Battle of Neerwinden
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The Battle of Neerwinden was a major 1793 engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which Austrian-led coalition forces defeated the French army in the Austrian Netherlands, leading to the temporary collapse of French advances in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Neerwinden canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9103539 — 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 Neerwinden Context triple: [Flanders Campaign, hasPart, Battle of Neerwinden]
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A.
Battle of Hondschoote
The Battle of Hondschoote was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces lifted the siege of Dunkirk by defeating a British-led coalition army in Flanders.
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B.
Battle of Leuven
The Battle of Leuven was a key 1831 engagement in the Belgian Revolution in which Dutch forces clashed with Belgian troops near Leuven during the Ten Days’ Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Oudenarde
The Battle of Oudenarde was a major 1708 victory for the Grand Alliance over France during the War of the Spanish Succession, helping to shift the balance of power in favor of the Allies.
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D.
Battle of Wattignies
The Battle of Wattignies was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces under General Jourdan and Carnot defeated Austrian troops, helping to lift the siege of Maubeuge and secure the young Republic.
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E.
Battle of Boxtel
The Battle of Boxtel was a 1794 engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars in the Netherlands, notable as one of the first combat experiences of the young Duke of York and the future Duke of Wellington.
- 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 Neerwinden Target entity description: The Battle of Neerwinden was a major 1793 engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which Austrian-led coalition forces defeated the French army in the Austrian Netherlands, leading to the temporary collapse of French advances in the region.
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A.
Battle of Hondschoote
The Battle of Hondschoote was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces lifted the siege of Dunkirk by defeating a British-led coalition army in Flanders.
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B.
Battle of Leuven
The Battle of Leuven was a key 1831 engagement in the Belgian Revolution in which Dutch forces clashed with Belgian troops near Leuven during the Ten Days’ Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Oudenarde
The Battle of Oudenarde was a major 1708 victory for the Grand Alliance over France during the War of the Spanish Succession, helping to shift the balance of power in favor of the Allies.
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D.
Battle of Wattignies
The Battle of Wattignies was a 1793 French Revolutionary War engagement in which French forces under General Jourdan and Carnot defeated Austrian troops, helping to lift the siege of Maubeuge and secure the young Republic.
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E.
Battle of Boxtel
The Battle of Boxtel was a 1794 engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars in the Netherlands, notable as one of the first combat experiences of the young Duke of York and the future Duke of Wellington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second Battle of Neerwinden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
First Coalition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Flanders campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CoalitionCasualtiesApprox | several thousand killed or wounded ⓘ |
| CoalitionStrengthApprox | 50000–60000 soldiers ⓘ |
| combatType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles François Dumouriez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSideCoalition | Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSideFrance | Charles François Dumouriez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Austrian Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 18 March 1793 ⓘ |
| era | French Revolutionary era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Louvain (1793) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualtiesApprox | over 10000 killed, wounded or captured ⓘ |
| FrenchStrengthApprox | 40000–45000 soldiers ⓘ |
| front | Northern Front of the War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Austrian Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neerwinden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Neerwinden ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Dumouriez’s subsequent defection to the Austrians ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Jemappes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentCountry | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Austrian victory
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Coalition victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
French evacuation of most of the Austrian Netherlands
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collapse of French advance in the Austrian Netherlands ⓘ political crisis in revolutionary France ⓘ |
| theatre | Low Countries theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1793 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Neerwinden Description of subject: The Battle of Neerwinden was a major 1793 engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which Austrian-led coalition forces defeated the French army in the Austrian Netherlands, leading to the temporary collapse of French advances in the region.
Referenced by (2)
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