Battle of Hollabrunn
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The Battle of Hollabrunn was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which retreating Russian forces fought a rearguard action against Napoleon’s advancing French army in Austria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Hollabrunn canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1485223 — 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 Hollabrunn Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, hasPart, Battle of Hollabrunn]
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A.
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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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 Raab
The Battle of Raab was an 1809 Napoleonic-era engagement in Hungary in which French and allied forces under Eugène de Beauharnais defeated an Austrian army shortly before the decisive Battle of Wagram.
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D.
Battle of Grüneberg
The Battle of Grüneberg was an engagement during the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French-allied troops in northern Germany.
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E.
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.
- 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 Hollabrunn Target entity description: The Battle of Hollabrunn was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which retreating Russian forces fought a rearguard action against Napoleon’s advancing French army in Austria.
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A.
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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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 Raab
The Battle of Raab was an 1809 Napoleonic-era engagement in Hungary in which French and allied forces under Eugène de Beauharnais defeated an Austrian army shortly before the decisive Battle of Wagram.
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D.
Battle of Grüneberg
The Battle of Grüneberg was an engagement during the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French-allied troops in northern Germany.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Schöngrabern ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign |
Ulm–Austerlitz campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon’s 1805 campaign in Austria
|
| combatant |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Dmitry Dokhturov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joachim Murat ⓘ Mikhail Miloradovich ⓘ Pyotr Bagration ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Dmitry Dokhturov – Russian Empire
ⓘ
Joachim Murat ⓘ
surface form:
Joachim Murat – French Empire
Pyotr Bagration ⓘ
surface form:
Pyotr Bagration – Russian Empire
|
| conflict | War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| date | 1805-11-16 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1805-11-16 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Austerlitz ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Napoleonic strategy
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cavalry tactics ⓘ rearguard warfare ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
French cavalry
ⓘ
Russian artillery ⓘ Russian infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Austria
ⓘ
Hollabrunn ⓘ Lower Austria ⓘ |
| natureOfAction | rearguard action ⓘ |
| opponent |
Napoleon I
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
Ulm–Austerlitz campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Schöngrabern ⓘ |
| purpose | to delay the French advance ⓘ |
| result |
French tactical victory
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successful Russian rearguard action ⓘ |
| startDate | 1805-11-16 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | retreat of Russian forces before Austerlitz ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | enabled main Russian army to continue retreat ⓘ |
| theatre | Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| year | 1805 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Hollabrunn Description of subject: The Battle of Hollabrunn was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which retreating Russian forces fought a rearguard action against Napoleon’s advancing French army in Austria.
Referenced by (3)
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