IV Corps of the Grande Armée
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The IV Corps of the Grande Armée was a major field formation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s army, composed largely of French and allied troops and active in several key campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IV Corps of the Grande Armée canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6195204 — 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: IV Corps of the Grande Armée Context triple: [Battle of Maloyaroslavets, involvedUnit, IV Corps of the Grande Armée]
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III Corps of the Grande Armée
The III Corps of the Grande Armée was one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s most formidable army corps, renowned for its discipline, effectiveness, and key role in major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
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V Corps of the Grande Armée
V Corps of the Grande Armée was a major field formation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s imperial French army, noted for its key role in several campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
French I Corps
The French I Corps was a major French Army corps-level formation that played key roles in several 20th-century conflicts, including both World Wars.
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French II Corps
The French II Corps was a major field formation of the French Army that played significant roles in several key campaigns, particularly during the World Wars.
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E.
Prussian IV Corps
The Prussian IV Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815 under General Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow.
- 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: IV Corps of the Grande Armée Target entity description: The IV Corps of the Grande Armée was a major field formation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s army, composed largely of French and allied troops and active in several key campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
III Corps of the Grande Armée
The III Corps of the Grande Armée was one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s most formidable army corps, renowned for its discipline, effectiveness, and key role in major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
V Corps of the Grande Armée
V Corps of the Grande Armée was a major field formation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s imperial French army, noted for its key role in several campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
French I Corps
The French I Corps was a major French Army corps-level formation that played key roles in several 20th-century conflicts, including both World Wars.
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D.
French II Corps
The French II Corps was a major field formation of the French Army that played significant roles in several key campaigns, particularly during the World Wars.
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E.
Prussian IV Corps
The Prussian IV Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815 under General Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army corps
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeIn |
French invasion of Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Fifth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Third Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Napoleonic military reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | corps-level command ⓘ |
| composedOf |
French troops
ⓘ
allied troops ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedWith | collapse of the First French Empire ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Austerlitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Borodino NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Eylau NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Friedland NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jena–Auerstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wagram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| formedPartOf | main field army of Napoleon I ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOfOperations |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | disbanded ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | numerical designation "IV" ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Eugène de Beauharnais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas Oudinot NERFINISHED ⓘ Étienne Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in major Napoleonic campaigns ⓘ |
| partOf | Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | field corps ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Emperor of the French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major army headquarters of the Grande Armée ⓘ |
| typeOfFormation | combined-arms corps ⓘ |
| typicalComposition |
artillery batteries
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attached cavalry ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
| usedOperationalDoctrine | Napoleonic corps system ⓘ |
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