Grande Armée

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Napoleonic army field army military unit

The Grande Armée was Napoleon Bonaparte’s principal field army, renowned for its size, organization, and decisive role in his major campaigns across Europe during the Napoleonic Wars.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Grande Armée canonical	30
French army of Napoleon I	2
Napoleonic forces	2
Grande Armée initially over 400000 soldiers	1
Napoleon’s army	1
Великая армия Наполеона	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Napoleonic army ⓘ field army ⓘ military unit ⓘ
activePeriod	1804–1815 ⓘ
allegiance	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
branch	artillery ⓘ cavalry ⓘ engineers ⓘ infantry ⓘ
casualties	suffered catastrophic losses in the 1812 Russian campaign ⓘ
commander	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
composition	Dutch troops ⓘ French troops ⓘ German troops ⓘ Italian troops ⓘ Polish troops ⓘ other allied contingents ⓘ
conflict	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
country	First French Empire ⓘ
disbanded	1815 ⓘ
engagement	French invasion of Russia ⓘ War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ War of the Seventh Coalition ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ War of the Third Coalition ⓘ
established	1804 ⓘ
famousFor	decisive victories in Central Europe ⓘ large-scale conscription ⓘ rapid operational maneuver ⓘ
languageOfCommand	French ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Austerlitz ⓘ Battle of Borodino ⓘ Battle of Jena–Auerstedt ⓘ Battle of Leipzig ⓘ Battle of Wagram ⓘ Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
notableCampaign	Leipzig campaign ⓘ surface form: German campaign of 1813 Battle of Jena–Auerstedt ⓘ surface form: Jena–Auerstedt campaign French invasion of Russia ⓘ surface form: Russian campaign of 1812 Ulm–Austerlitz campaign ⓘ Waterloo Campaign ⓘ surface form: Waterloo campaign
notableCommander	André Masséna ⓘ Jean Lannes ⓘ Nicolas Soult ⓘ surface form: Jean-de-Dieu Soult Joachim Murat ⓘ Louis-Alexandre Berthier ⓘ Michel Ney ⓘ
organizationalFeature	corps system ⓘ divisional structure ⓘ
partOf	French Army ⓘ surface form: French Imperial Army
peakStrength	over 600000 soldiers ⓘ
predecessor	Army of the First Republic ⓘ
theater	European continent ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armies of the French Revolution and Empire → component → Grande Armée ⓘ

French Imperial Guard → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ

Great St Bernard Pass → usedBy → Grande Armée ⓘ

this entity surface form: Napoleon’s army

Papelotte farm → opponent → Grande Armée ⓘ

this entity surface form: French army of Napoleon I

Patriotic War of 1812 → estimatedStrength → Grande Armée ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grande Armée initially over 400000 soldiers

Patriotic War of 1812 → hasParticipant → Grande Armée ⓘ

Burning of Moscow → participant → Grande Armée ⓘ

Avenue de la Grande-Armée → namedAfter → Grande Armée ⓘ

Ulm–Austerlitz campaign → involvesUnit → Grande Armée ⓘ

Temple to the Glory of the Great Army → honors → Grande Armée ⓘ

French Revolutionary Army → followedBy → Grande Armée ⓘ

Battle of Smolensk → attackedBy → Grande Armée ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Smolensk (1812)

Battle of Smolensk → involvedUnit → Grande Armée ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Smolensk (1812)

Battle of Maloyaroslavets → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ

Battle of the Moskva → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ

Imperial Eagle → associatedWith → Grande Armée ⓘ

Battle of Ulm → involvesUnit → Grande Armée ⓘ

Battle of Eylau → involvedMilitaryUnit → Grande Armée ⓘ

Battle of Essling → involvedUnit → Grande Armée ⓘ

Gregorio García de la Cuesta → opponent → Grande Armée ⓘ

this entity surface form: Napoleonic forces

Claude Victor-Perrin → servedIn → Grande Armée ⓘ

Imperial Guard → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ

Marshal of the Empire → associatedWith → Grande Armée ⓘ

Old Guard → associatedWith → Grande Armée ⓘ

Middle Guard → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ

Young Guard → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ

Horse Artillery of the Guard → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ

“La Garde” → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ

subject surface form: La Garde

Schlossberg → fortressDemolishedBy → Grande Armée ⓘ

subject surface form: Schlossberg (Graz)

this entity surface form: Napoleonic forces

Brussels–Charleroi road → usedBy → Grande Armée ⓘ

this entity surface form: French army of Napoleon I

Guillaume Brune → memberOf → Grande Armée ⓘ

Отечественная война 1812 года → противник → Grande Armée ⓘ

this entity surface form: Великая армия Наполеона

Belarus region → sawMilitaryOperationsBy → Grande Armée ⓘ

Battle of Shevardino Redoubt → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ

Battle of Krasnoi → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ

Battle of Vitebsk → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ

Battle of Tarutino → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ