Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr
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Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr was a prominent French marshal and military strategist of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his disciplined leadership and tactical skill.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr | 2 |
| Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7395736 — 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: Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr Context triple: [Siege of Ragusa (1806), commander, Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr]
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A.
Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot
Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot was a French general best known for his prominent but ultimately unsuccessful leadership during the Franco-Prussian War.
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B.
Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume
Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume was a prominent French naval officer and admiral who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert was a French Revolutionary general noted for his rapid rise through the ranks and his distinguished service in Italy before being killed in battle at a young age.
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D.
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud was a French Marshal and Minister of War best known for commanding French forces during the early stages of the Crimean War.
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E.
François Étienne de Kellermann
François Étienne de Kellermann was a French cavalry general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his decisive charge that helped secure Napoleon’s victory at the Battle of Marengo.
- 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: Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr Target entity description: Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr was a prominent French marshal and military strategist of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his disciplined leadership and tactical skill.
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A.
Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot
Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot was a French general best known for his prominent but ultimately unsuccessful leadership during the Franco-Prussian War.
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B.
Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume
Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume was a prominent French naval officer and admiral who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert was a French Revolutionary general noted for his rapid rise through the ranks and his distinguished service in Italy before being killed in battle at a young age.
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D.
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud was a French Marshal and Minister of War best known for commanding French forces during the early stages of the Crimean War.
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E.
François Étienne de Kellermann
François Étienne de Kellermann was a French cavalry general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his decisive charge that helped secure Napoleon’s victory at the Battle of Marengo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
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surface form:
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
|
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1764-04-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1830-03-17 ⓘ |
| employer |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France (Bourbon Restoration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
French Revolutionary era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gouvion Saint-Cyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military administration
ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ |
| fullName | Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Laurent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
military strategist
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| memberOf | Chamber of Peers of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Marshal of the Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | peer of France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
disciplined leadership
ⓘ
military reforms ⓘ organizational abilities ⓘ tactical skill ⓘ |
| notableWork | defence of Dresden in 1813 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
French Revolutionary Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian campaign of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Second Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Third Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Meurthe-et-Moselle NERFINISHED ⓘ Toul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Hyères NERFINISHED ⓘ Var NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
French Minister of War
NERFINISHED
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Peer of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr Description of subject: Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr was a prominent French marshal and military strategist of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his disciplined leadership and tactical skill.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
this entity surface form:
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr