Battle of Grossgörschen
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The Battle of Grossgörschen was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces fought Prussian and Russian armies near Leipzig shortly after his retreat from Russia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Grossgörschen canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Großgörschen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6541067 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Grossgörschen Context triple: [Battle of Lützen (1813), alsoKnownAs, Battle of Grossgörschen]
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A.
Battle of Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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Battle of Kesselsdorf
The Battle of Kesselsdorf was a decisive 1745 Prussian victory over Saxon and Austrian forces near Dresden that effectively ended the Second Silesian War in Frederick the Great’s favor.
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Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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Battle of Vellinghausen
The Battle of Vellinghausen was a 1761 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick repelled a larger French army in Westphalia.
- 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 Grossgörschen Target entity description: The Battle of Grossgörschen was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces fought Prussian and Russian armies near Leipzig shortly after his retreat from Russia.
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A.
Battle of Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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B.
Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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C.
Battle of Kesselsdorf
The Battle of Kesselsdorf was a decisive 1745 Prussian victory over Saxon and Austrian forces near Dresden that effectively ended the Second Silesian War in Frederick the Great’s favor.
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D.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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E.
Battle of Vellinghausen
The Battle of Vellinghausen was a 1761 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick repelled a larger French army in Westphalia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
village of Großgörschen
ⓘ
village of Kaja ⓘ village of Rahna ⓘ village of Starsiedel ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Spring campaign of 1813 ⓘ |
| CoalitionCasualtiesApprox | about 20000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| CoalitionStrengthApprox | about 73000 soldiers ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
France and allies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia and Prussia ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 2 May 1813 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Bautzen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualtiesApprox | about 20000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| FrenchStrengthApprox | about 110000 soldiers ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Battle of Lützen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1813 in Europe
ⓘ
Battles involving France ⓘ Battles involving Prussia ⓘ Battles involving Russia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Imperial Guard (France)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian army NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Leipzig ⓘ near Lützen ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first major battle after Napoleon’s retreat from Russia
ⓘ
heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Frederick William III of Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Peter Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | French retreat from Russia ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | failed to destroy the Coalition army ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | French forces held the field ⓘ |
| theatre | German campaign of 1813 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Grossgörschen Description of subject: The Battle of Grossgörschen was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces fought Prussian and Russian armies near Leipzig shortly after his retreat from Russia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Großgörschen