Great Retreat
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The Great Retreat was the large-scale withdrawal of Allied forces, particularly the British Expeditionary Force, across northern France and Belgium in the early weeks of World War I to avoid encirclement by advancing German armies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Retreat canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4261132 — 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: Great Retreat Context triple: [Battle of Mons, hasPart, Great Retreat]
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A.
Retreat
Retreat is a residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, located on the Cape Flats.
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B.
Summit Plummet
Summit Plummet is a high-speed, near-vertical body slide and one of the signature thrill attractions at Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park in Walt Disney World.
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C.
Grand Cascade
The Grand Cascade is an ornate, multi-tiered water feature and monumental fountain in the historic Gardens of Saint-Cloud near Paris, celebrated for its dramatic Baroque design and cascading waterfalls.
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D.
Grand Cascade
The Grand Cascade is a monumental ensemble of terraces, fountains, and gilded statues at Peterhof renowned as one of the most spectacular water features in the world.
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E.
La Grande
La Grande is a small city in northeastern Oregon that serves as a regional hub and home to Eastern Oregon University.
- 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: Great Retreat Target entity description: The Great Retreat was the large-scale withdrawal of Allied forces, particularly the British Expeditionary Force, across northern France and Belgium in the early weeks of World War I to avoid encirclement by advancing German armies.
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A.
Retreat
Retreat is a residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, located on the Cape Flats.
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B.
Summit Plummet
Summit Plummet is a high-speed, near-vertical body slide and one of the signature thrill attractions at Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park in Walt Disney World.
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C.
Grand Cascade
The Grand Cascade is an ornate, multi-tiered water feature and monumental fountain in the historic Gardens of Saint-Cloud near Paris, celebrated for its dramatic Baroque design and cascading waterfalls.
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D.
Grand Cascade
The Grand Cascade is a monumental ensemble of terraces, fountains, and gilded statues at Peterhof renowned as one of the most spectacular water features in the world.
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E.
La Grande
La Grande is a small city in northeastern Oregon that serves as a regional hub and home to Eastern Oregon University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I military operation
ⓘ
military retreat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Retreat from Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied Powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ |
| characteristic |
continuous fighting withdrawal
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long daily marches by Allied troops ⓘ rear-guard actions against German pursuit ⓘ |
| commander |
Field Marshal Sir John French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Charles Lanrezac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedIn |
British official history of the Great War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French official histories of World War I ⓘ |
| endDate | 1914-09-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy | First Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Allied defeats in the Battle of Mons and the Battle of Charleroi
ⓘ
advance of German armies in the Schlieffen Plan offensive ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early phase of World War I mobile warfare ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to overstretching of German supply lines
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helped set conditions for the Allied counter-offensive on the Marne ⓘ |
| involves |
retreat across the Marne
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retreat from Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ retreat through Le Cateau ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
from the Belgian frontier to the River Marne ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Action at Néry during the retreat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Le Cateau during the retreat ⓘ |
| objective | to avoid encirclement by German forces ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
General Alexander von Kluck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Karl von Bülow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
British Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Charleroi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
preservation of the British Expeditionary Force as a fighting force
ⓘ
successful withdrawal of Allied forces to the Marne ⓘ |
| startDate | 1914-08-24 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
enabled Allies to regroup and counter-attack on the Marne
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prevented destruction or capture of the British Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Retreat Description of subject: The Great Retreat was the large-scale withdrawal of Allied forces, particularly the British Expeditionary Force, across northern France and Belgium in the early weeks of World War I to avoid encirclement by advancing German armies.
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