Siege of Huningue
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The Siege of Huningue was a late Napoleonic-era military engagement in 1815 in which Allied forces blockaded and bombarded the French-held fortress of Huningue near the Rhine following Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Huningue canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Siege of Huningue Context triple: [War of the Seventh Coalition, hasPart, Siege of Huningue]
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Siege of Metz
The Siege of Metz was a pivotal 1870 encirclement and surrender of a large French army to Prussian forces, significantly shaping the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War.
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Siege of Lille
The Siege of Lille was a major 1708 Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified French city after a prolonged and costly siege.
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Siege of Ostend
The Siege of Ostend was a protracted and brutal engagement during the Eighty Years' War (1601–1604) in which Spanish forces besieged the Dutch-held coastal city of Ostend, resulting in massive casualties and becoming one of the longest and bloodiest sieges in European history.
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Battle of Wissembourg
The Battle of Wissembourg was an 1870 engagement in the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces decisively defeated a smaller French corps, opening the way for further advances into France.
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Siege of Tönning
The Siege of Tönning was a key early-18th-century military operation in which allied forces besieged the fortified town of Tönning during the Great Northern War, contributing to the shifting balance of power in Northern Europe.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Huningue Target entity description: The Siege of Huningue was a late Napoleonic-era military engagement in 1815 in which Allied forces blockaded and bombarded the French-held fortress of Huningue near the Rhine following Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo.
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A.
Siege of Metz
The Siege of Metz was a pivotal 1870 encirclement and surrender of a large French army to Prussian forces, significantly shaping the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War.
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B.
Siege of Lille
The Siege of Lille was a major 1708 Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified French city after a prolonged and costly siege.
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C.
Siege of Ostend
The Siege of Ostend was a protracted and brutal engagement during the Eighty Years' War (1601–1604) in which Spanish forces besieged the Dutch-held coastal city of Ostend, resulting in massive casualties and becoming one of the longest and bloodiest sieges in European history.
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D.
Battle of Wissembourg
The Battle of Wissembourg was an 1870 engagement in the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces decisively defeated a smaller French corps, opening the way for further advances into France.
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E.
Siege of Tönning
The Siege of Tönning was a key early-18th-century military operation in which allied forces besieged the fortified town of Tönning during the Great Northern War, contributing to the shifting balance of power in Northern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
|
| after | Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| attacker | Austrian and German Allied troops ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
France ⓘ Grand Duchy of Baden ⓘ |
| commander |
Jean Charles Abbatucci
ⓘ
Prince Karl Theodor von Wrede ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 47.593°N 7.579°E ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austria
ⓘ
Baden ⓘ France ⓘ |
| defender | French garrison of Huningue ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 19th-century military histories of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| endTime | 1815-08-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | occupation of the region by Allied forces ⓘ |
| hasCause | Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| hasEffect | neutralization of a French bridgehead on the Rhine ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | one of the last sieges of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blockade of the fortress of Huningue
ⓘ
bombardment of the fortress of Huningue ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rhine ⓘ |
| location |
Alsace
ⓘ
France ⓘ Haut-Rhin ⓘ Huningue ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | capture of the fortress of Huningue ⓘ |
| opposedBy | French imperial forces loyal to Napoleon ⓘ |
| partOf |
War of the Seventh Coalition
ⓘ
final Allied operations on the Rhine in 1815 ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1815 ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
demolition of the fortress of Huningue ⓘ surrender of the French garrison ⓘ |
| significantPlace | fortress of Huningue ⓘ |
| startTime | 1815-06-26 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a Rhine crossing near Basel ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
artillery bombardment
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siege warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Huningue Description of subject: The Siege of Huningue was a late Napoleonic-era military engagement in 1815 in which Allied forces blockaded and bombarded the French-held fortress of Huningue near the Rhine following Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo.
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