Russian corps under Korsakov
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The Russian corps under Korsakov was a sizable Imperial Russian field force commanded by General Alexander Korsakov during the War of the Second Coalition, notably engaged and defeated by French forces at the Second Battle of Zurich in 1799.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Russian corps under Korsakov canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4456703 — 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: Russian corps under Korsakov Context triple: [Battle of Zurich (1799), combatantStrength, Russian corps under Korsakov]
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A.
Page Corps (Imperial Russia)
Page Corps (Imperial Russia) was an elite military academy in the Russian Empire that trained noble youths for service as officers in the imperial guard and army.
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B.
Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps
The Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps was a Red Army infantry formation that took part in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, including the Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive against Axis forces.
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C.
Orenburg Cossack forces
The Orenburg Cossack forces were a regional Cossack military formation from the Orenburg area that played a significant role fighting on the anti-Bolshevik side during the Russian Civil War.
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D.
Don Cossack forces
Don Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik Cossack military units from the Don region that played a major role fighting for the Whites during the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Kuban Cossack forces
Kuban Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik military units from the Kuban region that played a significant role fighting for the White movement during the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: Russian corps under Korsakov Target entity description: The Russian corps under Korsakov was a sizable Imperial Russian field force commanded by General Alexander Korsakov during the War of the Second Coalition, notably engaged and defeated by French forces at the Second Battle of Zurich in 1799.
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A.
Page Corps (Imperial Russia)
Page Corps (Imperial Russia) was an elite military academy in the Russian Empire that trained noble youths for service as officers in the imperial guard and army.
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B.
Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps
The Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps was a Red Army infantry formation that took part in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, including the Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive against Axis forces.
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C.
Orenburg Cossack forces
The Orenburg Cossack forces were a regional Cossack military formation from the Orenburg area that played a significant role fighting on the anti-Bolshevik side during the Russian Civil War.
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D.
Don Cossack forces
Don Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik Cossack military units from the Don region that played a major role fighting for the Whites during the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Kuban Cossack forces
Kuban Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik military units from the Kuban region that played a significant role fighting for the White movement during the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Russian Army formation
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Tsarist Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Empire
|
| alliance | Second Coalition ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Austrian Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Austrian Army
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
|
| approximateStrength | about 25,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Alexander Suvorov ⓘ |
| branch |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| campaign | 1799 Swiss campaign ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses | heavy casualties and loss of equipment ⓘ |
| commander | Alexander Korsakov ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under independent Russian command in Switzerland ⓘ |
| conflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfDefeat | 25 September 1799 ⓘ |
| engagementType | land warfare ⓘ |
| followedBy | Russian retreat towards southern Germany and Russia ⓘ |
| forceType | field army corps ⓘ |
| garrisonOrBase |
Zurich area before Second Battle of Zurich
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Zurich (1799)
|
| historicalRegionOfOperations | Helvetic Republic ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to Russian decision to disengage from the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| locationOfEngagement |
Switzerland
ⓘ
Zurich ⓘ |
| militaryEra | late 18th century ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Second Battle of Zurich
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Zurich (1799)
|
| notableFor |
defeat by smaller French forces at Second Battle of Zurich
ⓘ
poor coordination with Austrian allies ⓘ |
| opponent | French First Republic ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | André Masséna ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine | French Revolutionary warfare tactics ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| precededBy | Russian advance into Switzerland in 1799 ⓘ |
| resultAtSecondBattleOfZurich | defeat ⓘ |
| roleInCoalition |
Russian expeditionary force in central Europe
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Russian expeditionary corps
|
| strategicOutcome |
forced Russian withdrawal from Switzerland
ⓘ
setback for the Second Coalition in central Europe ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Tsar Paul I of Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Paul I of Russia
|
| theater | Swiss theatre of the War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1799 ⓘ |
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