Battle of Caldiero (1805)
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The Battle of Caldiero (1805) was a major engagement between French and Austrian forces in northern Italy during Napoleon’s War of the Third Coalition, notable for its indecisive outcome despite heavy fighting.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Caldiero (1805) canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Caldiero (1796) | 1 |
| Battle of Caldiero (Masséna–Archduke Charles) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Caldiero (1805) Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, hasPart, Battle of Caldiero (1805)]
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Battle of Verona (1805)
The Battle of Verona (1805) was a Napoleonic-era engagement in northern Italy in which French forces under André Masséna clashed with Austrian troops during the broader campaigns against the Third Coalition.
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Battle of Arcole
The Battle of Arcole was a significant 1796 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign, where his daring tactics against Austrian forces helped cement his rising military reputation.
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Battle of Hohenlinden
The Battle of Hohenlinden was a major 1800 clash in Bavaria during the French Revolutionary Wars, where General Moreau’s French forces decisively defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
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Second Battle of Höchstädt
The Second Battle of Höchstädt, better known as the Battle of Blenheim, was a decisive 1704 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed the Franco-Bavarian army, halting French expansion in Europe.
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Battle of Marengo
The Battle of Marengo was a decisive 1800 engagement in northern Italy during the War of the Second Coalition, where Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces defeated the Austrians and secured French dominance in Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Caldiero (1805) Target entity description: The Battle of Caldiero (1805) was a major engagement between French and Austrian forces in northern Italy during Napoleon’s War of the Third Coalition, notable for its indecisive outcome despite heavy fighting.
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A.
Battle of Verona (1805)
The Battle of Verona (1805) was a Napoleonic-era engagement in northern Italy in which French forces under André Masséna clashed with Austrian troops during the broader campaigns against the Third Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Arcole
The Battle of Arcole was a significant 1796 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign, where his daring tactics against Austrian forces helped cement his rising military reputation.
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C.
Battle of Hohenlinden
The Battle of Hohenlinden was a major 1800 clash in Bavaria during the French Revolutionary Wars, where General Moreau’s French forces decisively defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
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D.
Second Battle of Höchstädt
The Second Battle of Höchstädt, better known as the Battle of Blenheim, was a decisive 1704 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed the Franco-Bavarian army, halting French expansion in Europe.
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Battle of Marengo
The Battle of Marengo was a decisive 1800 engagement in northern Italy during the War of the Second Coalition, where Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces defeated the Austrians and secured French dominance in Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Caldiero (1805)
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surface form:
Battle of Caldiero (Masséna–Archduke Charles)
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| AustrianCasualtiesAndLosses | several thousand killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| AustrianForceStrength | approximately 40,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austria
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| campaign | 1805 Italian campaign ⓘ |
| commander |
André Masséna
ⓘ
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
|
| date | 29 October 1805 ⓘ |
| endDate | 31 October 1805 ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued French operations in Veneto (1805) ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualtiesAndLosses | several thousand killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| FrenchForceStrength | approximately 33,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| front | Italian front of the War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | fought on hilly terrain east of Verona ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| location |
Caldiero
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
near Verona ⓘ |
| notableCommanderSide |
Archduke Charles commanded the Austrian forces in Italy
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André Masséna ⓘ
surface form:
Masséna commanded the French Army of Italy
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| notableFeature |
French attacks against strong Austrian defensive positions
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heavy fighting in difficult weather conditions ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
André Masséna
ⓘ
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen ⓘ |
| outcome | tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy | French advance in northern Italy (1805) ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingArmies |
Austrian Army in Italy
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Army of Italy ⓘ
surface form:
French Army of Italy
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| region | Veneto ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Austerlitz ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | Verona ⓘ |
| result | indecisive ⓘ |
| strategicContext | fought while Napoleon was campaigning against the main Austrian army in Central Europe ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | failed to produce a decisive decision in the Italian theatre ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic | series of frontal assaults and counterattacks ⓘ |
| theatre | Italian campaign of the War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| weatherConditions | rain and poor visibility reported during the fighting ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Caldiero (1805) Description of subject: The Battle of Caldiero (1805) was a major engagement between French and Austrian forces in northern Italy during Napoleon’s War of the Third Coalition, notable for its indecisive outcome despite heavy fighting.
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