Siege of Namur (1695)
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The Siege of Namur (1695) was a major Allied operation during the Nine Years' War in which forces of the Grand Alliance recaptured the strategically vital fortress city of Namur from French control.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Namur (1695) canonical | 4 |
| siege of Namur (1695) | 2 |
| French occupation of Namur (1692–1695) | 1 |
| Namur 1695 | 1 |
| Second Siege of Namur (Nine Years' War) | 1 |
| defence of Namur in 1695 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2480689 — 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: Siege of Namur (1695) Context triple: [Siege of Namur (1692), followedBy, Siege of Namur (1695)]
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Siege of Namur (1692)
The Siege of Namur (1692) was a major French victory under Louis XIV and Vauban, in which French forces captured the strategic fortress city of Namur from the Grand Alliance during the Nine Years' War.
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Siege of Tournai (1709)
The Siege of Tournai (1709) was a major Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified city of Tournai from French control.
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Siege of Tournai (1667)
The Siege of Tournai (1667) was a key early French victory under Louis XIV during his invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution.
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Siege of Douai (1667)
The Siege of Douai (1667) was a key French operation during Louis XIV’s early expansionist campaigns, in which French forces captured the fortified town of Douai from the Spanish Netherlands.
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E.
Siege of Lille (1667)
The Siege of Lille (1667) was a major French offensive operation during Louis XIV’s early wars that secured the strategic Flemish city of Lille from Spanish control.
- 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: Siege of Namur (1695) Target entity description: The Siege of Namur (1695) was a major Allied operation during the Nine Years' War in which forces of the Grand Alliance recaptured the strategically vital fortress city of Namur from French control.
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A.
Siege of Namur (1692)
The Siege of Namur (1692) was a major French victory under Louis XIV and Vauban, in which French forces captured the strategic fortress city of Namur from the Grand Alliance during the Nine Years' War.
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B.
Siege of Tournai (1709)
The Siege of Tournai (1709) was a major Allied operation during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Marlborough and Prince Eugene captured the strongly fortified city of Tournai from French control.
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C.
Siege of Tournai (1667)
The Siege of Tournai (1667) was a key early French victory under Louis XIV during his invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in the War of Devolution.
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D.
Siege of Douai (1667)
The Siege of Douai (1667) was a key French operation during Louis XIV’s early expansionist campaigns, in which French forces captured the fortified town of Douai from the Spanish Netherlands.
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E.
Siege of Lille (1667)
The Siege of Lille (1667) was a major French offensive operation during Louis XIV’s early wars that secured the strategic Flemish city of Lille from Spanish control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Nine Years' War
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siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Namur (1695)
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surface form:
Second Siege of Namur (Nine Years' War)
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| attacker | Allied army of the Grand Alliance ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
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France ⓘ Grand Alliance ⓘ Habsburg Spain ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| casualtiesAllied | heavy casualties ⓘ |
| casualtiesFrench | heavy casualties and prisoners ⓘ |
| commander |
Stadtholder William III of Orange
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surface form:
King William III (as Stadtholder of Holland)
Louis François, duc de Boufflers ⓘ
surface form:
Louis-François de Boufflers
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ Menno van Coehoorn ⓘ Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ William III of England ⓘ |
| conflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| countryDuringEvent |
Habsburg Netherlands
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surface form:
Spanish Netherlands under Habsburg rule
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| defender | French garrison of Namur ⓘ |
| endDate | 1695-09-05 ⓘ |
| feature |
counter-siege efforts by French relief army
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extensive use of artillery bombardment ⓘ siege operations against both town and citadel ⓘ |
| follows |
Siege of Namur (1695)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
French occupation of Namur (1692–1695)
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| garrisonCommander |
Louis François, duc de Boufflers
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surface form:
Louis-François de Boufflers
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| involves |
fortifications designed by Vauban
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siege engineering by Menno van Coehoorn ⓘ |
| location |
Namur
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Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
present-day Belgium ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high civilian and military losses
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intense bombardment of the town of Namur ⓘ |
| objective | to retake Namur from French control ⓘ |
| opponent | French Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Namur (1692)
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surface form:
Capture of Namur (1692)
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| reliefArmyCommander | Duke of Villeroi ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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recapture of Namur from France ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted prestige of William III
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demonstrated effectiveness of Allied siege warfare ⓘ limited strategic impact on overall course of the war ⓘ major Allied success in the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1695-07-02 ⓘ |
| strengthAllied | approximately 100000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthFrench | approximately 13000–16000 in the garrison ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Siege of Namur (1695) Description of subject: The Siege of Namur (1695) was a major Allied operation during the Nine Years' War in which forces of the Grand Alliance recaptured the strategically vital fortress city of Namur from French control.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
King's Own Scottish Borderers
this entity surface form:
Namur 1695
this entity surface form:
defence of Namur in 1695
this entity surface form:
siege of Namur (1695)
this entity surface form:
siege of Namur (1695)
this entity surface form:
French occupation of Namur (1692–1695)
this entity surface form:
Second Siege of Namur (Nine Years' War)
subject surface form:
Citadel of Namur