Battle of Dürenstein
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The Battle of Dürenstein was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Russian and Austrian forces fought a hard-fought defensive action against a French corps along the Danube in present-day Austria.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Dürenstein canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Dürnstein | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1485215 — 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: Battle of Dürenstein Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, hasPart, Battle of Dürenstein]
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A.
Battle of Abensberg
The Battle of Abensberg was a 1809 engagement in Bavaria during the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in the War of the Fifth Coalition.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Corbach
The Battle of Corbach was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of Rheinberg
The Battle of Rheinberg was an engagement during the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Rheinberg in western Germany.
- 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: Battle of Dürenstein Target entity description: The Battle of Dürenstein was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Russian and Austrian forces fought a hard-fought defensive action against a French corps along the Danube in present-day Austria.
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A.
Battle of Abensberg
The Battle of Abensberg was a 1809 engagement in Bavaria during the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in the War of the Fifth Coalition.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Corbach
The Battle of Corbach was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of Rheinberg
The Battle of Rheinberg was an engagement during the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Rheinberg in western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Dürenstein
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Dürnstein
|
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Austrian forces allied with Russia
ⓘ
French corps under Édouard Mortier ⓘ Russian forces under Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov ⓘ |
| commander |
Prince Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
ⓘ
surface form:
Friedrich Karl Wilhelm, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ
surface form:
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov
Pyotr Bagration ⓘ Édouard Mortier ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
|
| date | 1805-11-11 ⓘ |
| description | hard-fought defensive action by Russian and Austrian forces against a French corps ⓘ |
| endDate | 1805-11-11 ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Austerlitz ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | demonstrated vulnerability of overextended French corps along the Danube ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French VIII Corps
ⓘ
Russian advance guard under Bagration ⓘ |
| location |
Danube
ⓘ
surface form:
Danube River
Dürnstein ⓘ Lower Austria ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
French forces were stretched along the Danube and attacked in detail
ⓘ
Russian and Austrian forces executed a double-envelopment of French troops ⓘ |
| outcome | French corps of Mortier narrowly escaped destruction ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Ulm–Austerlitz campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Ulm ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Austria ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
ⓘ
tactical stalemate ⓘ |
| riverCrossingInvolved |
Danube
ⓘ
surface form:
Danube River
|
| startDate | 1805-11-11 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | occurred after the French victory at Ulm and before Austerlitz ⓘ |
| terrain | narrow Danube valley near steep hills and vineyards ⓘ |
| theatre | Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| year | 1805 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dürenstein Description of subject: The Battle of Dürenstein was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Russian and Austrian forces fought a hard-fought defensive action against a French corps along the Danube in present-day Austria.
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Dürnstein
this entity surface form:
Battle of Dürnstein