III Corps
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III Corps was a major French military formation of the Napoleonic Wars, commanded at various times by marshals such as Davout and Ney and engaged in several key campaigns across Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| III Corps canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7608589 — 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: III Corps Context triple: [Battle of Dennewitz, FrenchForce, III Corps]
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III Corps
III Corps is a major U.S. Army tactical formation that has historically commanded multiple divisions in large-scale operations, including under General Patton’s Third Army in World War II.
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III Corps
III Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for operations in parts of India’s northeastern region.
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III Corps
III Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
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II Corps
II Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
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VIII Corps
VIII Corps was a U.S. Army corps-level formation in World War II that fought in major European campaigns, including the Battle of the Bulge, under General George S. Patton’s overall command.
- 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: III Corps Target entity description: III Corps was a major French military formation of the Napoleonic Wars, commanded at various times by marshals such as Davout and Ney and engaged in several key campaigns across Europe.
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A.
III Corps
III Corps is a major U.S. Army tactical formation that has historically commanded multiple divisions in large-scale operations, including under General Patton’s Third Army in World War II.
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B.
III Corps
III Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
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C.
III Corps
III Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for operations in parts of India’s northeastern region.
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D.
II Corps
II Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
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VIII Corps
VIII Corps was a U.S. Army corps-level formation in World War II that fought in major European campaigns, including the Battle of the Bulge, under General George S. Patton’s overall command.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military unit
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Napoleonic military formation ⓘ |
| allegiance | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
French invasion of Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hundred Days ⓘ War of the Fifth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Third Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key component of Napoleon’s Grande Armée in major European campaigns ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Dominique Vandamme
NERFINISHED
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Guillaume Philibert Duhesme NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Louis-Ébénézer Reynier NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis-Nicolas Davout NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Ney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | high discipline and effectiveness under Marshal Davout ⓘ |
| participatedInBattle |
Battle of Austerlitz
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Bautzen NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Borodino NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Eylau NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jena–Auerstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lützen (1813) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Quatre Bras NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wagram NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ German states NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalComposition |
artillery batteries
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attached cavalry units ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: III Corps Description of subject: III Corps was a major French military formation of the Napoleonic Wars, commanded at various times by marshals such as Davout and Ney and engaged in several key campaigns across Europe.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.