Siege of Collioure (1794)
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The Siege of Collioure (1794) was a French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces besieged and captured the Spanish-held coastal fortress town of Collioure on the Mediterranean frontier.
All labels observed (1)
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| Siege of Collioure (1794) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9553971 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Siege of Collioure (1794) Context triple: [Battle of Boulou, followedBy, Siege of Collioure (1794)]
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Battle of Le Boulou (1794)
The Battle of Le Boulou (1794) was a major French Revolutionary War engagement in the eastern Pyrenees in which French forces decisively defeated a Spanish army, helping secure the Franco-Spanish border.
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Siege of Bellegarde (1793)
The Siege of Bellegarde (1793) was a French Revolutionary War engagement in the eastern Pyrenees in which French forces besieged and captured the strategic fortress of Bellegarde from Spain.
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Siege of Condé (1793)
The Siege of Condé (1793) was a French Revolutionary War engagement in which Coalition forces blockaded and captured the fortified town of Condé-sur-l’Escaut from the French Republic on the Western Front.
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Battle of Nantes (1793)
The Battle of Nantes (1793) was a key engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution, in which royalist and Catholic insurgents failed to capture the strategically vital city of Nantes from Republican forces.
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Siege of Perpignan
The Siege of Perpignan was a major 1542 military engagement in which French forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Spanish-held fortress city of Perpignan during the Italian War of 1542–1546.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Siege of Collioure (1794) Target entity description: The Siege of Collioure (1794) was a French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces besieged and captured the Spanish-held coastal fortress town of Collioure on the Mediterranean frontier.
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A.
Battle of Le Boulou (1794)
The Battle of Le Boulou (1794) was a major French Revolutionary War engagement in the eastern Pyrenees in which French forces decisively defeated a Spanish army, helping secure the Franco-Spanish border.
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B.
Siege of Bellegarde (1793)
The Siege of Bellegarde (1793) was a French Revolutionary War engagement in the eastern Pyrenees in which French forces besieged and captured the strategic fortress of Bellegarde from Spain.
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C.
Siege of Condé (1793)
The Siege of Condé (1793) was a French Revolutionary War engagement in which Coalition forces blockaded and captured the fortified town of Condé-sur-l’Escaut from the French Republic on the Western Front.
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D.
Battle of Nantes (1793)
The Battle of Nantes (1793) was a key engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution, in which royalist and Catholic insurgents failed to capture the strategically vital city of Nantes from Republican forces.
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E.
Siege of Perpignan
The Siege of Perpignan was a major 1542 military engagement in which French forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Spanish-held fortress city of Perpignan during the Italian War of 1542–1546.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| attackingForce | French Army of the Eastern Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French First Republic
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedPlace | Collioure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant | Army of the Eastern Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Eugenio Navarro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacques François Dugommier NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Fermín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | land siege ⓘ |
| countryDuringEvent |
French First Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingForce | Spanish garrison of Collioure ⓘ |
| endDate | 1794-05-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of La Junquera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| hasCause | War between revolutionary France and Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French artillery units
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Spanish coastal defense forces ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolutionary era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Collioure
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Pyrénées-Orientales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
French artillery
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French infantry ⓘ Spanish artillery ⓘ Spanish infantry ⓘ |
| notableFeature | siege of a Spanish-held coastal fortress town ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Eugenio Navarro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacques François Dugommier NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Fermín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Revolutionary Wars
NERFINISHED
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War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | French offensive in the eastern Pyrenees in 1794 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Boulou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance | contributed to French control of the eastern Pyrenees frontier ⓘ |
| startDate | 1794-04-17 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | Control of Mediterranean coastal fortress of Collioure ⓘ |
| theatre | Pyrenees front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType | siege warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1794 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Collioure (1794) Description of subject: The Siege of Collioure (1794) was a French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces besieged and captured the Spanish-held coastal fortress town of Collioure on the Mediterranean frontier.
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