Battle of Waterloo
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The Battle of Waterloo was the decisive 1815 conflict in present-day Belgium in which the Duke of Wellington and his allies defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, effectively ending his rule and reshaping the political landscape of Europe.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Waterloo canonical | 122 |
| La bataille de Waterloo | 1 |
| Slag bij Waterloo | 1 |
| The Battle of Waterloo (Jan Willem Pieneman) | 1 |
| The Field of Waterloo | 1 |
| Waterloo 1815 | 1 |
| defeat at Waterloo | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Waterloo Context triple: [Peterloo Massacre, hasRelatedEvent, Battle of Waterloo]
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Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a decisive 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Admiral Nelson’s fleet shattered French and Spanish sea power, securing British naval supremacy.
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Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
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Battle of France
The Battle of France was the 1940 German campaign that rapidly defeated France and the Low Countries, leading to the fall of Paris and the occupation of much of Western Europe in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Waterloo Target entity description: The Battle of Waterloo was the decisive 1815 conflict in present-day Belgium in which the Duke of Wellington and his allies defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, effectively ending his rule and reshaping the political landscape of Europe.
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Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim was a major 1704 victory for the Grand Alliance over France and Bavaria that marked a turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a decisive 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Admiral Nelson’s fleet shattered French and Spanish sea power, securing British naval supremacy.
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Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet was a major 1709 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession, notable as one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, in which Allied forces under Marlborough and Prince Eugene narrowly defeated the French.
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Battle of France
The Battle of France was the 1940 German campaign that rapidly defeated France and the Low Countries, leading to the fall of Paris and the occupation of much of Western Europe in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Waterloo
ⓘ
surface form:
La bataille de Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
surface form:
Slag bij Waterloo
|
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of the Netherlands
War of the Seventh Coalition ⓘ
surface form:
Seventh Coalition
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Waterloo Campaign ⓘ |
| casualties | tens of thousands killed and wounded ⓘ |
| CoalitionCommander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Wellington
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| date | 1815-06-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Occupation of France (1815–1818)
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Second Treaty of Paris ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
Congress of Vienna settlement consolidation
ⓘ
restoration of Bourbon monarchy in France ⓘ |
| location |
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Waterloo ⓘ Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Belgium
|
| memorial | Lion’s Mound ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Hougoumont farm
ⓘ
La Haye Sainte farm ⓘ Papelotte farm ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
War of the Seventh Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Ligny
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Battle of Quatre Bras ⓘ |
| result |
abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte
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decisive Coalition victory ⓘ defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ end of the Hundred Days ⓘ exile of Napoleon to Saint Helena ⓘ |
| significance |
confirmed British and Prussian military dominance in Europe
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ended Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule as Emperor of the French ⓘ marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ reshaped the political landscape of Europe ⓘ |
| terrain | ridge south of Waterloo ⓘ |
| year | 1815 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Waterloo Description of subject: The Battle of Waterloo was the decisive 1815 conflict in present-day Belgium in which the Duke of Wellington and his allies defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, effectively ending his rule and reshaping the political landscape of Europe.
Referenced by (128)
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