Battle of Katzbach
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The Battle of Katzbach was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian and Russian forces decisively defeated Napoleon’s army in Silesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Katzbach canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Katzbach Context triple: [Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, battle, Battle of Katzbach]
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A.
Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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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 Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Katzbach Target entity description: The Battle of Katzbach was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian and Russian forces decisively defeated Napoleon’s army in Silesia.
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A.
Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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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 Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Kaczawa ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Autumn campaign of 1813 ⓘ |
| coalitionCommander | Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ |
| coalitionForces |
Prussian forces under Blücher
ⓘ
Russian forces under Blücher’s command ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
French Army
ⓘ
surface form:
French army of the First French Empire
Prussian–Russian coalition ⓘ |
| commander |
Dominique Vandamme
ⓘ
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr ⓘ
surface form:
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
|
| conflict | War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| date | 26 August 1813 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Leipzig ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
Dominique Vandamme
ⓘ
Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr ⓘ
surface form:
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
|
| FrenchForces | Army corps under General Dominique Vandamme ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Silesia
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near the Katzbach River ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Republic of Poland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Katzbach River ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
French forces were surprised and routed
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fought in heavy rain and flooded rivers ⓘ |
| outcome |
French army suffered heavy losses in men and materiel
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many French soldiers drowned while retreating across swollen rivers ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Dresden ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Poland ⓘ |
| result |
Coalition victory
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decisive Prussian and Russian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the eventual defeat of Napoleon in 1814
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one of several defeats suffered by Napoleon’s forces in 1813 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
boosted Coalition morale in the 1813 campaign
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weakened Napoleon’s position in Silesia ⓘ |
| theatre |
Leipzig campaign
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surface form:
German campaign of 1813
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| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Katzbach Description of subject: The Battle of Katzbach was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian and Russian forces decisively defeated Napoleon’s army in Silesia.
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