Battle of Soissons
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The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Soissons canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T536362 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Soissons Context triple: [5th Marine Regiment, battleHonors, Battle of Soissons]
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Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
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Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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Battle of Gravelines
The Battle of Gravelines was a decisive 1588 naval engagement in which the English fleet badly damaged the Spanish Armada, contributing to the failure of Spain’s attempted invasion of England.
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Battle of Sainte-Foy
The Battle of Sainte-Foy was a major 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British, reversing the outcome of the earlier Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
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E.
Battle of Aachen
The Battle of Aachen was a major World War II engagement in 1944 in which Allied forces captured the German city of Aachen, marking the first major German city to fall to the Western Allies and breaching Germany’s western defenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Soissons Target entity description: The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
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A.
Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was an 8th-century clash in present-day France where Frankish forces under Charles Martel halted a major Muslim expansion into Western Europe, shaping the continent’s subsequent religious and political landscape.
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B.
Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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C.
Battle of Gravelines
The Battle of Gravelines was a decisive 1588 naval engagement in which the English fleet badly damaged the Spanish Armada, contributing to the failure of Spain’s attempted invasion of England.
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D.
Battle of Sainte-Foy
The Battle of Sainte-Foy was a major 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British, reversing the outcome of the earlier Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
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E.
Battle of Aachen
The Battle of Aachen was a major World War II engagement in 1944 in which Allied forces captured the German city of Aachen, marking the first major German city to fall to the Western Allies and breaching Germany’s western defenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aim |
to pinch off the German Marne salient
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to relieve pressure on Reims ⓘ |
| alliedForce |
American Expeditionary Forces
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British Army ⓘ French Army ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Soissons (1918) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
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Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Mangin
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Ferdinand Foch ⓘ John J. Pershing ⓘ Max von Boehn ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | July 1918 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-07-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Hundred Days Offensive
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surface form:
Allied Hundred Days Offensive
|
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aisne (department)
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surface form:
Aisne department
Hauts-de-France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major early combat role of American forces in Europe
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significant use of light tanks by the Allies ⓘ |
| operationType | counteroffensive ⓘ |
| opposingForce | German Army ⓘ |
| outcome |
German offensive momentum broken
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German salient reduced ⓘ |
| participant |
American infantry divisions
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French infantry divisions ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marines
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| partOf |
Second Battle of the Marne
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Western Front ⓘ |
| place | Soissons ⓘ |
| precededBy |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German Spring Offensive of 1918
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| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-07-18 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
helped turn the tide on the Western Front
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marked beginning of sustained Allied counteroffensives in 1918 ⓘ |
| tactic |
combined arms attack
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creeping barrage ⓘ tank-supported infantry assault ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
Renault FT tanks
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field artillery ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Soissons Description of subject: The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
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