Charles-François Dumouriez

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French general diplomat human military officer politician

Charles-François Dumouriez was a French Revolutionary general and politician best known for his early military successes, including key victories that helped defend the fledgling French Republic.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Charles François Dumouriez	6
Charles-François Dumouriez canonical	1
Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez	1
Dumouriez	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T963234 — 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: Charles-François Dumouriez
Context triple: [Battle of Valmy, commander, Charles-François Dumouriez]

A. Antoine Barnave
Antoine Barnave was a prominent French revolutionary, lawyer, and orator who played a leading role in the early stages of the French Revolution and briefly advised King Louis XVI.
B. Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai
Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai was a French novelist, journalist, and revolutionary politician best known for his role in the French Revolution as a leading Girondin and vocal opponent of Robespierre.
C. Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne was a radical French revolutionary leader and influential member of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror.
D. Jean-Marie Roland
Jean-Marie Roland was a prominent French statesman and leading figure of the moderate Girondin faction during the early years of the French Revolution.
E. Jean-Sylvain Bailly
Jean-Sylvain Bailly was a French astronomer and revolutionary statesman who became the first mayor of Paris and a prominent leader during the early stages of the French Revolution.
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: Charles-François Dumouriez
Target entity description: Charles-François Dumouriez was a French Revolutionary general and politician best known for his early military successes, including key victories that helped defend the fledgling French Republic.

A. Antoine Barnave
Antoine Barnave was a prominent French revolutionary, lawyer, and orator who played a leading role in the early stages of the French Revolution and briefly advised King Louis XVI.
B. Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai
Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai was a French novelist, journalist, and revolutionary politician best known for his role in the French Revolution as a leading Girondin and vocal opponent of Robespierre.
C. Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne was a radical French revolutionary leader and influential member of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror.
D. Jean-Marie Roland
Jean-Marie Roland was a prominent French statesman and leading figure of the moderate Girondin faction during the early years of the French Revolution.
E. Jean-Sylvain Bailly
Jean-Sylvain Bailly was a French astronomer and revolutionary statesman who became the first mayor of Paris and a prominent leader during the early stages of the French Revolution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French general ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ
allegiance	French First Republic ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
appointedBy	Legislative Assembly (France) ⓘ surface form: Legislative Assembly of France
birthDate	1739-01-26 ⓘ
birthPlace	Cambrai ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	France ⓘ
deathDate	1823-03-14 ⓘ
deathPlace	Buckinghamshire ⓘ Turville Park ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
defectedTo	Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg monarchy
defectionDate	1793-04 ⓘ
era	French Revolution ⓘ
failedCampaign	French campaign in the Low Countries ⓘ surface form: Invasion of the Dutch Republic (1793)
familyName	Charles-François Dumouriez self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dumouriez
fullName	Charles-François Dumouriez self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez
givenName	Charles-François ⓘ
ideology	Girondins ⓘ surface form: Girondin
knownFor	defection to the Austrians in 1793 ⓘ early military successes defending the French Republic ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	French ⓘ
memberOf	Girondins ⓘ
militaryBranch	French Army ⓘ
militaryRank	general ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Jemappes ⓘ Battle of Neerwinden (1793) ⓘ Battle of Valmy ⓘ
notableWork	French campaign in the Low Countries ⓘ surface form: Invasion of the Austrian Netherlands (1792) Battle of Jemappes ⓘ surface form: Victory at the Battle of Jemappes Battle of Valmy ⓘ surface form: Victory at the Battle of Valmy
opposed	National Convention policies after 1792 ⓘ radical Jacobins ⓘ
participatedIn	Seven Years' War ⓘ War of the First Coalition ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Henley-on-Thames ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ
positionHeld	French Minister of Foreign Affairs ⓘ French Minister of War ⓘ surface form: French Minister of War (acting) commander of the Army of the Ardennes ⓘ commander of the Army of the North ⓘ
residence	England ⓘ
servedUnder	National Assembly of France ⓘ surface form: French National Assembly Louis XVI of France ⓘ
spentExileIn	United Kingdom ⓘ

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