Battle of Gravelotte
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The Battle of Gravelotte was a pivotal 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian-led German forces decisively defeated the French army near Metz, contributing significantly to the German path to victory and unification.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Gravelotte canonical | 7 |
| Battle of Gravelotte–St. Privat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Gravelotte Context triple: [Franco-Prussian War, majorBattle, Battle of Gravelotte]
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Battle of Wavre
The Battle of Wavre was the final engagement of the Waterloo campaign in June 1815, in which Prussian forces held off Marshal Grouchy’s French troops, enabling Blücher to support Wellington at Waterloo and sealing Napoleon’s defeat.
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Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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Battle of Ligny
The Battle of Ligny was Napoleon Bonaparte’s last battlefield victory, fought on 16 June 1815 in present-day Belgium against Prussian forces shortly before his final defeat at Waterloo.
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Jemappes
The Battle of Jemappes was a major 1792 French Revolutionary victory over Austrian forces in present-day Belgium that helped secure French control of the Austrian Netherlands early in the wars.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Gravelotte Target entity description: The Battle of Gravelotte was a pivotal 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian-led German forces decisively defeated the French army near Metz, contributing significantly to the German path to victory and unification.
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A.
Battle of Wavre
The Battle of Wavre was the final engagement of the Waterloo campaign in June 1815, in which Prussian forces held off Marshal Grouchy’s French troops, enabling Blücher to support Wellington at Waterloo and sealing Napoleon’s defeat.
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B.
Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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C.
Battle of Ligny
The Battle of Ligny was Napoleon Bonaparte’s last battlefield victory, fought on 16 June 1815 in present-day Belgium against Prussian forces shortly before his final defeat at Waterloo.
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Jemappes
The Battle of Jemappes was a major 1792 French Revolutionary victory over Austrian forces in present-day Belgium that helped secure French control of the Austrian Netherlands early in the wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Battle of Gravelotte
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Gravelotte–St. Privat
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| belligerent |
German states allied with Prussia
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
North German Confederation ⓘ Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
|
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving France
ⓘ
Battles involving Prussia ⓘ Battles of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| commander |
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
ⓘ
King William I of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
King Wilhelm I of Prussia
Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz ⓘ François Achille Bazaine ⓘ
surface form:
Marshal François Achille Bazaine
Prince Friedrich Heinrich Emil Karl of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
|
| commemoratedBy | military monuments near Gravelotte ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | France ⓘ |
| date | 18 August 1870 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Metz ⓘ |
| FrenchForces | Army of the Rhine ⓘ |
| GermanForces |
First Army
ⓘ
Second Army ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedWeaponry |
Chassepot rifle
ⓘ
Dreyse needle gun ⓘ rifled artillery ⓘ |
| location |
Lorraine
ⓘ
Moselle department ⓘ near Metz ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Gravelotte
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Saint-Privat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Franco-Prussian War
ⓘ
campaign around Metz ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Mars-la-Tour ⓘ |
| result |
German victory
ⓘ
defeat of the French Army of the Rhine ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to German unification
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contributed to German victory in the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ pivotal engagement of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
French Army of the Rhine forced back into Metz
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enabled German encirclement of Metz ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | indecisive frontal attacks but strategic German success ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| year | 1870 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Gravelotte Description of subject: The Battle of Gravelotte was a pivotal 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian-led German forces decisively defeated the French army near Metz, contributing significantly to the German path to victory and unification.
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