Battle of Borodino
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The Battle of Borodino was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, remembered as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars and a pivotal moment in the French invasion of Russia.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Borodino canonical | 45 |
| Battle of Borodino (fictional) | 1 |
| Borodino | 1 |
| Borodino campaign (fictional participation) | 1 |
| Borodino field | 1 |
| Бородинское сражение | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T67329 — 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: Battle of Borodino Context triple: [Napoleon Bonaparte, battle, Battle of Borodino]
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A.
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz was a decisive 1805 Napoleonic victory, often called the "Battle of the Three Emperors," that cemented Napoleon's dominance over Europe.
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B.
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was a decisive 1806 Napoleonic victory over Prussia that shattered the Prussian army and established French dominance in Central Europe.
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C.
Battle of Wagram
The Battle of Wagram was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Austrian Empire, leading to French dominance in Central Europe.
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D.
Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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E.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
- 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: Battle of Borodino Target entity description: The Battle of Borodino was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, remembered as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars and a pivotal moment in the French invasion of Russia.
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A.
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz was a decisive 1805 Napoleonic victory, often called the "Battle of the Three Emperors," that cemented Napoleon's dominance over Europe.
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B.
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was a decisive 1806 Napoleonic victory over Prussia that shattered the Prussian army and established French dominance in Central Europe.
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C.
Battle of Wagram
The Battle of Wagram was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Austrian Empire, leading to French dominance in Central Europe.
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D.
Battle of Kunersdorf
The Battle of Kunersdorf was a pivotal 1759 clash in the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted one of Frederick the Great’s most devastating defeats.
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E.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Moskva ⓘ |
| associatedWork | War and Peace ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | French invasion of Russia ⓘ |
| commander |
Jean-Andoche Junot
ⓘ
Joachim Murat ⓘ Michel Ney ⓘ Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
Pyotr Bagration ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Pyotr Bagration
|
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryToday | Russia ⓘ |
| date | 1812-09-07 ⓘ |
| decisivePoint | failure of Napoleon to destroy Russian army ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
War and Peace
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surface form:
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
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| featuredUnitType |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
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Burning of Moscow ⓘ
surface form:
French occupation of Moscow
|
| FrenchCasualtiesApprox | 30000 ⓘ |
| FrenchStrengthApprox | 130000 ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | preserved battlefield ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
French
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| location |
Battle of Borodino
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Borodino
near Moscow ⓘ |
| memorial | Borodino Battlefield Museum-Reserve ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars
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high casualties on both sides ⓘ pivotal moment in the 1812 campaign ⓘ |
| partOf | French invasion of Russia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Smolensk ⓘ |
| result |
strategic Russian success
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tactical French victory ⓘ |
| RussianCasualtiesApprox | 40000 ⓘ |
| RussianStrengthApprox | 120000 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
Russian army withdrawal in good order
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abandonment of Moscow by Russian authorities ⓘ occupation of a largely empty and burned Moscow by French forces ⓘ |
| theatre |
French invasion of Russia
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surface form:
Russian campaign of 1812
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| timeSpan | one day ⓘ |
| year | 1812 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Borodino Description of subject: The Battle of Borodino was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, remembered as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars and a pivotal moment in the French invasion of Russia.
Referenced by (50)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Borodino
this entity surface form:
Borodino campaign (fictional participation)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Borodino (fictional)
subject surface form:
Battle of Smolensk (1812)
subject surface form:
Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
this entity surface form:
Borodino field
this entity surface form:
Бородинское сражение