Battle of Champaubert
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The Battle of Champaubert was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1814 campaign in France, where his forces defeated a dispersed Russian corps, briefly reversing the tide against the invading Coalition armies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Champaubert canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Champaubert Context triple: [French campaign of 1814, hasBattle, Battle of Champaubert]
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Battle of Gravelotte
The Battle of Gravelotte was a pivotal 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian-led German forces decisively defeated the French army near Metz, contributing significantly to the German path to victory and unification.
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Second Battle of the Aisne
The Second Battle of the Aisne was a major 1917 World War I offensive by French forces against German positions on the Western Front, notable for its heavy casualties and limited territorial gains.
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Third Battle of the Aisne
The Third Battle of the Aisne was a major German offensive on the Western Front in May–June 1918 during World War I, marked by rapid German advances that threatened Paris before ultimately stalling.
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Battle of Noisseville
The Battle of Noisseville was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in late August 1870 near Metz, where German forces repelled French attempts to break out of the besieged city, tightening the encirclement that led to later decisive defeats.
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Battle of Nivelle
The Battle of Nivelle was a major 1813 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated French troops in southwestern France, helping to drive Napoleon’s armies back toward the interior.
- 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Champaubert Target entity description: The Battle of Champaubert was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1814 campaign in France, where his forces defeated a dispersed Russian corps, briefly reversing the tide against the invading Coalition armies.
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A.
Battle of Gravelotte
The Battle of Gravelotte was a pivotal 1870 engagement in the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian-led German forces decisively defeated the French army near Metz, contributing significantly to the German path to victory and unification.
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B.
Second Battle of the Aisne
The Second Battle of the Aisne was a major 1917 World War I offensive by French forces against German positions on the Western Front, notable for its heavy casualties and limited territorial gains.
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C.
Third Battle of the Aisne
The Third Battle of the Aisne was a major German offensive on the Western Front in May–June 1918 during World War I, marked by rapid German advances that threatened Paris before ultimately stalling.
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D.
Battle of Noisseville
The Battle of Noisseville was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in late August 1870 near Metz, where German forces repelled French attempts to break out of the besieged city, tightening the encirclement that led to later decisive defeats.
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E.
Battle of Nivelle
The Battle of Nivelle was a major 1813 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated French troops in southwestern France, helping to drive Napoleon’s armies back toward the interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ engagement of the 1814 campaign in France ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Champaubert (1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | French campaign of 1814 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignOpponent | Coalition armies invading France in 1814 ⓘ |
| coalitionSide |
Prussia (indirectly via Army of Silesia command structure)
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Marshal Auguste de Marmont
NERFINISHED
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Marshal Édouard Mortier NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 10 February 1814 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Château-Thierry (1814)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Montmirail NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vauchamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualtiesApprox | about 600 ⓘ |
| FrenchLeaderTitle | Emperor of the French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchStrengthApprox | 30,000 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of Napoleon exploiting dispersed enemy formations
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first major success of Napoleon’s Six Days' Campaign ⓘ |
| location |
Champaubert, France
NERFINISHED
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Marne department, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
capture of General Olsufiev
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destruction of Olsufiev’s Russian corps ⓘ |
| objective | to defeat an isolated Russian corps of the Army of Bohemia ⓘ |
| opponentForce |
Russian IX Corps
NERFINISHED
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a dispersed Russian corps under Olsufiev ⓘ |
| opposingArmy |
Army of Bohemia elements
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Army of Silesia elements ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Lieutenant General Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev
NERFINISHED
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Zakhar Olsufiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Six Days' Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Sixth Coalition War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied advance toward Paris in early 1814 ⓘ |
| region | northeastern France ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| RussianCasualtiesApprox | about 4,000 killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ |
| RussianPrisonersApprox | about 3,000 captured ⓘ |
| RussianStrengthApprox | 4,000–5,000 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
allowed Napoleon to defeat separated enemy corps in detail
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disrupted the coordination of Blücher’s Army of Silesia ⓘ temporarily reversed the tide against the invading Coalition armies ⓘ |
| theater | French soil ⓘ |
| year | 1814 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Champaubert Description of subject: The Battle of Champaubert was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1814 campaign in France, where his forces defeated a dispersed Russian corps, briefly reversing the tide against the invading Coalition armies.
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subject surface form:
Champaubert