French Armée du Nord
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The French Armée du Nord was the field army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte during the 1815 Waterloo campaign, playing a central role in his final military operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French Army of the North | 3 |
| French Armée du Nord canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1728746 — 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: French Armée du Nord Context triple: [Battle of Ligny, opponentOf, French Armée du Nord]
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French Fifth Army
The French Fifth Army was a major field army of France that played a crucial role on the Western Front during World War I, particularly in halting the German advance in 1914.
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French First Army Group
The French First Army Group was a major French land formation that commanded several field armies and was responsible for large-scale operations on the Western Front during the early stages of World War II.
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French First Army
The French First Army was a major French field army that played a key role in the liberation of France and Western Europe during both World Wars.
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French Army of the East
The French Army of the East was Napoleon Bonaparte’s expeditionary force sent to conquer and hold Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 1790s.
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French Army of Africa
The French Army of Africa was the collective term for France’s colonial land forces in North Africa, composed largely of indigenous and European troops and active in numerous campaigns from the 19th century through World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: French Armée du Nord Target entity description: The French Armée du Nord was the field army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte during the 1815 Waterloo campaign, playing a central role in his final military operations.
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A.
French Fifth Army
The French Fifth Army was a major field army of France that played a crucial role on the Western Front during World War I, particularly in halting the German advance in 1914.
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B.
French First Army Group
The French First Army Group was a major French land formation that commanded several field armies and was responsible for large-scale operations on the Western Front during the early stages of World War II.
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C.
French First Army
The French First Army was a major French field army that played a key role in the liberation of France and Western Europe during both World Wars.
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D.
French Army of the East
The French Army of the East was Napoleon Bonaparte’s expeditionary force sent to conquer and hold Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean during the late 1790s.
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E.
French Army of Africa
The French Army of Africa was the collective term for France’s colonial land forces in North Africa, composed largely of indigenous and European troops and active in numerous campaigns from the 19th century through World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic army
ⓘ
field army ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Hundred Days
ⓘ
Waterloo Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo campaign
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| allegiance | First French Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Emmanuel de Grouchy
ⓘ
Michel Ney ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| commandStructure | directly commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| component |
I Corps
ⓘ
II Corps ⓘ III Corps ⓘ IV Corps ⓘ Imperial Guard ⓘ Reserve Cavalry ⓘ VI Corps ⓘ |
| consequence | collapse of Napoleon’s rule during the Hundred Days ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1815 ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | 1815 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Ligny
ⓘ
Battle of Quatre Bras ⓘ Battle of Waterloo ⓘ Battle of Wavre ⓘ |
| formedFor | offensive against the Seventh Coalition in Belgium ⓘ |
| garrisonOrAssemblyPoint |
around Avesnes
ⓘ
around Beaumont ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| notableEngagementOutcome |
defeat at Waterloo
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tactical stalemate at Quatre Bras ⓘ victory at Ligny ⓘ |
| notableFor | Napoleon’s last campaign ⓘ |
| opponentCoalition |
War of the Seventh Coalition
ⓘ
surface form:
Seventh Coalition
|
| opposedBy |
Anglo-allied army under the Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ |
| partOf | French Army ⓘ |
| resultOfCampaign |
Battle of Waterloo
ⓘ
surface form:
defeat at Waterloo
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| role | main French field army in the Waterloo campaign ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | defeat Wellington and Blücher separately ⓘ |
| strengthApproximate | about 120000 men ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Belgium
ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: French Armée du Nord Description of subject: The French Armée du Nord was the field army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte during the 1815 Waterloo campaign, playing a central role in his final military operations.
Referenced by (6)
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