Anglo-Russian withdrawal
E409119
The Anglo-Russian withdrawal was the retreat of British and Russian expeditionary forces from the Netherlands in 1799 after their failed joint invasion during the War of the Second Coalition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Russian withdrawal canonical | 1 |
| Russian retreat from Switzerland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4049347 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo-Russian withdrawal Context triple: [Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands, result, Anglo-Russian withdrawal]
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A.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a 1918 peace agreement in which Bolshevik Russia exited World War I by ceding vast territories to the Central Powers, profoundly reshaping Eastern Europe and influencing the course of the Russian Civil War.
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B.
Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan was the 1988–1989 military pullout of Soviet forces that ended their decade-long intervention and marked a major turning point in the late Cold War.
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C.
Sikorski–Mayski agreement
The Sikorski–Mayski agreement was a 1941 pact between the Polish government-in-exile and the Soviet Union that restored diplomatic relations and led to an "amnesty" for many Polish citizens imprisoned or deported in the USSR during World War II.
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D.
Anglo-Russian rivalry
Anglo-Russian rivalry refers to the 19th-century geopolitical and strategic competition between the British and Russian Empires, particularly over influence in Central Asia.
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E.
Truce of Altmark
The Truce of Altmark was a 1629 armistice between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden that ended a phase of their long-running conflict and granted Sweden significant territorial and economic gains in the Baltic region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo-Russian withdrawal Target entity description: The Anglo-Russian withdrawal was the retreat of British and Russian expeditionary forces from the Netherlands in 1799 after their failed joint invasion during the War of the Second Coalition.
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A.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a 1918 peace agreement in which Bolshevik Russia exited World War I by ceding vast territories to the Central Powers, profoundly reshaping Eastern Europe and influencing the course of the Russian Civil War.
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B.
Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan was the 1988–1989 military pullout of Soviet forces that ended their decade-long intervention and marked a major turning point in the late Cold War.
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C.
Sikorski–Mayski agreement
The Sikorski–Mayski agreement was a 1941 pact between the Polish government-in-exile and the Soviet Union that restored diplomatic relations and led to an "amnesty" for many Polish citizens imprisoned or deported in the USSR during World War II.
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D.
Anglo-Russian rivalry
Anglo-Russian rivalry refers to the 19th-century geopolitical and strategic competition between the British and Russian Empires, particularly over influence in Central Asia.
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E.
Truce of Altmark
The Truce of Altmark was a 1629 armistice between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden that ended a phase of their long-running conflict and granted Sweden significant territorial and economic gains in the Baltic region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
military withdrawal ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
French-aligned forces
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coalition forces ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows Anglo-Russian landings in North Holland
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precedes continued Batavian and French control of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| describedAs | retreat of British and Russian expeditionary forces from the Netherlands in 1799 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1799 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
failed Anglo-Russian invasion of the Batavian Republic
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military setbacks of Anglo-Russian forces in Holland ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Batavian Republic
ⓘ
French Republic ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| location |
Netherlands
ⓘ
North Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Western Front of the War of the First Coalition
ⓘ
surface form:
Low Countries theatre of the War of the Second Coalition
|
| natureOfEvent | strategic withdrawal after unsuccessful invasion ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Batavian Republic
ⓘ
French Republic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| result |
evacuation of Anglo-Russian expeditionary forces from the Netherlands
ⓘ
failure of the Anglo-Russian campaign in Holland ⓘ restoration of Batavian and French control over North Holland ⓘ |
| startTime | 1799 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late 18th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Anglo-Russian withdrawal Description of subject: The Anglo-Russian withdrawal was the retreat of British and Russian expeditionary forces from the Netherlands in 1799 after their failed joint invasion during the War of the Second Coalition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Russian retreat from Switzerland