Battle of Ulm
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The Battle of Ulm was a decisive 1805 campaign in which Napoleon’s Grande Armée encircled and forced the surrender of a large Austrian force, paving the way for French dominance in Central Europe during the War of the Third Coalition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ulm canonical | 9 |
| Capitulation of Ulm | 1 |
| Ulm Campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Ulm Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, hasPart, Battle of Ulm]
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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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Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz was a decisive 1805 Napoleonic victory, often called the "Battle of the Three Emperors," that cemented Napoleon's dominance over Europe.
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Battle of Eckmühl
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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Battle of Hanau
The Battle of Hanau was a late 1813 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s retreating forces defeated a larger Bavarian–Austrian army while withdrawing from Germany after the Battle of Leipzig.
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Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Ulm Target entity description: The Battle of Ulm was a decisive 1805 campaign in which Napoleon’s Grande Armée encircled and forced the surrender of a large Austrian force, paving the way for French dominance in Central Europe during the War of the Third Coalition.
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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.
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz was a decisive 1805 Napoleonic victory, often called the "Battle of the Three Emperors," that cemented Napoleon's dominance over Europe.
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C.
Battle of Eckmühl
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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D.
Battle of Hanau
The Battle of Hanau was a late 1813 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s retreating forces defeated a larger Bavarian–Austrian army while withdrawing from Germany after the Battle of Leipzig.
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E.
Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic battle
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Napoleon I
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| conflictOf | War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Austerlitz ⓘ |
| hasAlliedWith | France–Bavaria alliance ⓘ |
| hasAustrianCasualtiesAndCaptures | over 60,000 ⓘ |
| hasAustrianStrength | approximately 72,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ France ⓘ |
| hasCapturedTroops | approximately 30,000 to 60,000 Austrian soldiers ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Karl Mack von Leiberich
ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
opened the road to Vienna for Napoleon
ⓘ
weakened the Third Coalition against France ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1805-10-20 ⓘ |
| hasFrenchCasualties | around 2,000 ⓘ |
| hasFrenchMonarch |
Napoleon I
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Napoleon I
|
| hasFrenchStrength | approximately 200,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
destroyed Austria’s main field army early in the 1805 campaign
ⓘ
paved the way for French dominance in Central Europe ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Ulm ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForce | Austria ⓘ |
| hasOpposingMonarch |
Franz II. (as Holy Roman Emperor)
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| hasOutcome | decisive French victory ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ |
| hasResult | French victory ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1805-10-08 ⓘ |
| hasSurrenderedCommander | Karl Mack von Leiberich ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
rapid maneuver by corps system
ⓘ
strategic envelopment ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Central Europe ⓘ |
| involvesUnit |
Austrian Army of the Danube
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surface form:
Austrian army of the Danube
Grande Armée ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ulm
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surface form:
Ulm Campaign
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| isKeyExampleOf | Napoleonic operational art ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Karl Mack von Leiberich
ⓘ
surface form:
Karl Mack
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| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | French crossing of the Rhine in 1805 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | encirclement and destruction of Austrian army in Bavaria ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInMonth | October 1805 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInPresentDay | Germany ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInYear | 1805 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear |
Danube
ⓘ
surface form:
Danube River
|
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Subject: Battle of Ulm Description of subject: The Battle of Ulm was a decisive 1805 campaign in which Napoleon’s Grande Armée encircled and forced the surrender of a large Austrian force, paving the way for French dominance in Central Europe during the War of the Third Coalition.
Referenced by (11)
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