Battle of Tourcoing
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The Battle of Tourcoing was a major 1794 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces decisively defeated a larger coalition army in Flanders, helping secure the French Republic’s northern frontier.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Tourcoing canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Tourcoing (1794) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Tourcoing Context triple: [War of the First Coalition, significantBattle, Battle of Tourcoing]
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A.
Battle of Bemis Heights
The Battle of Bemis Heights was a decisive 1777 American victory in the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War that helped persuade France to openly support the United States.
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B.
Battle of Queenston Heights
The Battle of Queenston Heights was a pivotal 1812 engagement in which British, Canadian, and Indigenous forces repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River, helping secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812.
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C.
Battle of the Wabash
The Battle of the Wabash was a devastating 1791 defeat of U.S. forces by a confederation of Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory, and remains one of the worst losses in U.S. Army history.
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D.
Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh was a decisive 1814 American victory over British land and naval forces on Lake Champlain that helped secure the northern border of the United States and hasten the end of the War of 1812.
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E.
Battle of Stony Point
The Battle of Stony Point was a daring 1779 nighttime assault during the American Revolutionary War in which Continental forces captured a heavily fortified British position on the Hudson River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Tourcoing Target entity description: The Battle of Tourcoing was a major 1794 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces decisively defeated a larger coalition army in Flanders, helping secure the French Republic’s northern frontier.
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A.
Battle of Bemis Heights
The Battle of Bemis Heights was a decisive 1777 American victory in the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War that helped persuade France to openly support the United States.
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B.
Battle of Queenston Heights
The Battle of Queenston Heights was a pivotal 1812 engagement in which British, Canadian, and Indigenous forces repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River, helping secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812.
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C.
Battle of the Wabash
The Battle of the Wabash was a devastating 1791 defeat of U.S. forces by a confederation of Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory, and remains one of the worst losses in U.S. Army history.
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D.
Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh was a decisive 1814 American victory over British land and naval forces on Lake Champlain that helped secure the northern border of the United States and hasten the end of the War of 1812.
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E.
Battle of Stony Point
The Battle of Stony Point was a daring 1779 nighttime assault during the American Revolutionary War in which Continental forces captured a heavily fortified British position on the Hudson River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of the North
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of the North (France)
Duke of York’s army ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
French First Republic ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Hanover ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | relief of Menin and Courtrai ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy coalition casualties
ⓘ
significant but lower French casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Count François de Clerfayt
ⓘ
Jacques Philippe Bonnaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Victor Marie Moreau ⓘ Joseph Souham ⓘ Pierre-Jacques Osten ⓘ Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Prince Coburg of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
William V, Prince of Orange ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austria
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hanover
France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 17 May 1794 ⓘ |
| endDate | 18 May 1794 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Fleurus (1794)
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surface form:
Battle of Fleurus
|
| front |
Western Front of the War of the First Coalition
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surface form:
Northern Front of the French Revolutionary Wars
|
| historicalPeriod |
French Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
French Revolutionary era
|
| historicalSignificance | contributed to the eventual French dominance in the Flanders Campaign ⓘ |
| location |
Flanders
ⓘ
Tourcoing ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Nord department
ⓘ
surface form:
Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France
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| notableFeature |
French forces defeated a larger coalition army
ⓘ
example of successful French Revolutionary operational maneuver ⓘ |
| opponent | First Coalition ⓘ |
| partOf | Flanders Campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Willems ⓘ |
| region |
Habsburg Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Netherlands
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| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
checked the advance of First Coalition forces in Flanders
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helped secure the northern frontier of the French Republic ⓘ |
| strength |
Coalition army numerically superior to French forces
ⓘ
French army numerically inferior to coalition forces ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | coalition columns became dispersed and were defeated in detail ⓘ |
| theatre | War of the First Coalition ⓘ |
| year | 1794 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tourcoing Description of subject: The Battle of Tourcoing was a major 1794 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces decisively defeated a larger coalition army in Flanders, helping secure the French Republic’s northern frontier.
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