Battle of Dettingen
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The Battle of Dettingen was a 1743 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which British and allied forces defeated the French, notable as the last time a reigning British monarch personally led troops in battle.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dettingen canonical | 11 |
| Dettingen | 2 |
| Schlacht bei Dettingen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Dettingen Context triple: [George II of Great Britain, notableBattle, Battle of Dettingen]
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Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
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Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Dettingen Target entity description: The Battle of Dettingen was a 1743 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which British and allied forces defeated the French, notable as the last time a reigning British monarch personally led troops in battle.
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A.
Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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C.
Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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D.
Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
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Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alliedCommander |
George II of Great Britain
ⓘ
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Dettingen
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surface form:
Schlacht bei Dettingen
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| associatedWith |
Te Deum
ⓘ
surface form:
Dettingen Te Deum by George Frideric Handel
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| belligerent |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hanover
Great Britain ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of France ⓘ Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
surface form:
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
|
| campaign | 1743 campaign in Germany ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
around 2,000 Allied killed and wounded (approximate)
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around 4,000–5,000 French killed, wounded, and captured (approximate) ⓘ |
| cause | dispute over the Austrian succession after the death of Charles VI ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
approximately 23,000–26,000 French troops engaged
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approximately 35,000 Allied troops ⓘ |
| commander |
George II of Great Britain
ⓘ
Jean Baptiste François de La Baume, Marquis de La Valette ⓘ Noailles, Adrien Maurice de ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| country |
Germany
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surface form:
Germany (modern)
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| date |
16 June 1743 (Old Style)
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27 June 1743 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Fontenoy ⓘ |
| frenchCommander |
Noailles, Adrien Maurice de
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surface form:
Adrien Maurice de Noailles
Louis de Noailles ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British Army
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French Army ⓘ Hanoverian Army ⓘ Hessian troops ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbolic assertion of British support for the Habsburg succession ⓘ |
| location |
Dettingen am Main
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Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Mainz
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| monarchPresent | George II of Great Britain ⓘ |
| monarchRole | George II personally present on the battlefield ⓘ |
| notableFor | last time a reigning British monarch personally led troops in battle ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Campo Santo ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| river |
River Main
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surface form:
Main River
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| strategicObjective | relief of the Allied army threatened with encirclement near the Main River ⓘ |
| territorialContext | took place in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| theatre | German theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| year | 1743 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dettingen Description of subject: The Battle of Dettingen was a 1743 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which British and allied forces defeated the French, notable as the last time a reigning British monarch personally led troops in battle.
Referenced by (14)
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