Battle of Fraustadt
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The Battle of Fraustadt was a major 1706 engagement of the Great Northern War in which a smaller Swedish force decisively defeated a much larger Saxon-Russian army, showcasing Sweden’s military prowess at its imperial height.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fraustadt canonical | 2 |
| Schlacht bei Fraustadt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T938904 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Fraustadt Context triple: [Great Northern War, significantBattle, Battle of Fraustadt]
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Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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C.
Battle of Mollwitz
The Battle of Mollwitz was a 1741 engagement in the First Silesian War where Prussian forces, despite Frederick II’s early withdrawal from the field, secured a decisive victory over Austria that showcased the strength of the Prussian infantry.
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D.
Battle of Emsdorf
The Battle of Emsdorf was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including British and German troops, defeated the French in western Germany.
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Battle of Ziegenhain
The Battle of Ziegenhain was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in Hesse.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Fraustadt Target entity description: The Battle of Fraustadt was a major 1706 engagement of the Great Northern War in which a smaller Swedish force decisively defeated a much larger Saxon-Russian army, showcasing Sweden’s military prowess at its imperial height.
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A.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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B.
Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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C.
Battle of Mollwitz
The Battle of Mollwitz was a 1741 engagement in the First Silesian War where Prussian forces, despite Frederick II’s early withdrawal from the field, secured a decisive victory over Austria that showcased the strength of the Prussian infantry.
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D.
Battle of Emsdorf
The Battle of Emsdorf was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including British and German troops, defeated the French in western Germany.
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E.
Battle of Ziegenhain
The Battle of Ziegenhain was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in Hesse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bitwa pod Wschową
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Battle of Fraustadt ⓘ
surface form:
Schlacht bei Fraustadt
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| associatedRulerSweden | Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Saxony–Poland–Lithuania
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Saxon side)
Russia ⓘ Saxony ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| campaign | Charles XII’s Polish campaign ⓘ |
| capturedGunsBySwedes | about 30–40 artillery pieces ⓘ |
| capturedStandardsBySwedes | over 50 standards and colours ⓘ |
| casualtiesAllied | over 7,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesSwedish | about 400–1,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| commander |
Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld
ⓘ
Georg Benedikt von Ogilvy ⓘ Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg ⓘ |
| commanderSideRussia | Georg Benedikt von Ogilvy ⓘ |
| commanderSideSaxony | Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg ⓘ |
| commanderSideSweden |
Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld
ⓘ
surface form:
Field Marshal Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld
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| commemoratedBy | monuments in Wschowa, Poland ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| date | 1706-02-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Swedish invasion of Saxony (1706) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered one of Sweden’s most brilliant tactical victories
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showcased Swedish Carolean infantry and cavalry effectiveness ⓘ |
| location |
Fraustadt
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Fraustadt ⓘ
surface form:
Fraustadt, Silesia
present-day Wschowa, Poland ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
decisive victory of smaller Swedish force over larger Saxon-Russian army
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heavy losses and executions among captured Russian troops ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
double envelopment
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feigned retreat on one flank ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Warsaw (1656)
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surface form:
Battle of Warsaw (1705)
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| prisonersTakenBySwedes | about 7,000–8,000 prisoners ⓘ |
| result | Swedish victory ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
crippled Saxon field army
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strengthened Sweden’s position in Poland ⓘ |
| strengthAllied | approximately 18,000–20,000 men ⓘ |
| strengthSwedish | approximately 10,000–10,500 men ⓘ |
| terrain | open, snow-covered fields ⓘ |
| theater |
Swedish invasion of Poland (1701–1702)
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surface form:
Polish theater of the Great Northern War
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| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| year | 1706 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Schlacht bei Fraustadt