Battle of Elchingen
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The Battle of Elchingen was a decisive 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Marshal Ney’s forces defeated the Austrians, contributing significantly to the French victory in the Ulm campaign.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Elchingen canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Günzburg | 1 |
| Schlacht bei Elchingen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1485216 — 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 Elchingen Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, hasPart, Battle of Elchingen]
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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 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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C.
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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D.
Battle of Dürenstein
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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E.
Battle of Emsdorf
The Battle of Emsdorf was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including British and German troops, defeated the French 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 Elchingen Target entity description: The Battle of Elchingen was a decisive 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Marshal Ney’s forces defeated the Austrians, contributing significantly to the French victory in the Ulm campaign.
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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 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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C.
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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D.
Battle of Dürenstein
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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E.
Battle of Emsdorf
The Battle of Emsdorf was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including British and German troops, defeated the French in western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Elchingen
ⓘ
surface form:
Schlacht bei Elchingen
|
| associatedPerson | Napoleon I ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Duke of Elchingen ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ |
| campaignObjective |
cut off Austrian retreat routes
ⓘ
support French encirclement of Ulm ⓘ |
| combatantCommanderFor |
Johann Sigismund Riesch – Austrian
ⓘ
surface form:
Johann Sigismund Riesch – Austria
Michel Ney ⓘ
surface form:
Michel Ney – France
|
| commander |
Johann Sigismund Riesch – Austrian
ⓘ
surface form:
Johann Sigismund Riesch
Michel Ney ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | inscription on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ |
| date | 14 October 1805 ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Ulm
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitulation of Ulm
|
| front | Continental European front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Coalition Wars ⓘ |
| honoraryTitleGrantedTo | Michel Ney ⓘ |
| location |
Elchingen
ⓘ
near Ulm ⓘ |
| modernCountryLocation | Germany ⓘ |
| NapoleonRole | overall commander of French operations in the Ulm campaign ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive use of French infantry and cavalry
ⓘ
key role in destruction of General Mack’s Austrian army ⓘ |
| opponentForce | Austrian corps under Riesch ⓘ |
| outcome | Austrian forces defeated ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
Ulm–Austerlitz campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Ulm campaign
|
| precededBy | French advance into Bavaria in 1805 ⓘ |
| reasonForTitle | Ney’s victory at Elchingen ⓘ |
| region |
Duchy of Swabia
ⓘ
surface form:
Swabia
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| result | French victory ⓘ |
| river |
Danube
ⓘ
surface form:
Danube River
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| strategicSignificance |
contributed to encirclement of Austrian army at Ulm
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helped secure French victory in the Ulm campaign ⓘ |
| theatre | German theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear |
Danube
ⓘ
surface form:
Danube River
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| tookPlaceOnStructure | bridge at Elchingen ⓘ |
| year | 1805 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Elchingen Description of subject: The Battle of Elchingen was a decisive 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Marshal Ney’s forces defeated the Austrians, contributing significantly to the French victory in the Ulm campaign.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Günzburg
this entity surface form:
Schlacht bei Elchingen