Battle of the Devil’s Bridge (Schöllenen Gorge)
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The Battle of the Devil’s Bridge (Schöllenen Gorge) was a dramatic 1799 clash in the Swiss Alps during the War of the Second Coalition, where Russian forces under Alexander Suvorov fought through a narrow mountain pass against French troops.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of the Devil’s Bridge (Schöllenen Gorge) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8753691 — 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 the Devil’s Bridge (Schöllenen Gorge) Context triple: [Italian and Swiss campaigns of Suvorov, notableBattle, Battle of the Devil’s Bridge (Schöllenen Gorge)]
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Battle of Bergisel
The Battle of Bergisel was a series of key engagements in 1809 near Innsbruck in which Tyrolean rebels under Andreas Hofer fought against Bavarian and French forces during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Battle of Dornach
The Battle of Dornach was a decisive 1499 engagement in the Swabian War in which Swiss Confederation forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire, helping secure Swiss independence from imperial authority.
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C.
Battle of Klisura Pass
The Battle of Klisura Pass was a key engagement of the Greco-Italian War in early 1941, in which Greek forces captured the strategically vital Klisura mountain pass from the Italians in southern Albania.
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D.
Battle of Sempach
The Battle of Sempach was a pivotal 1386 clash in which the Old Swiss Confederacy decisively defeated Habsburg forces, marking a key step in Swiss independence and military reputation.
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E.
Battle of Morgarten
The Battle of Morgarten was a 1315 clash in which Swiss confederate forces decisively defeated the Habsburgs, marking a key step in the emergence of Swiss independence.
- 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 the Devil’s Bridge (Schöllenen Gorge) Target entity description: The Battle of the Devil’s Bridge (Schöllenen Gorge) was a dramatic 1799 clash in the Swiss Alps during the War of the Second Coalition, where Russian forces under Alexander Suvorov fought through a narrow mountain pass against French troops.
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A.
Battle of Bergisel
The Battle of Bergisel was a series of key engagements in 1809 near Innsbruck in which Tyrolean rebels under Andreas Hofer fought against Bavarian and French forces during the Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
Battle of Dornach
The Battle of Dornach was a decisive 1499 engagement in the Swabian War in which Swiss Confederation forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire, helping secure Swiss independence from imperial authority.
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C.
Battle of Klisura Pass
The Battle of Klisura Pass was a key engagement of the Greco-Italian War in early 1941, in which Greek forces captured the strategically vital Klisura mountain pass from the Italians in southern Albania.
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D.
Battle of Sempach
The Battle of Sempach was a pivotal 1386 clash in which the Old Swiss Confederacy decisively defeated Habsburg forces, marking a key step in Swiss independence and military reputation.
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E.
Battle of Morgarten
The Battle of Morgarten was a 1315 clash in which Swiss confederate forces decisively defeated the Habsburgs, marking a key step in the emergence of Swiss independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexander Suvorov’s reputation as a great Russian general ⓘ |
| attackingForce | Russian troops under Alexander Suvorov ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander | Alexander Suvorov ⓘ |
| campaign |
Suvorov’s Swiss expedition
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linked to:
Italian and Swiss campaigns of Suvorov
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| commander | Alexander Suvorov ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Old Swiss Confederacy region under French influence ⓘ |
| date | 1799 ⓘ |
| era | late 18th century ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
French Republic
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Canton of Uri
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linked to:
canton of Uri
Schöllenen Gorge ⓘ Swiss Alps ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | War of the Second Coalition campaigns in Switzerland ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Teufelsbrücke (Devil’s Bridge)
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linked to:
Teufelsbrücke
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| notableFor |
difficult mountain warfare conditions
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dramatic fighting in a confined alpine pass ⓘ |
| opponentForce | French troops defending the pass ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| river | Reuss River ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Russian army crossing the Alps ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
break through French positions in the Schöllenen Gorge
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secure passage across the Reuss River ⓘ |
| terrain |
gorge
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narrow mountain pass ⓘ steep alpine valley ⓘ |
| theatre |
Swiss campaign of 1799
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linked to:
Battle of Zurich (1799)
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How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Devil’s Bridge (Schöllenen Gorge) Description of subject: The Battle of the Devil’s Bridge (Schöllenen Gorge) was a dramatic 1799 clash in the Swiss Alps during the War of the Second Coalition, where Russian forces under Alexander Suvorov fought through a narrow mountain pass against French troops.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Italian and Swiss campaigns of Suvorov
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notableBattle
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Battle of the Devil’s Bridge (Schöllenen Gorge)
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