Battle of Chateauguay
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The Battle of Chateauguay was a key War of 1812 engagement in which a smaller force of mostly French-Canadian fighters successfully repelled a larger American invasion, helping to secure Lower Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Chateauguay canonical | 2 |
| Battle of the Châteauguay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5307709 — 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 Chateauguay Context triple: [Canadian militia, notableEngagement, Battle of Chateauguay]
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A.
Battle of Tourcoing
The Battle of Tourcoing was a major 1794 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces decisively defeated a larger coalition army in Flanders, helping secure the French Republic’s northern frontier.
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B.
Battle of Verrières Ridge
The Battle of Verrières Ridge was a major and costly World War II engagement during the Normandy campaign in July 1944, in which Allied forces—particularly Canadian units—fought to seize a strategically vital height south of Caen from entrenched German defenders.
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C.
Siege of Fort Vaux
The Siege of Fort Vaux was a brutal World War I battle in June 1916 during the Battle of Verdun, where a small French garrison mounted a tenacious underground defense against overwhelming German forces before being forced to surrender.
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D.
Seven Days Battles
The Seven Days Battles were a series of American Civil War engagements in 1862 near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee halted the Union Army’s Peninsula Campaign.
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E.
Battle of Mount Sorrel
The Battle of Mount Sorrel was a First World War engagement in June 1916 near Ypres, Belgium, in which Canadian forces fought to repel a major German offensive and stabilize the Allied line.
- 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 Chateauguay Target entity description: The Battle of Chateauguay was a key War of 1812 engagement in which a smaller force of mostly French-Canadian fighters successfully repelled a larger American invasion, helping to secure Lower Canada.
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A.
Battle of Tourcoing
The Battle of Tourcoing was a major 1794 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces decisively defeated a larger coalition army in Flanders, helping secure the French Republic’s northern frontier.
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B.
Battle of Verrières Ridge
The Battle of Verrières Ridge was a major and costly World War II engagement during the Normandy campaign in July 1944, in which Allied forces—particularly Canadian units—fought to seize a strategically vital height south of Caen from entrenched German defenders.
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C.
Siege of Fort Vaux
The Siege of Fort Vaux was a brutal World War I battle in June 1916 during the Battle of Verdun, where a small French garrison mounted a tenacious underground defense against overwhelming German forces before being forced to surrender.
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D.
Seven Days Battles
The Seven Days Battles were a series of American Civil War engagements in 1862 near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee halted the Union Army’s Peninsula Campaign.
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E.
Battle of Mount Sorrel
The Battle of Mount Sorrel was a First World War engagement in June 1916 near Ypres, Belgium, in which Canadian forces fought to repel a major German offensive and stabilize the Allied line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bataille de la Châteauguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateAmericanCasualties | over 100 ⓘ |
| approximateCanadianCasualties | fewer than 50 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Lower Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign | 1813 Montreal campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
British regular forces
ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ Kahnawake Mohawk warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Voltigeurs canadiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles de Salaberry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wade Hampton II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1813-10-26 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1813-10-26 ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Battle of Chateauguay National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousParticipants | Mohawk warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIndigenousAllies | yes ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of French-Canadian military contribution to Canada ⓘ |
| location |
Lower Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near the Chateauguay River ⓘ present-day Quebec, Canada ⓘ |
| modernProvince | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major role of French-Canadian fighters
ⓘ
successful defense by a smaller force against a larger American army ⓘ |
| outcome | secured the defense of Montreal from the south ⓘ |
| partOf | American campaign to capture Montreal in 1813 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfDefenders | French ⓘ |
| provinceAtTime | Lower Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
American invasion of Lower Canada repelled
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British and Canadian victory ⓘ |
| river | Chateauguay River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1813-10-26 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | helped prevent American conquest of Lower Canada ⓘ |
| strengthSide1 | approximately 1,500 men ⓘ |
| strengthSide2 | approximately 3,000–4,000 men ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature | use of abatis and defensive works in the forest ⓘ |
| territoryDefended | Lower Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | St. Lawrence River theatre of the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfNationalHistoricSiteDesignation | 1920 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Chateauguay Description of subject: The Battle of Chateauguay was a key War of 1812 engagement in which a smaller force of mostly French-Canadian fighters successfully repelled a larger American invasion, helping to secure Lower Canada.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Defence of Upper Canada
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Châteauguay