Bylandt’s Brigade
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Bylandt’s Brigade was a Dutch-Belgian infantry brigade commanded by General Willem Frederik van Bylandt that fought as part of Wellington’s army during the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bylandt’s Brigade canonical | 1 |
| van Bijlandt’s Brigade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8974166 — 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: Bylandt’s Brigade Context triple: [Netherlands 2nd Division, subunit, Bylandt’s Brigade]
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A.
Nyland Brigade
Nyland Brigade is a coastal infantry unit of the Finnish Navy specializing in amphibious and coastal defense operations.
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B.
Sibley’s Brigade
Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
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C.
Barnes’s Brigade
Barnes’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, commanded by Brigadier General James Barnes and engaged in major Eastern Theater campaigns.
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D.
Garnett’s Brigade
Garnett’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
Vincent’s Brigade
Vincent’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its crucial defensive stand on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
- 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: Bylandt’s Brigade Target entity description: Bylandt’s Brigade was a Dutch-Belgian infantry brigade commanded by General Willem Frederik van Bylandt that fought as part of Wellington’s army during the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
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A.
Nyland Brigade
Nyland Brigade is a coastal infantry unit of the Finnish Navy specializing in amphibious and coastal defense operations.
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B.
Sibley’s Brigade
Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
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C.
Barnes’s Brigade
Barnes’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, commanded by Brigadier General James Barnes and engaged in major Eastern Theater campaigns.
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D.
Garnett’s Brigade
Garnett’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
Vincent’s Brigade
Vincent’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its crucial defensive stand on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch-Belgian military unit
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infantry brigade ⓘ |
| allegiance | Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Allied army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| army | Anglo-Allied army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Quatre Bras
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Hundred Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Willem Frederik van Bylandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderRank | major-general ⓘ |
| composition |
Belgian infantry battalions
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Dutch infantry battalions ⓘ |
| conflict | Waterloo campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateActive | 1815 ⓘ |
| forceType | line infantry formation ⓘ |
| garrisonOrAssemblyArea | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Dutch ⓘ |
| locationEngagement |
Quatre Bras
NERFINISHED
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Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Willem Frederik van Bylandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defending the Allied left-centre at Waterloo
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sustaining heavy casualties from French attacks at Waterloo ⓘ |
| opponent | French Army of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
2nd Netherlands Division
NERFINISHED
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Netherlands Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Seventh Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superiorCommander | Lieutenant-General Perponcher-Sedlnitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bylandt’s Brigade Description of subject: Bylandt’s Brigade was a Dutch-Belgian infantry brigade commanded by General Willem Frederik van Bylandt that fought as part of Wellington’s army during the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
van Bijlandt’s Brigade