

Protestant Academy of Sedan → locatedIn → Sedan ⓘ

Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon → deathPlace → Sedan ⓘ

Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon → residence → Sedan ⓘ

Principality of Sedan → capital → Sedan ⓘ

Principality of Sedan → urbanCenter → Sedan ⓘ

Battle of the Meuse → location → Sedan ⓘ

Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne → birthPlace → Sedan ⓘ

Ardennes department → subprefecture → Sedan ⓘ

Ardennes department → contains → Sedan ⓘ

The Debacle → settingPlace → Sedan ⓘ