Perponcher’s Division
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Perponcher’s Division was a Dutch infantry division of the Netherlands army commanded by General Willem Frederik van Bylandt and notable for its role in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Perponcher’s Division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8974143 — 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: Perponcher’s Division Context triple: [Netherlands 2nd Division, alsoKnownAs, Perponcher’s Division]
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Heth’s Division
Heth’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Major General Henry Heth and noted for its pivotal role in the opening and climactic phases of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Army of Catalonia
The Army of Catalonia was the military force of the Principality of Catalonia, most notably active during the War of the Spanish Succession in the early 18th century.
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Army of the Eastern Pyrenees
The Army of the Eastern Pyrenees was a French Revolutionary field army that operated along the eastern Pyrenean front against Spain during the War of the Pyrenees.
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Army of the Ebro
The Army of the Ebro was a major Republican field army during the Spanish Civil War, best known for spearheading the large-scale but ultimately unsuccessful Ebro offensive in 1938.
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Bayonet Division
The Bayonet Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 7th Infantry Division (Light), a unit known for its rapid-deployment light infantry capabilities and service in multiple major conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Perponcher’s Division Target entity description: Perponcher’s Division was a Dutch infantry division of the Netherlands army commanded by General Willem Frederik van Bylandt and notable for its role in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815.
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A.
Heth’s Division
Heth’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Major General Henry Heth and noted for its pivotal role in the opening and climactic phases of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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B.
Army of Catalonia
The Army of Catalonia was the military force of the Principality of Catalonia, most notably active during the War of the Spanish Succession in the early 18th century.
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C.
Army of the Eastern Pyrenees
The Army of the Eastern Pyrenees was a French Revolutionary field army that operated along the eastern Pyrenean front against Spain during the War of the Pyrenees.
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D.
Army of the Ebro
The Army of the Ebro was a major Republican field army during the Spanish Civil War, best known for spearheading the large-scale but ultimately unsuccessful Ebro offensive in 1938.
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E.
Bayonet Division
The Bayonet Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 7th Infantry Division (Light), a unit known for its rapid-deployment light infantry capabilities and service in multiple major conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry division
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military unit ⓘ |
| alliance | Seventh Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Quatre Bras
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| campaign | Waterloo Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Hendrik George de Perponcher-Sedlnitzky
NERFINISHED
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Willem Frederik van Bylandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
Belgian infantry units
ⓘ
Dutch infantry brigades ⓘ |
| conflict |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
Waterloo Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| garrison | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommand | Prince of Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hendrik George de Perponcher-Sedlnitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Armée du Nord
NERFINISHED
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French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Netherlands army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleAtQuatreBras | holding the crossroads against French attacks ⓘ |
| roleAtWaterloo | defending the left-centre of the Allied line ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | I Corps (Netherlands–Belgian) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | Dutch infantry division ⓘ |
| year | 1815 ⓘ |
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Subject: Perponcher’s Division Description of subject: Perponcher’s Division was a Dutch infantry division of the Netherlands army commanded by General Willem Frederik van Bylandt and notable for its role in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815.
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