Battle of Wissembourg (1793)
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The Battle of Wissembourg (1793) was a significant engagement of the War of the First Coalition in which coalition forces defeated the French Revolutionary army near the town of Wissembourg in Alsace.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Wissembourg (1793) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Wissembourg (1793) Context triple: [Wissembourg, hasEvent, Battle of Wissembourg (1793)]
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Battle of Wissembourg
The Battle of Wissembourg was an 1870 engagement in the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces decisively defeated a smaller French corps, opening the way for further advances into France.
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Battle of Mulhouse
The Battle of Mulhouse was an early World War I engagement on the Western Front in August 1914, in which French forces launched an offensive into Alsace against the German Empire as part of the larger Battle of the Frontiers.
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C.
Battle of Saumur (1793)
The Battle of Saumur (1793) was a significant engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Royalist insurgents temporarily captured the town of Saumur from Republican forces.
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Battle of Wörth
The Battle of Wörth was an 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces decisively defeated the French, contributing to the collapse of Napoleon III’s armies.
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E.
Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
- 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Wissembourg (1793) Target entity description: The Battle of Wissembourg (1793) was a significant engagement of the War of the First Coalition in which coalition forces defeated the French Revolutionary army near the town of Wissembourg in Alsace.
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A.
Battle of Wissembourg
The Battle of Wissembourg was an 1870 engagement in the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces decisively defeated a smaller French corps, opening the way for further advances into France.
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B.
Battle of Mulhouse
The Battle of Mulhouse was an early World War I engagement on the Western Front in August 1914, in which French forces launched an offensive into Alsace against the German Empire as part of the larger Battle of the Frontiers.
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C.
Battle of Saumur (1793)
The Battle of Saumur (1793) was a significant engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Royalist insurgents temporarily captured the town of Saumur from Republican forces.
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D.
Battle of Wörth
The Battle of Wörth was an 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces decisively defeated the French, contributing to the collapse of Napoleon III’s armies.
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E.
Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second Battle of Wissembourg (1793) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Coalition forces
NERFINISHED
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Electorate of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| campaign | Wissembourg Lines campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
occurred after the Battle of Kaiserslautern (1793)
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occurred before the French counteroffensive in Alsace (1793–1794) ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Coalition
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Charles Pichegru NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Charles de La Motte-Ango, vicomte de Flers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austria
NERFINISHED
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Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1793-12-26 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1793-12-26 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | French recapture of Wissembourg lines ⓘ |
| front | Western Front of the War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | Temporary loss of Alsace territory by French forces ⓘ |
| location |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Wissembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Coalition breakthrough of French defensive lines in Alsace ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rhine campaign of 1793
NERFINISHED
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War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Battle of Wissembourg (1793) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Bas-Rhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Geisberg (1793)
NERFINISHED
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Siege of Landau (1793) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Coalition victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1793-12-26 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | Control of the Lines of Wissembourg ⓘ |
| theatre | Rhine front ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Wissembourg (1793) Description of subject: The Battle of Wissembourg (1793) was a significant engagement of the War of the First Coalition in which coalition forces defeated the French Revolutionary army near the town of Wissembourg in Alsace.
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