The Iron Marshal
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The Iron Marshal was the nickname of Louis-Nicolas Davout, one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s most capable and disciplined marshals, renowned for his strict leadership and undefeated battlefield record.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Iron Marshal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5034654 — 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: The Iron Marshal Context triple: [Louis-Nicolas Davout, alsoKnownAs, The Iron Marshal]
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The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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B.
The War Lord
The War Lord is a 1965 historical drama film starring Charlton Heston as a conflicted Norman knight in medieval Normandy, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
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C.
Iron Will
Iron Will is a 1994 Disney adventure film about a young man racing his sled dogs across the wilderness to save his family’s farm.
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D.
Council of War
The Council of War was a key military-administrative body of the Catholic Monarchy responsible for overseeing war policy, army organization, and strategic decision-making.
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E.
The Iron Mistress
The Iron Mistress is a 1952 historical adventure film about the life of frontiersman Jim Bowie, noted for its swashbuckling action and romantic drama.
- 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: The Iron Marshal Target entity description: The Iron Marshal was the nickname of Louis-Nicolas Davout, one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s most capable and disciplined marshals, renowned for his strict leadership and undefeated battlefield record.
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A.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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B.
The War Lord
The War Lord is a 1965 historical drama film starring Charlton Heston as a conflicted Norman knight in medieval Normandy, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
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C.
Iron Will
Iron Will is a 1994 Disney adventure film about a young man racing his sled dogs across the wilderness to save his family’s farm.
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D.
Council of War
The Council of War was a key military-administrative body of the Catholic Monarchy responsible for overseeing war policy, army organization, and strategic decision-making.
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E.
The Iron Mistress
The Iron Mistress is a 1952 historical adventure film about the life of frontiersman Jim Bowie, noted for its swashbuckling action and romantic drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military commander
ⓘ
Marshal of the Empire ⓘ nickname ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Louis-Nicolas d'Avout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedUnit |
I Corps of the Grande Armée
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
III Corps of the Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1770-05-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1823-06-01 ⓘ |
| decoratedWith | Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| heldOffice | Minister of War of France ⓘ |
| knownFor |
loyalty to Napoleon Bonaparte
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rigorous enforcement of discipline in the Grande Armée ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | French nobility ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
General of Division
ⓘ
Marshal of the Empire ⓘ |
| nickname | The Iron Marshal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Auerstädt
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Austerlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Borodino NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Eylau NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wagram NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
strict discipline
ⓘ
undefeated battlefield record as a marshal ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
French Revolutionary Wars
NERFINISHED
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ War of the Fifth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Third Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Annoux, Burgundy, Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| positionHeld | Governor of Hamburg ⓘ |
| refersTo | Louis-Nicolas Davout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Aimée Leclerc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Duke of Auerstädt
NERFINISHED
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Prince of Eckmühl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Iron Marshal Description of subject: The Iron Marshal was the nickname of Louis-Nicolas Davout, one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s most capable and disciplined marshals, renowned for his strict leadership and undefeated battlefield record.
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