Battle of Wertingen
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The Battle of Wertingen was an early engagement of the 1805 War of the Third Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces decisively defeated Austrian troops, helping set the stage for the French victory at Ulm and ultimately Austerlitz.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Teugen-Hausen | 1 |
| Battle of Wertingen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5096187 — 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: Battle of Wertingen Context triple: [Ulm–Austerlitz campaign, includesBattle, Battle of Wertingen]
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A.
Battle of Abensberg
The Battle of Abensberg was a 1809 engagement in Bavaria during the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in the War of the Fifth Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Elchingen
The Battle of Elchingen was a decisive 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Marshal Ney’s forces defeated the Austrians, contributing significantly to the French victory in the Ulm campaign.
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C.
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen
The Battle of Haslach-Jungingen was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces under Marshal Ney clashed with an Austrian corps near Ulm, contributing to the encirclement of the Austrian army.
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D.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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E.
Battle of Ziegenhain
The Battle of Ziegenhain was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in Hesse.
- 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: Battle of Wertingen Target entity description: The Battle of Wertingen was an early engagement of the 1805 War of the Third Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces decisively defeated Austrian troops, helping set the stage for the French victory at Ulm and ultimately Austerlitz.
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A.
Battle of Abensberg
The Battle of Abensberg was a 1809 engagement in Bavaria during the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in the War of the Fifth Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Elchingen
The Battle of Elchingen was a decisive 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Marshal Ney’s forces defeated the Austrians, contributing significantly to the French victory in the Ulm campaign.
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C.
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen
The Battle of Haslach-Jungingen was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces under Marshal Ney clashed with an Austrian corps near Ulm, contributing to the encirclement of the Austrian army.
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D.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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E.
Battle of Ziegenhain
The Battle of Ziegenhain was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in Hesse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| AustrianCasualties | about 400 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| AustrianCommander | Franz Xaver von Auffenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AustrianGunsLost | 6 guns ⓘ |
| AustrianPrisoners | about 2,900 captured ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Franz Xaver von Auffenberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Lannes NERFINISHED ⓘ Joachim Murat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Third Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Electorate of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 8 October 1805 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Elchingen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Günzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | about 300 ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
Jean Lannes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joachim Murat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | Third Coalition war against Napoleonic France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnitAustrian | Austrian division under Auffenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnitFrench |
French cavalry under Murat
ⓘ
V Corps of the Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Electorate of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Wertingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | town of Wertingen ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Austrian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
Ulm Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French invasion of Bavaria (1805) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the French victory at Ulm
ⓘ
early French success in the Ulm Campaign ⓘ helped encircle Austrian forces under General Mack ⓘ helped set the stage for the Battle of Austerlitz ⓘ |
| strengthAustrian | about 5,000–6,000 ⓘ |
| strengthFrench | about 12,000–13,000 ⓘ |
| tactic |
French cavalry charges
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French infantry support attacks ⓘ |
| theatre | Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1805 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Wertingen Description of subject: The Battle of Wertingen was an early engagement of the 1805 War of the Third Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces decisively defeated Austrian troops, helping set the stage for the French victory at Ulm and ultimately Austerlitz.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Teugen-Hausen