La Haye Sainte farm
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La Haye Sainte farm is a strategically important farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Haye Sainte | 4 |
| La Haye Sainte farm canonical | 3 |
| La Haye Sainte farmhouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T782379 — 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: La Haye Sainte farm Context triple: [Battle of Waterloo, notableSite, La Haye Sainte farm]
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A.
Hougoumont farm
Hougoumont farm is a fortified farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, famous as the site of intense fighting that played a crucial role in the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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B.
Ramillies
Ramillies is a village in present-day Belgium best known as the site of the 1706 Battle of Ramillies during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
Valère Castle
Valère Castle is a historic fortified complex overlooking the town of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais, notable for its medieval architecture and hilltop basilica.
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D.
Barrage Vauban
Barrage Vauban is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city and its role in the former fortifications.
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E.
Brienne-le-Château
Brienne-le-Château is a commune in northeastern France best known as the town where Napoleon Bonaparte attended military school in his youth.
- 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: La Haye Sainte farm Target entity description: La Haye Sainte farm is a strategically important farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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A.
Hougoumont farm
Hougoumont farm is a fortified farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, famous as the site of intense fighting that played a crucial role in the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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B.
Ramillies
Ramillies is a village in present-day Belgium best known as the site of the 1706 Battle of Ramillies during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
Valère Castle
Valère Castle is a historic fortified complex overlooking the town of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais, notable for its medieval architecture and hilltop basilica.
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D.
Barrage Vauban
Barrage Vauban is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city and its role in the former fortifications.
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E.
Brienne-le-Château
Brienne-le-Château is a commune in northeastern France best known as the town where Napoleon Bonaparte attended military school in his youth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield location
ⓘ
farmhouse complex ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
French Armée du Nord
ⓘ
surface form:
French Army of the North
troops under Marshal Ney ⓘ |
| capturedBy | French forces ⓘ |
| commandedOnAlliedSideBy | Major Georg Baring ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentUse |
private property
ⓘ
tourist attraction vicinity ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 18 June 1815 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Hanoverian troops
ⓘ
Hanoverian Army ⓘ
surface form:
King’s German Legion
|
| garrisonComposition | light infantry of the King’s German Legion ⓘ |
| garrisonStrength | approximately 400 men ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected monument (regional) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barn
ⓘ
farmhouse ⓘ orchard ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ walled courtyard ⓘ |
| hasRole | defensive strongpoint ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
central position in Wellington’s line
ⓘ
control of main road to Brussels ⓘ |
| inFrontOf | Wellington’s main ridge position ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wallonia
ⓘ
Walloon Brabant ⓘ Waterloo, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo
|
| locatedNear |
Waterloo
ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo battlefield
|
| locatedNorthOf | Charleroi ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Brussels–Charleroi road ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| near |
Hougoumont farm
ⓘ
surface form:
Hougoumont
La Belle Alliance ⓘ Papelotte ⓘ |
| partOf |
Waterloo
ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo battlefield
|
| roofMaterial | tile ⓘ |
| timeOfCapture | evening of 18 June 1815 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
farm
ⓘ
forward strongpoint of Wellington’s centre ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Haye Sainte farm Description of subject: La Haye Sainte farm is a strategically important farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La Haye Sainte
this entity surface form:
La Haye Sainte
subject surface form:
Georg Baring
this entity surface form:
La Haye Sainte farmhouse
this entity surface form:
La Haye Sainte
this entity surface form:
La Haye Sainte