Battle of Dormans
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The Battle of Dormans was a 1575 engagement of the French Wars of Religion in which Catholic forces under the Duke of Guise defeated a Huguenot-German army near the Marne River in northeastern France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dormans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7796378 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Dormans Context triple: [Battle of Coutras, predecessorConflict, Battle of Dormans]
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Battle of Landen
The Battle of Landen was a major engagement of the Nine Years' War in 1693, in which French forces under Louis XIV’s general the Duke of Luxembourg defeated the Allied army led by William III of England in the Spanish Netherlands.
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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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Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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Battle of Bruyères
The Battle of Bruyères was a World War II engagement in October 1944 in eastern France where the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed largely of Japanese American soldiers, fought to liberate the town from German forces.
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Battle of Krabbendam
The Battle of Krabbendam was a 1799 clash during the Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands in which French and Batavian forces repelled advancing British and Russian troops in North Holland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Dormans Target entity description: The Battle of Dormans was a 1575 engagement of the French Wars of Religion in which Catholic forces under the Duke of Guise defeated a Huguenot-German army near the Marne River in northeastern France.
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A.
Battle of Landen
The Battle of Landen was a major engagement of the Nine Years' War in 1693, in which French forces under Louis XIV’s general the Duke of Luxembourg defeated the Allied army led by William III of England in the Spanish Netherlands.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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D.
Battle of Bruyères
The Battle of Bruyères was a World War II engagement in October 1944 in eastern France where the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed largely of Japanese American soldiers, fought to liberate the town from German forces.
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E.
Battle of Krabbendam
The Battle of Krabbendam was a 1799 clash during the Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands in which French and Batavian forces repelled advancing British and Russian troops in North Holland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huguenot military campaigns ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Catholic forces
ⓘ
Huguenot-German army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| combatant |
German mercenary troops
ⓘ
Huguenot forces ⓘ forces of Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ |
| commander | Henry I, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandingSide | Duke of Guise’s Catholic army ⓘ |
| conflict | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | religious war battle ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1575 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| involvedForeignTroops |
German mercenaries
ⓘ
German soldiers ⓘ |
| location |
Dormans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marne River NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | campaigns of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| near | town of Dormans ⓘ |
| notableCommanderCatholic | Henry I, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentReligiousAffiliation |
Protestant
ⓘ
Reformed ⓘ |
| opposingSide | Huguenot-German coalition forces ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of Huguenot-German army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eighth War of Religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Catholics vs Huguenots ⓘ |
| region | Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic–Huguenot conflict in France ⓘ |
| religiousSide |
Catholic League forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Catholic victory ⓘ |
| river | Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | strengthened Catholic position in northeastern France ⓘ |
| theatre | northeastern France ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | banks of the Marne River ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | field battle ⓘ |
| year | 1575 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dormans Description of subject: The Battle of Dormans was a 1575 engagement of the French Wars of Religion in which Catholic forces under the Duke of Guise defeated a Huguenot-German army near the Marne River in northeastern France.
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