Battle of Dresden
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The Battle of Dresden was a significant 1813 Napoleonic victory in Saxony, where Napoleon’s forces defeated a larger coalition army during the German campaign of the War of the Sixth Coalition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dresden canonical | 10 |
| Schlacht bei Dresden | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Dresden Context triple: [War of the Sixth Coalition, majorBattle, Battle of Dresden]
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Battle of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was a major World War II engagement in April 1945 between German and Soviet-led Polish forces near the German town of Bautzen, notable as one of the last significant German tactical victories on the Eastern Front.
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Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was a decisive 1813 defeat of Napoleon’s forces by a coalition of European powers, marking a major turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
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Battle of Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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Battle of Fraustadt
The Battle of Fraustadt was a major 1706 engagement of the Great Northern War in which a smaller Swedish force decisively defeated a much larger Saxon-Russian army, showcasing Sweden’s military prowess at its imperial height.
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Battle of Königsberg
The Battle of Königsberg was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified East Prussian city of Königsberg from Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Dresden Target entity description: The Battle of Dresden was a significant 1813 Napoleonic victory in Saxony, where Napoleon’s forces defeated a larger coalition army during the German campaign of the War of the Sixth Coalition.
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A.
Battle of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was a major World War II engagement in April 1945 between German and Soviet-led Polish forces near the German town of Bautzen, notable as one of the last significant German tactical victories on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was a decisive 1813 defeat of Napoleon’s forces by a coalition of European powers, marking a major turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Battle of Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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D.
Battle of Fraustadt
The Battle of Fraustadt was a major 1706 engagement of the Great Northern War in which a smaller Swedish force decisively defeated a much larger Saxon-Russian army, showcasing Sweden’s military prowess at its imperial height.
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Battle of Königsberg
The Battle of Königsberg was a World War II engagement in early 1945 in which Soviet forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified East Prussian city of Königsberg from Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Dresden
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surface form:
Schlacht bei Dresden
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| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
Coalition forces ⓘ First French Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLossesSide1Approx | around 10000 French and allied casualties ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLossesSide2Approx | around 38000 Coalition casualties ⓘ |
| causeOfNotableDeath | Jean Victor Marie Moreau mortally wounded by cannon shot ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
France and allies
ⓘ
War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth Coalition
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| commandedBy |
Guillaume Brune
ⓘ
surface form:
Guillaume Marie Anne Brune
Joachim Murat ⓘ Michel Ney ⓘ Napoleon I ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| date | 26–27 August 1813 ⓘ |
| endDate | 27 August 1813 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Dennewitz
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Battle of Kulm ⓘ |
| location |
Dresden
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Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ Saxony ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Jean Victor Marie Moreau ⓘ |
| opposedByCommander |
Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden
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Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg ⓘ Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
King Frederick William III of Prussia
Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
|
| partOf |
Leipzig campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
German campaign of 1813
War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Grossbeeren ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 26 August 1813 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
failed to reverse overall strategic situation of War of the Sixth Coalition
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temporary restoration of French dominance in central Europe ⓘ |
| strength | French and allied forces numerically inferior to Coalition forces ⓘ |
| strengthSide1Approx | about 135000 French and allied troops engaged ⓘ |
| strengthSide2Approx | about 200000–220000 Coalition troops engaged ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
French defensive position behind fortifications of Dresden
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heavy use of artillery and Imperial Guard counterattacks ⓘ |
| theatre | Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| weatherCondition | heavy rain affected battlefield conditions ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dresden Description of subject: The Battle of Dresden was a significant 1813 Napoleonic victory in Saxony, where Napoleon’s forces defeated a larger coalition army during the German campaign of the War of the Sixth Coalition.
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