Battle of Winterthur
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The Battle of Winterthur was a 1799 engagement during the War of the Second Coalition in which French and Austrian forces clashed near the Swiss town of Winterthur, helping set the stage for the subsequent Battle of Zurich.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Winterthur canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4456693 — 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: Battle of Winterthur Context triple: [Battle of Zurich (1799), precededBy, Battle of Winterthur]
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Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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B.
Battle of Hollabrunn
The Battle of Hollabrunn was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which retreating Russian forces fought a rearguard action against Napoleon’s advancing French army in Austria.
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C.
Battle of Wenzenbach
The Battle of Wenzenbach was a 1504 engagement during the War of the Bavarian Succession in which imperial forces decisively defeated rebellious Bavarian and Bohemian troops, marking a key step in consolidating Habsburg influence in the region.
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D.
Battle of Dürenstein
The Battle of Dürenstein was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Russian and Austrian forces fought a hard-fought defensive action against a French corps along the Danube in present-day Austria.
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E.
Battle of Emsdorf
The Battle of Emsdorf was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including British and German troops, defeated the French in western Germany.
- 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 Winterthur Target entity description: The Battle of Winterthur was a 1799 engagement during the War of the Second Coalition in which French and Austrian forces clashed near the Swiss town of Winterthur, helping set the stage for the subsequent Battle of Zurich.
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A.
Battle of Wilhelmsthal
The Battle of Wilhelmsthal was a 1762 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including those led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, defeated the French in western Germany.
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B.
Battle of Hollabrunn
The Battle of Hollabrunn was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which retreating Russian forces fought a rearguard action against Napoleon’s advancing French army in Austria.
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C.
Battle of Wenzenbach
The Battle of Wenzenbach was a 1504 engagement during the War of the Bavarian Succession in which imperial forces decisively defeated rebellious Bavarian and Bohemian troops, marking a key step in consolidating Habsburg influence in the region.
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D.
Battle of Dürenstein
The Battle of Dürenstein was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Russian and Austrian forces fought a hard-fought defensive action against a French corps along the Danube in present-day Austria.
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E.
Battle of Emsdorf
The Battle of Emsdorf was a 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces, including British and German troops, defeated the French in western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian army
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Austrian Army
French First Republic ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
|
| campaignObjective | control of approaches to Zurich ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Austrian forces in Switzerland
ⓘ
French Army of the Danube ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the Danube
|
| commander |
Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze
ⓘ
linked to:
Friedrich von Hotze
Friedrich Joseph, Count of Nauendorf ⓘ Jean Victor Marie Moreau ⓘ Michel Ney ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| date | 1799-05-27 ⓘ |
| era | French Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Second Battle of Zurich
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Zurich (1799)
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| geographicalContext | fought near the town of Winterthur ⓘ |
| location |
Canton of Zürich
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ Winterthur ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in setting stage for the Second Battle of Zurich ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
campaigns in the Alps ⓘ |
| precededBy |
First Battle of Zurich
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Zurich (1799)
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| result | Austrian victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence | enabled Austrian concentration against French positions near Zurich ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | secured junction of Austrian forces in northern Switzerland ⓘ |
| theater |
Swiss campaign of 1799
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Zurich (1799)
|
| year | 1799 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Winterthur Description of subject: The Battle of Winterthur was a 1799 engagement during the War of the Second Coalition in which French and Austrian forces clashed near the Swiss town of Winterthur, helping set the stage for the subsequent Battle of Zurich.
Referenced by (2)
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