First Army of the North German Confederation
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The First Army of the North German Confederation was a major Prussian-led field army formed for the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, playing a key role in early campaigns on the Western Front.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Army of the North German Confederation canonical | 2 |
| First Army (North German Confederation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6071115 — 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: First Army of the North German Confederation Context triple: [Siege of Metz, besiegingArmy, First Army of the North German Confederation]
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Prussian I Corps
The Prussian I Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army during the Napoleonic Wars, playing a key role in the 1815 campaign that culminated at Waterloo.
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B.
Prussian III Corps
The Prussian III Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815 under the command of General Johann von Thielmann.
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C.
Prussian IV Corps
The Prussian IV Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815 under General Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow.
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D.
Prussian II Corps
The Prussian II Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a key role in the 1815 Waterloo campaign under Field Marshal Blücher.
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E.
Bavarian Army
The Bavarian Army was the military force of the Electorate (and later Kingdom) of Bavaria, active in numerous European conflicts and integrated into the armed forces of the German Empire in the late 19th century.
- 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: First Army of the North German Confederation Target entity description: The First Army of the North German Confederation was a major Prussian-led field army formed for the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, playing a key role in early campaigns on the Western Front.
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A.
Prussian I Corps
The Prussian I Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army during the Napoleonic Wars, playing a key role in the 1815 campaign that culminated at Waterloo.
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B.
Prussian III Corps
The Prussian III Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815 under the command of General Johann von Thielmann.
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C.
Prussian IV Corps
The Prussian IV Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815 under General Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow.
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D.
Prussian II Corps
The Prussian II Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a key role in the 1815 Waterloo campaign under Field Marshal Blücher.
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E.
Bavarian Army
The Bavarian Army was the military force of the Electorate (and later Kingdom) of Bavaria, active in numerous European conflicts and integrated into the armed forces of the German Empire in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field army
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military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Kingdom of Prussia
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linked to:
Prussia
North German Confederation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prussian military reforms
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unification of Germany ⓘ |
| belligerentOf | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Prussian high command
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linked to:
Prussian General Staff
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| conflict | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| country | North German Confederation ⓘ |
| disestablishedIn | 1871 ⓘ |
| formedFor | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations | Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | army ⓘ |
| notableFor | key role in early campaigns on the Western Front in 1870 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Second French Empire
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linked to:
Second Empire of France
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| partOf |
Prussian Army
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forces of the North German Confederation ⓘ |
| role | major Prussian-led field army in the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theater |
Western theater of the Franco-Prussian War
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linked to:
Western Front of the Franco-Prussian War
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| timePeriod | 1870–1871 ⓘ |
| type | field army-level formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Army of the North German Confederation Description of subject: The First Army of the North German Confederation was a major Prussian-led field army formed for the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, playing a key role in early campaigns on the Western Front.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Third Army of the North German Confederation
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alliedWith
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First Army of the North German Confederation
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subject linked to:
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel (Prussian side)
linked to: First Army of the North German Confederation