Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande
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The Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande was a significant engagement of the Franco-Prussian War in November 1870, in which Prussian forces repelled French attempts to relieve the besieged city of Paris.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11759434 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande Context triple: [Battle of Amiens (1870), precededBy, Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande]
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Battle of Laon
The Battle of Laon was a significant 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian and allied forces under Blücher halted Napoleon’s attempts to defend France from the advancing Sixth Coalition.
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Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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Battle of Vouillé
The Battle of Vouillé was a pivotal 507 AD clash in which the Frankish king Clovis I defeated the Visigoths, leading to Frankish dominance over much of Gaul.
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Battle of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
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E.
Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
The Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube was a significant 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces clashed with the Allied armies during the campaign in northeastern France.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande Target entity description: The Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande was a significant engagement of the Franco-Prussian War in November 1870, in which Prussian forces repelled French attempts to relieve the besieged city of Paris.
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A.
Battle of Laon
The Battle of Laon was a significant 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian and allied forces under Blücher halted Napoleon’s attempts to defend France from the advancing Sixth Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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C.
Battle of Vouillé
The Battle of Vouillé was a pivotal 507 AD clash in which the Frankish king Clovis I defeated the Visigoths, leading to Frankish dominance over much of Gaul.
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D.
Battle of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
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E.
Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
The Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube was a significant 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces clashed with the Allied armies during the campaign in northeastern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aimOfFrenchForces | break through to Paris ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Third Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German states ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| campaign | Loire campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis d'Aurelle de Paladines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1870-11-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Loigny–Poupry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centre-Val de Loire region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loiret department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | November 1870 ⓘ |
| notableFor | repulse of numerically superior French forces ⓘ |
| objective | relief of the Siege of Paris ⓘ |
| opponent | French Army of the Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | French attempt to relieve Paris repelled ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Beaune-la-Rolande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Coulmiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Siege of Paris (1870–1871) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Prussian victory ⓘ |
| side |
French forces
ⓘ
Prussian forces ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defense of German communications south of Paris ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1870 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande Description of subject: The Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande was a significant engagement of the Franco-Prussian War in November 1870, in which Prussian forces repelled French attempts to relieve the besieged city of Paris.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Amiens (1870)