Battle of Grossbeeren
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The Battle of Grossbeeren was a 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian-led Allied forces halted a French advance on Berlin, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Grossbeeren canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Grossbeeren Context triple: [Battle of Dresden, precededBy, Battle of Grossbeeren]
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Battle of Grossgörschen
The Battle of Grossgörschen was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces fought Prussian and Russian armies near Leipzig shortly after his retreat from Russia.
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Battle of Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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D.
Battle of Katzbach
The Battle of Katzbach was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian and Russian forces decisively defeated Napoleon’s army in Silesia.
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Battle of Kesselsdorf
The Battle of Kesselsdorf was a decisive 1745 Prussian victory over Saxon and Austrian forces near Dresden that effectively ended the Second Silesian War in Frederick the Great’s favor.
- 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 Grossbeeren Target entity description: The Battle of Grossbeeren was a 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian-led Allied forces halted a French advance on Berlin, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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A.
Battle of Grossgörschen
The Battle of Grossgörschen was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces fought Prussian and Russian armies near Leipzig shortly after his retreat from Russia.
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B.
Battle of Gadebusch
The Battle of Gadebusch was a 1712 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Magnus Stenbock won a notable victory over a larger Danish-Saxon army in northern Germany.
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C.
Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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D.
Battle of Katzbach
The Battle of Katzbach was a major 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian and Russian forces decisively defeated Napoleon’s army in Silesia.
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E.
Battle of Kesselsdorf
The Battle of Kesselsdorf was a decisive 1745 Prussian victory over Saxon and Austrian forces near Dresden that effectively ended the Second Silesian War in Frederick the Great’s favor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alliedForce | Prussian-led Allied army ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Großbeeren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Coalition strategy of avoiding direct battle with Napoleon
ⓘ
defence of Berlin ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | German campaign of 1813 ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | French forces numerically superior to local Prussian corps ⓘ |
| commander |
Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolas Oudinot NERFINISHED ⓘ Oudinot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monuments at Grossbeeren ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1813-08-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Dennewitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frenchForce | Army of the Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Napoleonic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| legacy | commemorated in Prussian and German military history ⓘ |
| location |
Grossbeeren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ south of Berlin ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Prussian Landwehr participation
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fought in heavy rain ⓘ |
| objective | French advance on Berlin ⓘ |
| outcome | French advance on Berlin halted ⓘ |
| partOf |
War of the Sixth Coalition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
campaigns leading to Battle of Leipzig ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | War of Liberation in Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance | first major Allied success in defence of Berlin in 1813 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | contributed to rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | French forces forced to retreat ⓘ |
| theater | Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Grossbeeren Description of subject: The Battle of Grossbeeren was a 1813 engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Prussian-led Allied forces halted a French advance on Berlin, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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