Battle of Vouillé
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The Battle of Vouillé was a pivotal 507 AD clash in which the Frankish king Clovis I defeated the Visigoths, leading to Frankish dominance over much of Gaul.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Vouillé canonical | 5 |
| Battle against the Franks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Vouillé Context triple: [Visigothic Kingdom, event, Battle of Vouillé]
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Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
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Battle of Laon
The Battle of Laon was a significant 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian and allied forces under Blücher halted Napoleon’s attempts to defend France from the advancing Sixth Coalition.
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Battle of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
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Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains was a pivotal 451 AD clash in Gaul where Roman and allied forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.
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Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Vouillé Target entity description: The Battle of Vouillé was a pivotal 507 AD clash in which the Frankish king Clovis I defeated the Visigoths, leading to Frankish dominance over much of Gaul.
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A.
Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
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B.
Battle of Laon
The Battle of Laon was a significant 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian and allied forces under Blücher halted Napoleon’s attempts to defend France from the advancing Sixth Coalition.
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C.
Battle of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
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Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains was a pivotal 451 AD clash in Gaul where Roman and allied forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.
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E.
Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Campus Vogladensis
ⓘ
Battle of Vouglé ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Alaric II
ⓘ
Clovis ⓘ
surface form:
Clovis I
|
| belligerent |
Franks
ⓘ
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| combatant |
Franks
ⓘ
Goths ⓘ
surface form:
Visigoths
|
| commander |
Alaric II
ⓘ
Clovis ⓘ
surface form:
Clovis I
|
| conflict | Frankish–Visigothic conflict ⓘ |
| consequence |
Frankish dominance over much of Gaul
ⓘ
end of Visigothic rule in most of Gaul ⓘ expansion of the Frankish Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 507 ⓘ |
| era |
Early Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy | Frankish occupation of Aquitaine ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Alaric II
ⓘ
Clovis ⓘ
surface form:
Clovis I
Frankish army ⓘ Visigothic army ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Merovingian period ⓘ |
| killedInAction | Alaric II ⓘ |
| languageContext | Latin-speaking Gaul ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gaul ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | France ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of the Visigoths in Gaul ⓘ |
| partOf |
Franco–Visigothic conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Visigothic Wars
Frankish expansion into Aquitaine ⓘ |
| place | near Vouillé ⓘ |
| precededBy | Frankish–Visigothic tensions in Gaul ⓘ |
| region | Aquitaine ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Clovis
ⓘ
surface form:
Clovis I
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse
|
| result | Frankish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
pivotal battle in the formation of the Frankish realm in Gaul
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weakened Arian Visigothic power north of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| territorialChange |
Franks annex most of Visigothic Gaul
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Visigoths retain Septimania ⓘ |
| year | 507 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Vouillé Description of subject: The Battle of Vouillé was a pivotal 507 AD clash in which the Frankish king Clovis I defeated the Visigoths, leading to Frankish dominance over much of Gaul.
Referenced by (6)
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