Battle of Tarutino
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The Battle of Tarutino was a 1812 engagement during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in which Russian forces struck a successful surprise attack on the French, boosting Russian morale and marking a turning point in the campaign.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Tarutino canonical | 2 |
| Тарутинский бой | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Tarutino Context triple: [Patriotic War of 1812, battle, Battle of Tarutino]
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Battle of Klushino
The Battle of Klushino was a major 1610 victory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth over Russian and Swedish forces during the Polish–Muscovite War, which opened the way for the Polish occupation of Moscow.
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Battle of the Moskva
The Battle of the Moskva, better known as the Battle of Borodino, was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, often regarded as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Battle of Lesnaya
The Battle of Lesnaya was a 1708 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Peter the Great’s Russian forces dealt a crucial blow to a Swedish supply corps, helping to undermine Charles XII’s campaign before Poltava.
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Battle of Golymin
The Battle of Golymin was a 1806 engagement during Napoleon’s Polish campaign in which French forces clashed with a Russian rearguard in harsh winter conditions, contributing to the broader strategic maneuvers of the War of the Fourth Coalition.
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Battle of Bolkhov
The Battle of Bolkhov was a significant engagement during the early 17th-century Polish–Muscovite War in which Polish–Lithuanian forces clashed with the Tsardom of Russia amid the wider Time of Troubles.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Tarutino Target entity description: The Battle of Tarutino was a 1812 engagement during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in which Russian forces struck a successful surprise attack on the French, boosting Russian morale and marking a turning point in the campaign.
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A.
Battle of Klushino
The Battle of Klushino was a major 1610 victory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth over Russian and Swedish forces during the Polish–Muscovite War, which opened the way for the Polish occupation of Moscow.
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B.
Battle of the Moskva
The Battle of the Moskva, better known as the Battle of Borodino, was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, often regarded as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Battle of Lesnaya
The Battle of Lesnaya was a 1708 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Peter the Great’s Russian forces dealt a crucial blow to a Swedish supply corps, helping to undermine Charles XII’s campaign before Poltava.
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D.
Battle of Golymin
The Battle of Golymin was a 1806 engagement during Napoleon’s Polish campaign in which French forces clashed with a Russian rearguard in harsh winter conditions, contributing to the broader strategic maneuvers of the War of the Fourth Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Bolkhov
The Battle of Bolkhov was a significant engagement during the early 17th-century Polish–Muscovite War in which Polish–Lithuanian forces clashed with the Tsardom of Russia amid the wider Time of Troubles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Vinkovo ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign |
French invasion of Russia
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surface form:
Napoleon’s Russian campaign of 1812
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| casualtiesFrench | several thousand killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ |
| casualtiesRussian | over one thousand killed or wounded ⓘ |
| combatant |
Grande Armée
ⓘ
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Levin August von Bennigsen
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander von Bennigsen
Jean-Andoche Junot ⓘ Joachim Murat ⓘ Matvei Platov ⓘ Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ |
| conflictOf | French invasion of Russia ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1812-10-18 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1812-10-18 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ |
| forceStrengthFrench | approximately 20,000–25,000 troops ⓘ |
| forceStrengthRussian | approximately 35,000–40,000 troops ⓘ |
| FrenchAllyForce | Polish troops ⓘ |
| FrenchCommanderOnField | Joachim Murat ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | southwest of Moscow ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
demonstrated weakening of French strategic position in Russia
ⓘ
first major Russian offensive after the evacuation of Moscow in 1812 ⓘ |
| location | near Tarutino, Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire ⓘ |
| opponent | Russian Empire vs First French Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
French invasion of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
French invasion of Russia in 1812
Napoleon’s invasion of Russia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Borodino ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForceType | cavalry and infantry ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
War and Peace
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surface form:
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
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| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| RussianCommanderInChief | Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ |
| RussianTactics | night march and dawn assault ⓘ |
| startDate | 1812-10-18 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
boosted Russian morale
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contributed to French decision to retreat from Moscow ⓘ encouraged Russian resistance to French occupation ⓘ marked a turning point in the 1812 campaign ⓘ |
| tacticalNature |
Russian offensive
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surprise attack ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| year | 1812 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tarutino Description of subject: The Battle of Tarutino was a 1812 engagement during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in which Russian forces struck a successful surprise attack on the French, boosting Russian morale and marking a turning point in the campaign.
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this entity surface form:
Тарутинский бой