Battle of Novi (1799)
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The Battle of Novi (1799) was a major engagement of the War of the Second Coalition in which Russian and Austrian forces under Alexander Suvorov decisively defeated the French army in northern Italy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Novi (1799) canonical | 3 |
| 1799 Battle of Novi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8753689 — 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: Battle of Novi (1799) Context triple: [Italian and Swiss campaigns of Suvorov, notableBattle, Battle of Novi (1799)]
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A.
Battle of Trebbia (1799)
The Battle of Trebbia (1799) was a major clash of the War of the Second Coalition in which Russian and Austrian forces under Alexander Suvorov decisively defeated the French army in northern Italy.
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B.
Battle of Caldiero (1805)
The Battle of Caldiero (1805) was a major engagement between French and Austrian forces in northern Italy during Napoleon’s War of the Third Coalition, notable for its indecisive outcome despite heavy fighting.
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C.
Battle of Kock (1809)
The Battle of Kock (1809) was a Napoleonic-era engagement fought during the War of the Fifth Coalition between Polish forces of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Austrian Empire near the town of Kock in eastern Poland.
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D.
Battle of Zurich (1799)
The Battle of Zurich (1799) was a major French victory under General André Masséna against Russian and Austrian forces during the French Revolutionary Wars, significantly influencing the outcome of the War of the Second Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Stockach (1799)
The Battle of Stockach (1799) was a major clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French forces under Jean-Baptiste Jourdan were defeated by Archduke Charles’s Austrian army near Lake Constance, helping to secure Habsburg control in southern Germany.
- 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: Battle of Novi (1799) Target entity description: The Battle of Novi (1799) was a major engagement of the War of the Second Coalition in which Russian and Austrian forces under Alexander Suvorov decisively defeated the French army in northern Italy.
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A.
Battle of Trebbia (1799)
The Battle of Trebbia (1799) was a major clash of the War of the Second Coalition in which Russian and Austrian forces under Alexander Suvorov decisively defeated the French army in northern Italy.
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B.
Battle of Caldiero (1805)
The Battle of Caldiero (1805) was a major engagement between French and Austrian forces in northern Italy during Napoleon’s War of the Third Coalition, notable for its indecisive outcome despite heavy fighting.
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C.
Battle of Kock (1809)
The Battle of Kock (1809) was a Napoleonic-era engagement fought during the War of the Fifth Coalition between Polish forces of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Austrian Empire near the town of Kock in eastern Poland.
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D.
Battle of Zurich (1799)
The Battle of Zurich (1799) was a major French victory under General André Masséna against Russian and Austrian forces during the French Revolutionary Wars, significantly influencing the outcome of the War of the Second Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Stockach (1799)
The Battle of Stockach (1799) was a major clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French forces under Jean-Baptiste Jourdan were defeated by Archduke Charles’s Austrian army near Lake Constance, helping to secure Habsburg control in southern Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Novi Ligure ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
French Republic ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign |
Suvorov’s Italian campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian and Swiss campaigns of Suvorov
|
| casualtiesCoalitionApprox | around 8,000–9,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesFrenchApprox |
over 10,000 killed and wounded
ⓘ
several thousand captured ⓘ |
| coalitionStrengthApprox | about 50,000 troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Suvorov
ⓘ
Andrei Rosenberg ⓘ Barthélemy Catherine Joubert ⓘ Jean Victor Marie Moreau ⓘ Jean-de-Dieu Soult ⓘ
linked to:
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr ⓘ
linked to:
Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Louis-Gabriel Suchet ⓘ Michael von Melas ⓘ Paul Kray ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ |
| date | 15 August 1799 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Coalition advances in northern Italy ⓘ |
| frenchStrengthApprox | about 36,000–40,000 troops ⓘ |
| front |
Italian campaign of the War of the Second Coalition
ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Second Coalition in Italy
|
| involvedUnit |
Austrian infantry and cavalry formations
ⓘ
French Army of Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Army of Italy
Russian infantry and cavalry formations ⓘ |
| JoubertKilled | yes ⓘ |
| location |
Novi Ligure
ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ northern Italy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death of French general Barthélemy Catherine Joubert ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of the French army commander early in the battle
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heavy French losses ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Cassano (1799)
ⓘ
Battle of the Trebbia (1799) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Trebbia (1799)
|
| primaryAttacker | Russian and Austrian forces ⓘ |
| primaryDefender |
French Army of Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Army of Italy
|
| result |
Coalition victory
ⓘ
decisive Russian and Austrian victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
consolidated Russian and Austrian control over much of northern Italy
ⓘ
severely weakened French position in northern Italy ⓘ |
| terrain | hilly terrain around Novi Ligure ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| year | 1799 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Novi (1799) Description of subject: The Battle of Novi (1799) was a major engagement of the War of the Second Coalition in which Russian and Austrian forces under Alexander Suvorov decisively defeated the French army in northern Italy.
Referenced by (4)
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