Action at Néry during the retreat
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The Action at Néry during the retreat was a notable 1914 First World War engagement in which British forces, particularly L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, mounted a celebrated defensive stand against advancing German troops during the Great Retreat.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Action at Néry during the retreat canonical | 1 |
| retreat from Mons | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17483928 — 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: Action at Néry during the retreat Context triple: [Great Retreat, notableEvent, Action at Néry during the retreat]
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A.
Battle of Nivelle
The Battle of Nivelle was a major 1813 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated French troops in southwestern France, helping to drive Napoleon’s armies back toward the interior.
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B.
Battle of Épehy
The Battle of Épehy was a World War I engagement in September 1918 in which British and Allied forces attacked German positions near Épehy, France, as part of the final offensives on the Western Front.
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C.
Siege of Landrecies
The Siege of Landrecies was a 1794 French Revolutionary War engagement in which Coalition forces besieged and captured the fortified town of Landrecies in northern France during the Flanders Campaign.
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D.
Siege of Landrecies
The Siege of Landrecies was a 1543 military engagement in the Italian War of 1542–1546 in which French forces besieged and captured the fortified town of Landrecies from the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Battle of Noisseville
The Battle of Noisseville was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in late August 1870 near Metz, where German forces repelled French attempts to break out of the besieged city, tightening the encirclement that led to later decisive defeats.
- 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: Action at Néry during the retreat Target entity description: The Action at Néry during the retreat was a notable 1914 First World War engagement in which British forces, particularly L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, mounted a celebrated defensive stand against advancing German troops during the Great Retreat.
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A.
Battle of Nivelle
The Battle of Nivelle was a major 1813 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated French troops in southwestern France, helping to drive Napoleon’s armies back toward the interior.
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B.
Battle of Épehy
The Battle of Épehy was a World War I engagement in September 1918 in which British and Allied forces attacked German positions near Épehy, France, as part of the final offensives on the Western Front.
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C.
Siege of Landrecies
The Siege of Landrecies was a 1794 French Revolutionary War engagement in which Coalition forces besieged and captured the fortified town of Landrecies in northern France during the Flanders Campaign.
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D.
Siege of Landrecies
The Siege of Landrecies was a 1543 military engagement in the Italian War of 1542–1546 in which French forces besieged and captured the fortified town of Landrecies from the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Battle of Noisseville
The Battle of Noisseville was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in late August 1870 near Metz, where German forces repelled French attempts to break out of the besieged city, tightening the encirclement that led to later decisive defeats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Action at Néry during the retreat