Battle of Honnecourt
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The Battle of Honnecourt was a 1642 engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Spanish forces defeated the French army in northern France.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Honnecourt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6144133 — 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 Honnecourt Context triple: [Francisco de Melo, participatedIn, Battle of Honnecourt]
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Battle of Guise
The Battle of Guise was a major World War I engagement in August 1914 in northern France, where French forces launched a counteroffensive against the advancing German army during the early stages of the war.
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Battle of Héricourt
The Battle of Héricourt was a 1474 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss and allied forces defeated the troops of Charles the Bold, weakening Burgundian power in the region.
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Battle of Lens
The Battle of Lens was a major 1648 engagement in the Thirty Years’ War and the Franco-Spanish War, where French forces under the Prince de Condé defeated the Spanish army in the Spanish Netherlands.
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D.
Battle of Val-ès-Dunes
The Battle of Val-ès-Dunes was a decisive 1047 conflict in Normandy in which the young Duke William (later William the Conqueror), aided by King Henry I of France, crushed a rebellion of Norman barons and secured his control over the duchy.
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E.
Battle of Baugé
The Battle of Baugé was a significant 1421 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which Franco-Scottish forces won a major victory over the English, resulting in the death of Thomas, Duke of Clarence.
- 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 Honnecourt Target entity description: The Battle of Honnecourt was a 1642 engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Spanish forces defeated the French army in northern France.
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A.
Battle of Guise
The Battle of Guise was a major World War I engagement in August 1914 in northern France, where French forces launched a counteroffensive against the advancing German army during the early stages of the war.
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B.
Battle of Héricourt
The Battle of Héricourt was a 1474 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss and allied forces defeated the troops of Charles the Bold, weakening Burgundian power in the region.
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C.
Battle of Lens
The Battle of Lens was a major 1648 engagement in the Thirty Years’ War and the Franco-Spanish War, where French forces under the Prince de Condé defeated the Spanish army in the Spanish Netherlands.
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D.
Battle of Val-ès-Dunes
The Battle of Val-ès-Dunes was a decisive 1047 conflict in Normandy in which the young Duke William (later William the Conqueror), aided by King Henry I of France, crushed a rebellion of Norman barons and secured his control over the duchy.
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E.
Battle of Baugé
The Battle of Baugé was a significant 1421 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which Franco-Scottish forces won a major victory over the English, resulting in the death of Thomas, Duke of Clarence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | French attempts to advance in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ |
| combatant |
French army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Antoine III de Gramont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francisco de Melo NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean de Gassion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | Gregorian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 26 May 1642 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Rocroi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Bataille d'Honnecourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Army of Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French royal army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| location |
Honnecourt-sur-Escaut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Spanish tactical victory over larger French force
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temporary restoration of Spanish prestige in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| partOf |
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
NERFINISHED
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Habsburg–Bourbon rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ campaigns in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Arras (1640) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
checked French momentum after earlier victories
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did not reverse long-term French strategic advantage ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front of the Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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Early modern period ⓘ |
| year | 1642 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Battle of Honnecourt Description of subject: The Battle of Honnecourt was a 1642 engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Spanish forces defeated the French army in northern France.
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