Battle of Friedlingen
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The Battle of Friedlingen was a 1702 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which French forces under Camille d’Hostun de la Baume (Duke of Tallard) fought Imperial troops near the Upper Rhine.
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| Battle of Friedlingen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13278514 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Friedlingen Context triple: [Camille d’Hostun de la Baume, notableBattle, Battle of Friedlingen]
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Battle of Freiburg
The Battle of Freiburg was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War in 1644, fought near Freiburg im Breisgau between French forces and the Bavarian-Imperial army, notable for its high casualties and strategic impact on the war in southwestern Germany.
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Battle of Günzburg
The Battle of Günzburg was a 1805 engagement during the War of the Third Coalition in which French forces under Napoleon’s command clashed with Austrian troops near the Danube as part of the Ulm campaign.
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Battle of Elchingen
The Battle of Elchingen was a decisive 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Marshal Ney’s forces defeated the Austrians, contributing significantly to the French victory in the Ulm campaign.
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Battle of Näfels
The Battle of Näfels was a 1388 military engagement in which the Old Swiss Confederacy decisively defeated Habsburg forces, helping to secure Swiss independence and expand confederate influence.
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Battle of Speyerbach
The Battle of Speyerbach was a 1703 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which French forces under commanders including Ferdinand de Marsin defeated Imperial troops near Speyer in present-day Germany.
- 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 Friedlingen Target entity description: The Battle of Friedlingen was a 1702 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which French forces under Camille d’Hostun de la Baume (Duke of Tallard) fought Imperial troops near the Upper Rhine.
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A.
Battle of Freiburg
The Battle of Freiburg was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War in 1644, fought near Freiburg im Breisgau between French forces and the Bavarian-Imperial army, notable for its high casualties and strategic impact on the war in southwestern Germany.
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B.
Battle of Günzburg
The Battle of Günzburg was a 1805 engagement during the War of the Third Coalition in which French forces under Napoleon’s command clashed with Austrian troops near the Danube as part of the Ulm campaign.
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C.
Battle of Elchingen
The Battle of Elchingen was a decisive 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Marshal Ney’s forces defeated the Austrians, contributing significantly to the French victory in the Ulm campaign.
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D.
Battle of Näfels
The Battle of Näfels was a 1388 military engagement in which the Old Swiss Confederacy decisively defeated Habsburg forces, helping to secure Swiss independence and expand confederate influence.
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E.
Battle of Speyerbach
The Battle of Speyerbach was a 1703 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which French forces under commanders including Ferdinand de Marsin defeated Imperial troops near Speyer in present-day Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Schlacht bei Friedlingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | French strategy to defend Alsace and the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Electoral Palatinate (Imperial side)
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Swabian Circle troops (Imperial side) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | 1702 campaign on the Rhine ⓘ |
| chronology | early phase of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
France on one side
ⓘ
Imperial forces of the Holy Roman Empire on the other side ⓘ |
| commander |
Camille d’Hostun de la Baume, Duke of Tallard
NERFINISHED
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Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1702-10-14 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent French operations on the Rhine in 1703 ⓘ |
| front | Rhine front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Rhine River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | War of the Spanish Succession era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Friedlingen
NERFINISHED
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Upper Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ near Basel ⓘ |
| notableCommanderFrench | Duke of Tallard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderImperial | Louis William of Baden GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf |
European theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier 1702 operations on the Upper Rhine ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | French royal army vs. Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| region | Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| scope | regional engagement within a major European war ⓘ |
| significance | helped secure French positions on the Upper Rhine in 1702 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
prevent Imperial forces from threatening Alsace
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secure French control over crossings of the Upper Rhine ⓘ |
| theatre | Upper Rhine campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1702 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Friedlingen Description of subject: The Battle of Friedlingen was a 1702 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which French forces under Camille d’Hostun de la Baume (Duke of Tallard) fought Imperial troops near the Upper Rhine.
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Camille d’Hostun de la Baume