Battle of Lorraine
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The Battle of Lorraine was an early World War I engagement on the Western Front in August 1914, in which French and German forces clashed in northeastern France as part of the initial French offensive into Alsace-Lorraine.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Lorraine canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Battle of Lorraine Context triple: [Battle of the Ardennes (1914), precededBy, Battle of Lorraine]
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Battle of the Meuse
The Battle of the Meuse was a key World War II engagement in May 1940 during the German invasion of France, where German forces forced crossings of the Meuse River to break through Allied defenses.
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Battle of Hannut
The Battle of Hannut was a major World War II tank engagement in May 1940 between French and German forces in Belgium, often cited as one of the first large-scale armored battles in history.
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Battle of Wissembourg
The Battle of Wissembourg was an 1870 engagement in the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces decisively defeated a smaller French corps, opening the way for further advances into France.
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Battle of Metz
The Battle of Metz was a prolonged World War II campaign in late 1944 in which U.S. forces struggled to capture the heavily fortified French city of Metz from German defenders.
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Battle of Lauffeld
The Battle of Lauffeld was a 1747 engagement in present-day Belgium in which French forces under Marshal Maurice de Saxe defeated an allied British, Dutch, and Austrian army led by the Duke of Cumberland.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Lorraine Target entity description: The Battle of Lorraine was an early World War I engagement on the Western Front in August 1914, in which French and German forces clashed in northeastern France as part of the initial French offensive into Alsace-Lorraine.
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A.
Battle of the Meuse
The Battle of the Meuse was a key World War II engagement in May 1940 during the German invasion of France, where German forces forced crossings of the Meuse River to break through Allied defenses.
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B.
Battle of Hannut
The Battle of Hannut was a major World War II tank engagement in May 1940 between French and German forces in Belgium, often cited as one of the first large-scale armored battles in history.
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C.
Battle of Wissembourg
The Battle of Wissembourg was an 1870 engagement in the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War in which Prussian and German forces decisively defeated a smaller French corps, opening the way for further advances into France.
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Battle of Metz
The Battle of Metz was a prolonged World War II campaign in late 1944 in which U.S. forces struggled to capture the heavily fortified French city of Metz from German defenders.
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Battle of Lauffeld
The Battle of Lauffeld was a 1747 engagement in present-day Belgium in which French forces under Marshal Maurice de Saxe defeated an allied British, Dutch, and Austrian army led by the Duke of Cumberland.
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Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lorraine campaign
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surface form:
Lorraine Offensive
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| belligerent |
France
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German Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | French offensive into Alsace-Lorraine ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Army
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German Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Albert I of Bavaria
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Noël de Castelnau ⓘ Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form:
Ruprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
Édouard de Castelnau ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | August 1914 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1914-09-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
First Battle of the Aisne
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First Battle of the Marne ⓘ |
| front | Franco-German front ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Franco-German rivalry over Alsace-Lorraine ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early phase of World War I ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery bombardments
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large-scale infantry assaults ⓘ trench warfare in later stages ⓘ |
| location |
Alsace-Lorraine
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Lorraine ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| militaryFront | Western Front ⓘ |
| notableFor |
French offensive into German-held territory
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German defensive operations in Lorraine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Frontiers
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Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War I
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| partOfOperation |
Plan XVII
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surface form:
French Plan XVII
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| precededBy | French offensive in Alsace ⓘ |
| regionContested | Alsace-Lorraine ⓘ |
| result | German defensive victory ⓘ |
| sideObjective | recapture of Alsace-Lorraine by France ⓘ |
| startDate | 1914-08-14 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
halt of French offensive in Lorraine
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stabilization of the front in Lorraine ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | offensive and counter-offensive operations ⓘ |
| year | 1914 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Lorraine Description of subject: The Battle of Lorraine was an early World War I engagement on the Western Front in August 1914, in which French and German forces clashed in northeastern France as part of the initial French offensive into Alsace-Lorraine.
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