Battle of La Rothière
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The Battle of La Rothière was a major 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which the allied forces of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and others checked Napoleon’s army in northeastern France during the campaign that led to his first abdication.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of La Rothière canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5948477 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of La Rothière Context triple: [French campaign of 1814, hasBattle, Battle of La Rothière]
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Dompaire
The Battle of Dompaire was a World War II engagement in September 1944 in northeastern France, where French armoured forces, supported by Allied air power, decisively defeated a German Panzer brigade.
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Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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Battle of Bruyères
The Battle of Bruyères was a World War II engagement in October 1944 in eastern France where the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed largely of Japanese American soldiers, fought to liberate the town from German forces.
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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.
- 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 La Rothière Target entity description: The Battle of La Rothière was a major 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which the allied forces of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and others checked Napoleon’s army in northeastern France during the campaign that led to his first abdication.
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A.
Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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B.
Battle of Dompaire
The Battle of Dompaire was a World War II engagement in September 1944 in northeastern France, where French armoured forces, supported by Allied air power, decisively defeated a German Panzer brigade.
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C.
Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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D.
Battle of Bruyères
The Battle of Bruyères was a World War II engagement in October 1944 in eastern France where the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed largely of Japanese American soldiers, fought to liberate the town from German forces.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of La Rothiere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austria
NERFINISHED
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Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Duchy of Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ other Allied German states ⓘ |
| campaign | Campaign of France (1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Allied army of the Sixth Coalition
NERFINISHED
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Napoleon’s French army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Frederick William III of Prussia
NERFINISHED
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsar Alexander I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1 February 1814 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Champaubert
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Château-Thierry (1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Montmirail NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vauchamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceStrength | French army significantly outnumbered by Allied forces ⓘ |
| front | French campaign of 1814 on the Western Front of the Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Austrian Army of Bohemia
NERFINISHED
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French Imperial Guard elements NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian Silesian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationRelativeTo | near Brienne-le-Château ⓘ |
| outcome | French forces compelled to retreat ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | La Rothière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Brienne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northeastern France ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Congress of Vienna
NERFINISHED
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Invasion of France (1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Napoleon’s first abdication ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
checked Napoleon’s attempt to halt the Allied advance on Paris
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first major defeat of Napoleon in the 1814 French campaign ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | encouraged Allies to continue advance into France ⓘ |
| tactics | Napoleon attempted to defeat separated Allied columns ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weather | fought in winter conditions ⓘ |
| year | 1814 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of La Rothière Description of subject: The Battle of La Rothière was a major 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which the allied forces of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and others checked Napoleon’s army in northeastern France during the campaign that led to his first abdication.
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