Mikhail Barclay de Tolly
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Mikhail Barclay de Tolly was a prominent Russian field marshal and military reformer best known for his leadership against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barclay de Tolly | 3 |
| Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly | 2 |
| Михаил Богданович Барклай-де-Толли | 2 |
| Mikhail Barclay de Tolly canonical | 1 |
| Mikhail Bogdanovich Barclay de Tolly | 1 |
| Prince Barclay de Tolly | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T689081 — 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.
Target entity: Mikhail Barclay de Tolly Context triple: [Imperial Russian Army, notableCommander, Mikhail Barclay de Tolly]
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A.
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev was a prominent Russian statesman, diplomat, and wealthy patron of exploration and the sciences in the early 19th century.
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B.
Mikhail Kutuzov
Mikhail Kutuzov was a prominent Russian field marshal best known for leading the Russian army against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.
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C.
Alexander Suvorov
Alexander Suvorov was an 18th-century Russian field marshal renowned as one of history’s greatest military commanders, famed for never losing a major battle and for his innovative, aggressive tactics.
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D.
Aleksey Kuropatkin
Aleksey Kuropatkin was a Russian Imperial Army general best known for his controversial leadership and strategic failures during the Russo-Japanese War.
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E.
Pyotr Wrangel
Pyotr Wrangel was a prominent White Army general and monarchist leader who became one of the last major anti-Bolshevik commanders during the final stages of the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mikhail Barclay de Tolly Target entity description: Mikhail Barclay de Tolly was a prominent Russian field marshal and military reformer best known for his leadership against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.
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A.
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev
Count Nikolai Rumyantsev was a prominent Russian statesman, diplomat, and wealthy patron of exploration and the sciences in the early 19th century.
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B.
Mikhail Kutuzov
Mikhail Kutuzov was a prominent Russian field marshal best known for leading the Russian army against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.
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C.
Alexander Suvorov
Alexander Suvorov was an 18th-century Russian field marshal renowned as one of history’s greatest military commanders, famed for never losing a major battle and for his innovative, aggressive tactics.
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D.
Aleksey Kuropatkin
Aleksey Kuropatkin was a Russian Imperial Army general best known for his controversial leadership and strategic failures during the Russo-Japanese War.
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E.
Pyotr Wrangel
Pyotr Wrangel was a prominent White Army general and monarchist leader who became one of the last major anti-Bolshevik commanders during the final stages of the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian noble
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field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Maria Theresa
ⓘ
surface form:
Military Order of Maria Theresa
Order of St. Andrew (Russia) ⓘ
surface form:
Order of St. Andrew
Order of St. George ⓘ
surface form:
Order of St. George, 1st class
Order of St. George ⓘ
surface form:
Order of St. George, 2nd class
Order of St. Vladimir ⓘ
surface form:
Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class
Pour le Mérite ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Jõgeveste Manor
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Livonia ⓘ |
| commanded |
1st Western Army of the Russian Empire
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Russian forces in the early phase of the 1812 campaign ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1761-12-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1818-05-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Baltic German
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Scottish descent ⓘ |
| familyName |
Mikhail Barclay de Tolly
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Barclay de Tolly
|
| givenName | Mikhail ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Barclay de Tolly monument in Saint Petersburg
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Barclay de Tolly monument in Tartu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812
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military reforms in the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Prince ⓘ |
| notableWork |
planning of the 1812 defensive campaign
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reforms of the Russian army ⓘ strategic retreat during the French invasion of Russia ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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statesman ⓘ |
| participantIn |
French invasion of Russia
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Patriotic War of 1812 ⓘ War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
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Pamūšis ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Insterburg
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| positionHeld | Minister of War of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Alexander I of Russia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| strategicConcept |
scorched earth policy during the 1812 campaign
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trading space for time against Napoleon ⓘ |
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Subject: Mikhail Barclay de Tolly Description of subject: Mikhail Barclay de Tolly was a prominent Russian field marshal and military reformer best known for his leadership against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.
Referenced by (10)
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