Battle of Guise
E480179
The Battle of Guise was a major World War I engagement in August 1914 in northern France, where French forces launched a counteroffensive against the advancing German army during the early stages of the war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Guise canonical | 2 |
| Battle of St. Quentin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4835571 — 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 Guise Context triple: [French Fifth Army, notableBattle, Battle of Guise]
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Nancy
The Battle of Nancy was a decisive 1477 clash in which Charles the Bold of Burgundy was defeated and killed, effectively ending Burgundian power as a major European force.
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Battle of Héricourt
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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Battle of Bruyères
The Battle of Bruyères was a World War II engagement in October 1944 in eastern France where the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed largely of Japanese American soldiers, fought to liberate the town from German forces.
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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 Guise Target entity description: The Battle of Guise was a major World War I engagement in August 1914 in northern France, where French forces launched a counteroffensive against the advancing German army during the early stages of the war.
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A.
Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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B.
Battle of Nancy
The Battle of Nancy was a decisive 1477 clash in which Charles the Bold of Burgundy was defeated and killed, effectively ending Burgundian power as a major European force.
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C.
Battle of Héricourt
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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D.
Battle of Bruyères
The Battle of Bruyères was a World War II engagement in October 1944 in eastern France where the U.S. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed largely of Japanese American soldiers, fought to liberate the town from German forces.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of St. Quentin (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
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German Empire ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| category |
1914 in France
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Battles involving France ⓘ Battles involving Germany ⓘ Battles of the Western Front (World War I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Third Army
NERFINISHED
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German Second Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Karl von Bülow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre Ruffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date |
29 August 1914
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29–30 August 1914 ⓘ |
| era | early stages of World War I ⓘ |
| followedBy | First Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchArmyInvolved | French Fifth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | Charles Lanrezac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GermanArmyInvolved | German Second Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | initial German invasion of France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | town of Guise ⓘ |
| natureOfAction | offensive battle ⓘ |
| objective |
to check the German advance
ⓘ
to relieve pressure on other French forces ⓘ |
| operationType | counteroffensive ⓘ |
| partOf | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phaseOf | Great Retreat (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Guise, Aisne, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Charleroi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Aisne department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
operational German withdrawal delayed
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tactical French success ⓘ |
| side | Allied victory in local tactical terms ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
helped set conditions for the First Battle of the Marne
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slowed German advance toward the Marne ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timelinePosition | one of the first major battles on the Western Front ⓘ |
| year | 1914 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Guise Description of subject: The Battle of Guise was a major World War I engagement in August 1914 in northern France, where French forces launched a counteroffensive against the advancing German army during the early stages of the war.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of St. Quentin