Battle of Essling
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The Battle of Essling was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Austrian forces halted Napoleon’s advance near Vienna along the Danube River.
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| Battle of Essling canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1655760 — 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: Battle of Essling Context triple: [Battle of Aspern-Essling, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Essling]
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Battle of Emsdorf
The Battle of Emsdorf was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including British and German troops, defeated the French in western Germany.
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Battle of Amstetten
The Battle of Amstetten was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces clashed with retreating Russian and Austrian troops in Austria as part of Napoleon’s campaign against the Third Coalition.
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Battle of Elchingen
The Battle of Elchingen was a decisive 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Marshal Ney’s forces defeated the Austrians, contributing significantly to the French victory in the Ulm campaign.
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Battle of Haslach-Jungingen
The Battle of Haslach-Jungingen was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces under Marshal Ney clashed with an Austrian corps near Ulm, contributing to the encirclement of the Austrian army.
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Second Battle of Höchstädt
The Second Battle of Höchstädt, better known as the Battle of Blenheim, was a decisive 1704 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed the Franco-Bavarian army, halting French expansion in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Essling Target entity description: The Battle of Essling was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Austrian forces halted Napoleon’s advance near Vienna along the Danube River.
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A.
Battle of Emsdorf
The Battle of Emsdorf was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including British and German troops, defeated the French in western Germany.
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B.
Battle of Amstetten
The Battle of Amstetten was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces clashed with retreating Russian and Austrian troops in Austria as part of Napoleon’s campaign against the Third Coalition.
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C.
Battle of Elchingen
The Battle of Elchingen was a decisive 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Marshal Ney’s forces defeated the Austrians, contributing significantly to the French victory in the Ulm campaign.
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D.
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen
The Battle of Haslach-Jungingen was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces under Marshal Ney clashed with an Austrian corps near Ulm, contributing to the encirclement of the Austrian army.
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E.
Second Battle of Höchstädt
The Second Battle of Höchstädt, better known as the Battle of Blenheim, was a decisive 1704 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed the Franco-Bavarian army, halting French expansion in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Aspern-Essling ⓘ |
| artilleryUsed | field artillery and heavy guns on the Danube islands ⓘ |
| AustrianCasualtiesAndLosses | tens of thousands killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| AustrianCommander |
Archduke Charles of Austria
ⓘ
Johann von Hiller ⓘ |
| AustrianStrength | approximately 90,000–100,000 troops ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Danube campaign of 1809 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathOf | Jean Lannes ⓘ |
| commander |
Archduke Charles of Austria
ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| conflictOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
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| date | 21 May 1809 – 22 May 1809 ⓘ |
| endDate | 22 May 1809 ⓘ |
| feature | fighting around the villages of Aspern and Essling ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Wagram ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualtiesAndLosses | tens of thousands killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
André Masséna
ⓘ
Jean Lannes ⓘ Napoleon I ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
|
| FrenchStrength | approximately 30,000–40,000 troops ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century Europe ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Austrian Army of the Danube
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Grande Armée ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Danube
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surface form:
Danube River
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| location | near Aspern and Essling, east of Vienna, Austrian Empire ⓘ |
| near | Vienna ⓘ |
| notableDeath |
Jean Lannes
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surface form:
Marshal Jean Lannes
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| notableFeature | French pontoon bridges damaged by high water and Austrian attack ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Archduke Charles of Austria
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Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I of France
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| partOf | War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Aspern-Essling
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surface form:
Battle of Aspern
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| result |
Austrian tactical victory
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French strategic stalemate ⓘ |
| riverCrossingInvolved | Danube River crossing by French forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 21 May 1809 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | delayed French offensive against Austria ⓘ |
| tacticalSignificance | halted Napoleon’s advance across the Danube ⓘ |
| theater |
Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
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surface form:
Central European theater of the Napoleonic Wars
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| typeOfWarfare | Napoleonic linear warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1809 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Essling Description of subject: The Battle of Essling was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Austrian forces halted Napoleon’s advance near Vienna along the Danube River.
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