Battle of Eckmühl
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The Battle of Eckmühl was a major 1809 Napoleonic victory in Bavaria where French and allied forces under Napoleon and Davout defeated the Austrian army, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Eckmühl canonical | 5 |
| Eckmühl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1452194 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Eckmühl Context triple: [War of the Fifth Coalition, hasPart, Battle of Eckmühl]
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Battle of Hohenlinden
The Battle of Hohenlinden was a major 1800 clash in Bavaria during the French Revolutionary Wars, where General Moreau’s French forces decisively defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
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Second Battle of Höchstädt
The Second Battle of Höchstädt, better known as the Battle of Blenheim, was a decisive 1704 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed the Franco-Bavarian army, halting French expansion in Europe.
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Battle of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was a major World War II engagement in April 1945 between German and Soviet-led Polish forces near the German town of Bautzen, notable as one of the last significant German tactical victories on the Eastern Front.
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Battle of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was a significant 1813 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces fought a large Russo-Prussian army in eastern Saxony, contributing to the shifting fortunes of the War of the Sixth Coalition.
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Battle of Wagram
The Battle of Wagram was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Austrian Empire, leading to French dominance in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Eckmühl Target entity description: The Battle of Eckmühl was a major 1809 Napoleonic victory in Bavaria where French and allied forces under Napoleon and Davout defeated the Austrian army, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
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A.
Battle of Hohenlinden
The Battle of Hohenlinden was a major 1800 clash in Bavaria during the French Revolutionary Wars, where General Moreau’s French forces decisively defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
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B.
Second Battle of Höchstädt
The Second Battle of Höchstädt, better known as the Battle of Blenheim, was a decisive 1704 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed the Franco-Bavarian army, halting French expansion in Europe.
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C.
Battle of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was a major World War II engagement in April 1945 between German and Soviet-led Polish forces near the German town of Bautzen, notable as one of the last significant German tactical victories on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Battle of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was a significant 1813 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces fought a large Russo-Prussian army in eastern Saxony, contributing to the shifting fortunes of the War of the Sixth Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Wagram
The Battle of Wagram was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Austrian Empire, leading to French dominance in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Engagement of the War of the Fifth Coalition
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars battle ⓘ battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Eggmühl ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French–Austrian rivalry in Central Europe
ⓘ
Napoleon’s 1809 campaign against Austria ⓘ |
| AustrianCommander |
Karl of Austria
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles, Archduke of Austria
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| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Confederation of the Rhine states
First French Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ |
| campaign |
Danube campaign of 1809
ⓘ
surface form:
1809 Danube campaign
|
| commander |
André Masséna
ⓘ
Karl of Austria ⓘ
surface form:
Charles, Archduke of Austria
Louis-Nicolas Davout ⓘ Napoleon I ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| conflictOf | War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ |
| country |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Germany (present-day)
|
| date | 1809-04-22 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1809-04-22 ⓘ |
| era | Early 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Ratisbon ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
Louis-Nicolas Davout
ⓘ
Napoleon I ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| front | Central European theatre ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Napoleonic era
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Napoleon
|
| location |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Battle of Eckmühl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Eckmühl
Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ near Regensburg ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Austrian main army under Archduke Charles
ⓘ
French III Corps ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Karl of Austria
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles, Archduke of Austria
|
| outcome | Defeat of the Austrian main army in Bavaria ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Abensberg ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
Helped prevent Austrian invasion of southern Germany
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Major Napoleonic victory in the War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ |
| startDate | 1809-04-21 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
Forced Austrian retreat toward Bohemia
ⓘ
Secured French dominance in Central Europe in 1809 ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic | French concentration of dispersed corps against Austrian center ⓘ |
| theatre | Danube campaign of 1809 ⓘ |
| year | 1809 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Eckmühl Description of subject: The Battle of Eckmühl was a major 1809 Napoleonic victory in Bavaria where French and allied forces under Napoleon and Davout defeated the Austrian army, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Eckmühl