Battle of Héricourt
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The Battle of Héricourt was a 1474 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss and allied forces defeated the troops of Charles the Bold, weakening Burgundian power in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Héricourt canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4247483 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Héricourt Context triple: [Burgundian Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Héricourt]
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Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu
The Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu was a 9th-century Frankish victory over Viking raiders in northern France, notable for its commemoration in the Old High German poem Ludwigslied.
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Battle of Arques
The Battle of Arques was a 1589 engagement in northern France during the French Wars of Religion, where Henry IV successfully defended his position against the Catholic League, helping to secure his claim to the French throne.
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C.
Battle of Rocourt
The Battle of Rocourt was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1746, in which French forces defeated the allied British, Dutch, and Austrian armies near Liège in present-day Belgium.
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Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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E.
Battle of Dompaire
The Battle of Dompaire was a World War II engagement in September 1944 in northeastern France, where French armoured forces, supported by Allied air power, decisively defeated a German Panzer brigade.
- 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: Battle of Héricourt Target entity description: The Battle of Héricourt was a 1474 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss and allied forces defeated the troops of Charles the Bold, weakening Burgundian power in the region.
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A.
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu
The Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu was a 9th-century Frankish victory over Viking raiders in northern France, notable for its commemoration in the Old High German poem Ludwigslied.
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B.
Battle of Arques
The Battle of Arques was a 1589 engagement in northern France during the French Wars of Religion, where Henry IV successfully defended his position against the Catholic League, helping to secure his claim to the French throne.
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C.
Battle of Rocourt
The Battle of Rocourt was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1746, in which French forces defeated the allied British, Dutch, and Austrian armies near Liège in present-day Belgium.
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D.
Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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E.
Battle of Dompaire
The Battle of Dompaire was a World War II engagement in September 1944 in northeastern France, where French armoured forces, supported by Allied air power, decisively defeated a German Panzer brigade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Charles the Bold
ⓘ
Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ Swiss allies ⓘ |
| chronology | early phase of the Burgundian Wars ⓘ |
| conflict | Burgundian Wars ⓘ |
| date | 1474 ⓘ |
| effect | weakening of Burgundian power in the region ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Charles the Bold ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Duchy of Burgundy
ⓘ
Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ Swiss Confederates ⓘ
linked to:
Old Swiss Confederacy
allied forces of the Swiss ⓘ troops of Charles the Bold ⓘ |
| location | near Héricourt, present-day France ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Charles the Bold
ⓘ
Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ |
| partOf | Burgundian Wars ⓘ |
| place | Héricourt ⓘ |
| result |
Swiss and allied victory
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defeat of Burgundian forces ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the decline of Burgundian military power
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strengthened the position of the Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Héricourt Description of subject: The Battle of Héricourt was a 1474 engagement in the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss and allied forces defeated the troops of Charles the Bold, weakening Burgundian power in the region.
Referenced by (2)
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