Hougomont
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Hougomont is a historic fortified farmhouse in Belgium that played a crucial role as a defensive strongpoint during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Château d'Hougoumont | 1 |
| Hougomont canonical | 1 |
| Hougoumont | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3887425 — 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: Hougomont Context triple: [Hougoumont farm, alsoKnownAs, Hougomont]
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A.
Beauvechain
Beauvechain is a municipality in Walloon Brabant, Belgium, known for its rural character and the presence of a major Belgian Air Component base.
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B.
Quatre Bras
Quatre Bras is a strategic crossroads in present-day Belgium, historically significant as the site of a major engagement during the Waterloo campaign in 1815.
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C.
Angoville-au-Plain
Angoville-au-Plain is a small village in the Manche department of Normandy in northwestern France, known for its World War II history and former status as an independent commune.
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D.
Pontoise
Pontoise is a historic commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France, known for its picturesque setting on the River Oise and its association with Impressionist painters.
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E.
Ramillies
Ramillies is a village in present-day Belgium best known as the site of the 1706 Battle of Ramillies during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 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: Hougomont Target entity description: Hougomont is a historic fortified farmhouse in Belgium that played a crucial role as a defensive strongpoint during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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A.
Beauvechain
Beauvechain is a municipality in Walloon Brabant, Belgium, known for its rural character and the presence of a major Belgian Air Component base.
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B.
Quatre Bras
Quatre Bras is a strategic crossroads in present-day Belgium, historically significant as the site of a major engagement during the Waterloo campaign in 1815.
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C.
Angoville-au-Plain
Angoville-au-Plain is a small village in the Manche department of Normandy in northwestern France, known for its World War II history and former status as an independent commune.
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D.
Pontoise
Pontoise is a historic commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France, known for its picturesque setting on the River Oise and its association with Impressionist painters.
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E.
Ramillies
Ramillies is a village in present-day Belgium best known as the site of the 1706 Battle of Ramillies during the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield location
ⓘ
fortified farmhouse ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
French Army
ⓘ
surface form:
French army
French Army under Napoleon I at Waterloo ⓘ
surface form:
troops of Napoleon I
|
| battleOutcomeRole | its successful defence contributed to Allied victory at Waterloo ⓘ |
| commanderAttack |
Maréchal d’Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Marshals of Napoleon I
|
| commanderDefence |
Colonel Henry Wyndham
ⓘ
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Wellington
Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonnell ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 50.680°N 4.404°E ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 18 June 1815 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Allied army
ⓘ
Anglo-allied forces ⓘ British Guards units ⓘ King's German Legion ⓘ
surface form:
King’s German Legion
Nassau troops ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapel
ⓘ
château ⓘ farm buildings ⓘ gardens ⓘ gates ⓘ orchards ⓘ walled courtyard ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wallonia
ⓘ
Walloon Brabant ⓘ Waterloo ⓘ United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
former United Kingdom of the Netherlands
|
| locatedNear |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| locatedOn | Mont-Saint-Jean ridge ⓘ |
| materiallyDamagedIn | Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | historical accounts of the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
burnt and ruined sections preserved
ⓘ
chapel with memorials to the battle ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | private owners ⓘ |
| partOf | Waterloo battlefield ⓘ |
| restoredIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Waterloo
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| strategicRole | anchored the right flank of Wellington’s line ⓘ |
| tourismType | battlefield tourism destination ⓘ |
| usedAs | defensive strongpoint ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hougomont Description of subject: Hougomont is a historic fortified farmhouse in Belgium that played a crucial role as a defensive strongpoint during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Château d'Hougoumont
this entity surface form:
Hougoumont