Army of the Orient
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The Army of the Orient was Napoleon Bonaparte’s French expeditionary force sent to conquer Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 1790s.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Armée d’Orient | 3 |
| Army of the Orient canonical | 2 |
| Army of Egypt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Army of the Orient Context triple: [Battle of Abukir (1799), commandStructure, Army of the Orient]
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Army of the North
The Army of the North was a key Argentine revolutionary force that campaigned in the northern regions of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata during the Argentine War of Independence.
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Army of the Danube
The Army of the Danube was a French Revolutionary field army that campaigned in southern Germany and Austria, playing a key role in the 1800 campaign against the Habsburg Monarchy.
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Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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Imperial Army
The Imperial Army was the principal land force of the Habsburg Monarchy and later the Holy Roman Empire, playing a central role in European conflicts from the early modern period onward.
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Volunteer Army
The Volunteer Army was a major anti-Bolshevik White force in southern Russia during the Russian Civil War, composed largely of officers and volunteers and led by generals such as Anton Denikin.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Army of the Orient Target entity description: The Army of the Orient was Napoleon Bonaparte’s French expeditionary force sent to conquer Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 1790s.
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A.
Army of the North
The Army of the North was a key Argentine revolutionary force that campaigned in the northern regions of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata during the Argentine War of Independence.
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B.
Army of the Danube
The Army of the Danube was a French Revolutionary field army that campaigned in southern Germany and Austria, playing a key role in the 1800 campaign against the Habsburg Monarchy.
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C.
Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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D.
Imperial Army
The Imperial Army was the principal land force of the Habsburg Monarchy and later the Holy Roman Empire, playing a central role in European conflicts from the early modern period onward.
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E.
Volunteer Army
The Volunteer Army was a major anti-Bolshevik White force in southern Russia during the Russian Civil War, composed largely of officers and volunteers and led by generals such as Anton Denikin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military unit
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expeditionary force ⓘ |
| allegiance | France ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
French occupation of Egypt
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Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign
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| baseOfOperations | Cairo ⓘ |
| commander | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under overall command of General Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| conflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
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| country | French First Republic ⓘ |
| createdBy | French Directory ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1801 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
French Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
French Revolutionary era
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| inception | 1798 ⓘ |
| includedBranch |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ engineers ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| includedPersonnelType |
artists
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engineers ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| includedUnit | Institut d’Égypte ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of the Pyramids
ⓘ
Siege of Akko (1799) ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Acre (1799)
Siege of Jaffa ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining military and scientific expedition
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spreading French influence in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| objective |
conquest of Egypt
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threaten British interests in India ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Eastern Mediterranean
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Egypt ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mamluk forces
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| resultOfCampaign | eventual French withdrawal from Egypt ⓘ |
| strength | approximately 35,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| successorForce |
French forces under General Jacques-François Menou
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French forces under General Jean-Baptiste Kléber ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Middle East
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North Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Army of the Orient Description of subject: The Army of the Orient was Napoleon Bonaparte’s French expeditionary force sent to conquer Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 1790s.
Referenced by (6)
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