Karl Mack von Leiberich
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Karl Mack von Leiberich was an Austrian general best known for his disastrous defeat and surrender to Napoleon at Ulm in 1805, which crippled the Habsburg war effort.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karl Mack von Leiberich canonical | 6 |
| Karl Mack | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1485268 — 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: Karl Mack von Leiberich Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, commander, Karl Mack von Leiberich]
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A.
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg was an Austrian field marshal best known for leading the coalition forces against Napoleon, including commanding the Allied army at the decisive Battle of Leipzig.
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B.
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun was an 18th-century Austrian field marshal renowned for his cautious but effective leadership against Frederick the Great during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Wilhelm von Leeb
Wilhelm von Leeb was a German field marshal in the Wehrmacht during World War II, best known for leading Army Group North in the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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D.
Josef Harpe
Josef Harpe was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who commanded Army Group A on the Eastern Front.
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E.
Eduard Dietl
Eduard Dietl was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, noted for his leadership of mountain troops and his prominent role in early Nazi military campaigns.
- 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: Karl Mack von Leiberich Target entity description: Karl Mack von Leiberich was an Austrian general best known for his disastrous defeat and surrender to Napoleon at Ulm in 1805, which crippled the Habsburg war effort.
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A.
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg was an Austrian field marshal best known for leading the coalition forces against Napoleon, including commanding the Allied army at the decisive Battle of Leipzig.
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B.
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun was an 18th-century Austrian field marshal renowned for his cautious but effective leadership against Frederick the Great during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Wilhelm von Leeb
Wilhelm von Leeb was a German field marshal in the Wehrmacht during World War II, best known for leading Army Group North in the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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D.
Josef Harpe
Josef Harpe was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who commanded Army Group A on the Eastern Front.
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E.
Eduard Dietl
Eduard Dietl was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, noted for his leadership of mountain troops and his prominent role in early Nazi military campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian general
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | disastrous defeat that crippled the Habsburg war effort in 1805 ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Ulm ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
|
| describedBySource |
histories of the Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
histories of the War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| employer |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
|
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfFame | major Austrian defeat in the Ulm campaign ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Imperial Austrian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Army
|
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Karl Mack von Leiberich self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeat at the Battle of Ulm
ⓘ
surrender to Napoleon in 1805 ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| opponent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
Napoleon I ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| participatedIn |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| partOf | Austrian high command ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of Austrian forces at Ulm
ⓘ
general ⓘ |
| residence |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| surrenderedAt | Ulm ⓘ |
| surrenderedIn | 1805 ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karl Mack von Leiberich Description of subject: Karl Mack von Leiberich was an Austrian general best known for his disastrous defeat and surrender to Napoleon at Ulm in 1805, which crippled the Habsburg war effort.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Karl Mack