French garrison of Rouen
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The French garrison of Rouen was the royal military force stationed in the city of Rouen that resisted English forces during the Hundred Years' War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French garrison of Rouen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12863557 — 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: French garrison of Rouen Context triple: [Siege of Rouen, defender, French garrison of Rouen]
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A.
Count of Rouen
The Count of Rouen was the early medieval noble title held by Rollo as ruler of the region around Rouen, a precursor to his later role as the first Duke of Normandy.
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B.
Count of Évreux
Count of Évreux was a French noble title associated with the Capetian royal family, notably held by Louis of Évreux in the early 14th century.
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C.
Le Grand-Quevilly
Le Grand-Quevilly is a suburban commune in the Normandy region of northern France, located near Rouen and known for its residential character and local cultural facilities.
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D.
Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France is the largest city and administrative, economic, and cultural center of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
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E.
Longueville
Longueville is a historical French territorial domain associated with the noble House of Orléans-Longueville.
- 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: French garrison of Rouen Target entity description: The French garrison of Rouen was the royal military force stationed in the city of Rouen that resisted English forces during the Hundred Years' War.
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A.
Count of Rouen
The Count of Rouen was the early medieval noble title held by Rollo as ruler of the region around Rouen, a precursor to his later role as the first Duke of Normandy.
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B.
Count of Évreux
Count of Évreux was a French noble title associated with the Capetian royal family, notably held by Louis of Évreux in the early 14th century.
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C.
Le Grand-Quevilly
Le Grand-Quevilly is a suburban commune in the Normandy region of northern France, located near Rouen and known for its residential character and local cultural facilities.
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D.
Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France is the largest city and administrative, economic, and cultural center of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
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E.
Longueville
Longueville is a historical French territorial domain associated with the noble House of Orléans-Longueville.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
garrison
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Charles VI of France
ⓘ
French crown ⓘ
linked to:
French Crown
|
| conflict | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| defended | civilian population of Rouen ⓘ |
| engagedIn | siege warfare ⓘ |
| function | defend city against siege ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn |
Rouen city walls
ⓘ
fortifications of Rouen ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Anglo-French conflicts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ |
| location | Rouen ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | royal forces of the French crown ⓘ |
| notableFor | resistance to English forces during the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
15th century
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
English army
ⓘ
linked to:
English Army
Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| partOf |
French defensive network in Normandy
ⓘ
royal army of France ⓘ
linked to:
French royal forces
|
| resisted |
English forces
ⓘ
linked to:
English Crown forces
English siege of Rouen ⓘ |
| role | defense of Rouen ⓘ |
| used |
city walls and towers
ⓘ
medieval weapons ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | French ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: French garrison of Rouen Description of subject: The French garrison of Rouen was the royal military force stationed in the city of Rouen that resisted English forces during the Hundred Years' War.
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