Battle of Castiglione
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The Battle of Castiglione was a 1796 engagement in northern Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeated Austrian forces, helping to secure his early military reputation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Castiglione canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4863471 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Castiglione Context triple: [Italian campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte, significantBattle, Battle of Castiglione]
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Battle of Lodi
The Battle of Lodi was a 1796 engagement in northern Italy during Napoleon Bonaparte’s first Italian campaign, where his forces defeated the Austrians and helped cement his rising military reputation.
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Battle of Guastalla
The Battle of Guastalla was a major 1734 engagement in northern Italy during the War of the Polish Succession, where Franco-Sardinian forces clashed with the Austrian army.
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C.
Battle of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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Battle of Ceresole
The Battle of Ceresole was a major 1544 engagement of the Italian Wars in which French forces won a bloody victory over Imperial-Spanish troops in northern Italy.
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Battle of Arcole
The Battle of Arcole was a significant 1796 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign, where his daring tactics against Austrian forces helped cement his rising military reputation.
- 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: Battle of Castiglione Target entity description: The Battle of Castiglione was a 1796 engagement in northern Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeated Austrian forces, helping to secure his early military reputation.
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A.
Battle of Lodi
The Battle of Lodi was a 1796 engagement in northern Italy during Napoleon Bonaparte’s first Italian campaign, where his forces defeated the Austrians and helped cement his rising military reputation.
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B.
Battle of Guastalla
The Battle of Guastalla was a major 1734 engagement in northern Italy during the War of the Polish Succession, where Franco-Sardinian forces clashed with the Austrian army.
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C.
Battle of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Ceresole
The Battle of Ceresole was a major 1544 engagement of the Italian Wars in which French forces won a bloody victory over Imperial-Spanish troops in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Arcole
The Battle of Arcole was a significant 1796 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign, where his daring tactics against Austrian forces helped cement his rising military reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Castiglione delle Stiviere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AustrianCommander |
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Quasdanovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AustrianObjective | to relieve the siege of Mantua ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
|
| campaign | Napoleon’s Italian campaign of 1796–1797 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Austria
ⓘ
Battles involving France ⓘ Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of Italy (France)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Austrian army in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Army of Italy under Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | inscription on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Cisalpine region of Italy ⓘ |
| date | 5 August 1796 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era (early career) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Bassano (1796)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Rovereto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchObjective | to prevent Austrian relief of Mantua ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | fought near the Mincio River ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Austrian cavalry
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Austrian infantry ⓘ French cavalry ⓘ French infantry ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Castiglione delle Stiviere
NERFINISHED
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Lombardy NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTactic | Napoleon’s use of interior lines against divided Austrian forces ⓘ |
| opposingForceStrength |
Austrian army of roughly 20,000–25,000 men
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French army of roughly 30,000–40,000 men ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive French victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Revolutionary Wars
NERFINISHED
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War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Lonato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mantua area ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Siege of Mantua (1796–1797) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped maintain French control in northern Italy
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secured Napoleon Bonaparte’s early military reputation ⓘ |
| theatre | Italian theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1796 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Castiglione Description of subject: The Battle of Castiglione was a 1796 engagement in northern Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeated Austrian forces, helping to secure his early military reputation.
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