Battle of Zurich (1799)
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The Battle of Zurich (1799) was a major French victory under General André Masséna against Russian and Austrian forces during the French Revolutionary Wars, significantly influencing the outcome of the War of the Second Coalition.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Zurich | 1 |
| Battle of Zurich (1799) canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Zürich | 1 |
| Battle of Zürich (1799) | 1 |
| Battles of Zurich (1799) | 1 |
| First Battle of Zurich | 1 |
| Second Battle of Zurich | 1 |
| Swiss campaign of 1799 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T666340 — 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 Zurich (1799) Context triple: [Second Coalition, notableBattle, Battle of Zurich (1799)]
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A.
Battle of Hohenlinden
The Battle of Hohenlinden was a major 1800 clash in Bavaria during the French Revolutionary Wars, where General Moreau’s French forces decisively defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
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B.
Battle of Aspern-Essling
The Battle of Aspern-Essling was a major 1809 clash near Vienna in which Austrian forces under Archduke Charles halted Napoleon’s previously unstoppable advance, marking his first significant defeat in a pitched battle.
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C.
Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
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D.
Battle of Wagram
The Battle of Wagram was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Austrian Empire, leading to French dominance in Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of Fleurus (1794)
The Battle of Fleurus (1794) was a decisive French Revolutionary War victory in present-day Belgium that secured French control over the Austrian Netherlands and showcased early military use of aerial reconnaissance.
- 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 Zurich (1799) Target entity description: The Battle of Zurich (1799) was a major French victory under General André Masséna against Russian and Austrian forces during the French Revolutionary Wars, significantly influencing the outcome of the War of the Second Coalition.
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A.
Battle of Hohenlinden
The Battle of Hohenlinden was a major 1800 clash in Bavaria during the French Revolutionary Wars, where General Moreau’s French forces decisively defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
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B.
Battle of Aspern-Essling
The Battle of Aspern-Essling was a major 1809 clash near Vienna in which Austrian forces under Archduke Charles halted Napoleon’s previously unstoppable advance, marking his first significant defeat in a pitched battle.
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C.
Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
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D.
Battle of Wagram
The Battle of Wagram was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Austrian Empire, leading to French dominance in Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of Fleurus (1794)
The Battle of Fleurus (1794) was a decisive French Revolutionary War victory in present-day Belgium that secured French control over the Austrian Netherlands and showcased early military use of aerial reconnaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Zurich (1799)
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surface form:
Battles of Zurich (1799)
|
| belligerent |
French Republic
ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Danube–Swiss campaign ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Austrian forces under Hotze
ⓘ
French Army of Switzerland ⓘ Russian corps under Korsakov ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Korsakov
ⓘ
Alexander Suvorov ⓘ André Masséna ⓘ Friedrich von Hotze ⓘ |
| commanderOfWinningSide | André Masséna ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| date | 1799 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1799-09-26 ⓘ |
| era | War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Anglo-Russian withdrawal
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surface form:
Russian retreat from Switzerland
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| hasPart |
Battle of Zurich (1799)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Battle of Zurich
Battle of Zurich (1799) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of Zurich
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| historicalPeriod |
French Revolutionary Wars
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surface form:
French Revolutionary era
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| location |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
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surface form:
Swiss Confederation
Zurich ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Crossing of the Limmat River by French troops
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Use of fortified positions around Zurich by French forces ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Alexander Korsakov
ⓘ
Alexander Suvorov ⓘ Friedrich von Hotze ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Winterthur ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfSources |
French
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German ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| river | Limmat ⓘ |
| significance |
Major turning point in the War of the Second Coalition
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Secured French control of Switzerland ⓘ Undermined Allied coalition strategy against France ⓘ |
| startDate | 1799-06-04 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
Collapse of Allied plans to invade France via Switzerland
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Defeat of Russian expeditionary army in Switzerland ⓘ Russian withdrawal from the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| theatre |
Battle of Zurich (1799)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Swiss campaign of 1799
|
| year | 1799 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Zurich (1799) Description of subject: The Battle of Zurich (1799) was a major French victory under General André Masséna against Russian and Austrian forces during the French Revolutionary Wars, significantly influencing the outcome of the War of the Second Coalition.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Zürich
this entity surface form:
First Battle of Zurich
this entity surface form:
Second Battle of Zurich
this entity surface form:
Swiss campaign of 1799
this entity surface form:
Battles of Zurich (1799)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Zürich (1799)
subject surface form:
André Masséna
this entity surface form:
Battle of Zurich