Battle of Leipzig
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Leipzig canonical | 53 |
| Battle of Leipzig (1813) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T67330 — 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 Leipzig Context triple: [Napoleon Bonaparte, battle, Battle of Leipzig]
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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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B.
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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C.
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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Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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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 Leipzig Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ decisive battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Nations ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| cause | Sixth Coalition’s effort to expel French forces from Germany ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Nicolas Soult
ⓘ
surface form:
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Joachim Murat ⓘ Michel Ney ⓘ |
| commander |
Karl XIII of Sweden
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick William III of Prussia
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
|
| conflict | War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the largest battles in Europe prior to World War I ⓘ |
| endDate | 1813-10-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
French campaign of 1814
ⓘ
Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
encouraged German nationalism
ⓘ
ended French control over much of Germany ⓘ forced Napoleon’s retreat westward ⓘ led to the invasion of France in 1814 ⓘ precipitated Napoleon’s first abdication ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of Saxony
ⓘ
Leipzig ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Leipzig
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Leipzig
|
| numberOfCasualties | over 80000 ⓘ |
| numberOfCombatants | over 500000 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Coalition powers
ⓘ
First French Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
War of the Sixth Coalition
ⓘ
surface form:
German campaign of 1813
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| pointInTime | October 1813 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
War of the Sixth Coalition
ⓘ
surface form:
German campaign of 1813
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| result | decisive Coalition victory ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
defection of Saxon troops to the Coalition
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destruction of the bridge over the Elster River ⓘ |
| startDate | 1813-10-16 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | break Napoleon’s control of central Europe ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Leipzig Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (54)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Leipzig (1813)
subject surface form:
Saxony