Battle of Maupertuis
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The Battle of Maupertuis, more commonly known as the Battle of Poitiers (1356), was a major Hundred Years' War engagement in which the English, led by the Black Prince, captured the French King John II and won a decisive victory.
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| Battle of Maupertuis canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Maupertuis Context triple: [Battle of Poitiers, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Maupertuis]
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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 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.
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Battle of Noisseville
The Battle of Noisseville was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in late August 1870 near Metz, where German forces repelled French attempts to break out of the besieged city, tightening the encirclement that led to later decisive defeats.
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Battle of Mulhouse
The Battle of Mulhouse was an early World War I engagement on the Western Front in August 1914, in which French forces launched an offensive into Alsace against the German Empire as part of the larger Battle of the Frontiers.
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Battle of Guise
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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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Maupertuis Target entity description: The Battle of Maupertuis, more commonly known as the Battle of Poitiers (1356), was a major Hundred Years' War engagement in which the English, led by the Black Prince, captured the French King John II and won a decisive victory.
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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 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.
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C.
Battle of Noisseville
The Battle of Noisseville was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in late August 1870 near Metz, where German forces repelled French attempts to break out of the besieged city, tightening the encirclement that led to later decisive defeats.
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D.
Battle of Mulhouse
The Battle of Mulhouse was an early World War I engagement on the Western Front in August 1914, in which French forces launched an offensive into Alsace against the German Empire as part of the larger Battle of the Frontiers.
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E.
Battle of Guise
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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battle of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Poitiers
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Poitiers (1356) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOrigin | named after the locality of Maupertuis near Poitiers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| campaign | Edward, the Black Prince's 1356 chevauchée in France ⓘ |
| capturedPerson |
John II of France
NERFINISHED
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Philip the Bold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
English army outnumbered
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French army numerically superior ⓘ |
| commander |
Arnoul d'Audrehem
NERFINISHED
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Edward, the Black Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean de Clermont NERFINISHED ⓘ John II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 19 September 1356 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Brétigny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy French casualties
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light English casualties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| location |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
NERFINISHED
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near Poitiers, France ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
English longbowmen
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French heavy cavalry ⓘ |
| partOf | Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Crécy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western France ⓘ |
| result |
English victory
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decisive English victory ⓘ |
| significance |
capture of the French king
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led to political crisis in France ⓘ major turning point in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ strengthened English bargaining position ⓘ |
| strategy |
English used dismounted men-at-arms
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French attempted frontal assaults ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
English defensive position
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English longbowmen used effectively ⓘ French cavalry charges repulsed ⓘ |
| terrain |
hedged and broken ground
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narrow battlefield near Maupertuis ⓘ |
| year | 1356 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Maupertuis Description of subject: The Battle of Maupertuis, more commonly known as the Battle of Poitiers (1356), was a major Hundred Years' War engagement in which the English, led by the Black Prince, captured the French King John II and won a decisive victory.
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