Battle of Meung-sur-Loire
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The Battle of Meung-sur-Loire was a 1429 engagement in the Hundred Years' War in which French forces, inspired by Joan of Arc’s recent successes, captured a key Loire River crossing from the English.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Meung-sur-Loire canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Beaugency | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6632840 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Meung-sur-Loire Context triple: [Siege of Orléans, followedBy, Battle of Meung-sur-Loire]
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Battle of Jargeau
The Battle of Jargeau was a 1429 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which French forces led by Joan of Arc captured the town of Jargeau from the English, helping to turn the tide in France’s favor.
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Battle of Baugé
The Battle of Baugé was a significant 1421 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which Franco-Scottish forces won a major victory over the English, resulting in the death of Thomas, Duke of Clarence.
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Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
The Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube was a significant 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces clashed with the Allied armies during the campaign in northeastern France.
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Battle of Saint-Denis
The Battle of Saint-Denis was a key 1837 armed clash in Lower Canada where Patriote rebels won an important victory against British colonial forces during the Rebellions of 1837–1838.
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Battle of Mirebeau
The Battle of Mirebeau (1202) was a key engagement in the Anglo-French conflicts where King John of England decisively defeated rebel forces in Anjou, helping to temporarily secure his control over western France.
- 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 Meung-sur-Loire Target entity description: The Battle of Meung-sur-Loire was a 1429 engagement in the Hundred Years' War in which French forces, inspired by Joan of Arc’s recent successes, captured a key Loire River crossing from the English.
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A.
Battle of Jargeau
The Battle of Jargeau was a 1429 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which French forces led by Joan of Arc captured the town of Jargeau from the English, helping to turn the tide in France’s favor.
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B.
Battle of Baugé
The Battle of Baugé was a significant 1421 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which Franco-Scottish forces won a major victory over the English, resulting in the death of Thomas, Duke of Clarence.
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C.
Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
The Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube was a significant 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces clashed with the Allied armies during the campaign in northeastern France.
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D.
Battle of Saint-Denis
The Battle of Saint-Denis was a key 1837 armed clash in Lower Canada where Patriote rebels won an important victory against British colonial forces during the Rebellions of 1837–1838.
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E.
Battle of Mirebeau
The Battle of Mirebeau (1202) was a key engagement in the Anglo-French conflicts where King John of England decisively defeated rebel forces in Anjou, helping to temporarily secure his control over western France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| campaign | French Loire campaign of 1429 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
English garrison
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French royal forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Jean de Dunois
NERFINISHED
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Joan of Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ La Hire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1429-06-15 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Beaugency
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Patay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Joan of Arc's victories at Orléans and Jargeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Loiret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Meung-sur-Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
French offensive momentum after relief of Orléans
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part of series of rapid French victories in 1429 ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Loire River crossing
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seizure of bridge over the Loire at Meung-sur-Loire ⓘ |
| partOf | Loire Campaign of 1429 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Jargeau
NERFINISHED
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Siege of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| side | Armagnac faction (French) against English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Loire River communications
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securing approach routes to Orléans ⓘ |
| year | 1429 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Meung-sur-Loire Description of subject: The Battle of Meung-sur-Loire was a 1429 engagement in the Hundred Years' War in which French forces, inspired by Joan of Arc’s recent successes, captured a key Loire River crossing from the English.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Beaugency