Battle of Beaumont
E459719
The Battle of Beaumont was a Franco-Prussian War engagement on 30 August 1870 in which Prussian forces defeated the French, helping set the stage for the decisive Battle of Sedan.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Beaumont canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4599918 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Beaumont Context triple: [Battle of Sedan (1870), precededBy, Battle of Beaumont]
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Battle of Bloody Marsh
The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, helping secure British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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Battle of Guard Hill
The Battle of Guard Hill was a minor American Civil War engagement in August 1864 near Front Royal, Virginia, in which Union cavalry clashed with Confederate forces during the Shenandoah Valley operations.
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Battle of Mount Harriet
The Battle of Mount Harriet was a key night assault during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured a strategically important Argentine-held position overlooking Port Stanley.
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Battle of Alford
The Battle of Alford was a 1645 engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, defeated a Covenanter army in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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Battle of Champion Hill
The Battle of Champion Hill was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in May 1863, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in Mississippi, opening the way for the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Beaumont Target entity description: The Battle of Beaumont was a Franco-Prussian War engagement on 30 August 1870 in which Prussian forces defeated the French, helping set the stage for the decisive Battle of Sedan.
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A.
Battle of Bloody Marsh
The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, helping secure British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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B.
Battle of Guard Hill
The Battle of Guard Hill was a minor American Civil War engagement in August 1864 near Front Royal, Virginia, in which Union cavalry clashed with Confederate forces during the Shenandoah Valley operations.
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C.
Battle of Mount Harriet
The Battle of Mount Harriet was a key night assault during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured a strategically important Argentine-held position overlooking Port Stanley.
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D.
Battle of Alford
The Battle of Alford was a 1645 engagement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in which Royalist forces under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, defeated a Covenanter army in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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E.
Battle of Champion Hill
The Battle of Champion Hill was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in May 1863, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in Mississippi, opening the way for the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Beaumont-en-Argonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Army of Châlons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German forces ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
North German Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Sedan campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Albert of Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Albrecht, Crown Prince of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Helmuth von Moltke the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrice de MacMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 30 August 1870 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Ardennes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beaumont-en-Argonne NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ |
| opponent |
French forces
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Prussian forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Gravelotte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Prussian victory ⓘ |
| significance | helped set the stage for the decisive Battle of Sedan ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
contributed to encirclement of the French Army of Châlons
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enabled German forces to push MacMahon’s army toward Sedan ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1870 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Beaumont Description of subject: The Battle of Beaumont was a Franco-Prussian War engagement on 30 August 1870 in which Prussian forces defeated the French, helping set the stage for the decisive Battle of Sedan.
Referenced by (1)
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