Battle of Bergen
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The Battle of Bergen was a 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces under the Duc de Broglie defeated an allied army led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick near Bergen, close to Frankfurt am Main.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Bergen canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Bergen (1759) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Bergen Context triple: [Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, notableBattle, Battle of Bergen]
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Battle of Dombås
The Battle of Dombås was a World War II engagement in April 1940 in central Norway, where German paratroopers clashed with Norwegian forces during the early stages of the Norwegian Campaign.
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Battle of Vinjesvingen
The Battle of Vinjesvingen was a World War II engagement in Norway in 1940, where Norwegian resistance forces mounted a notable last stand against the German invasion during Operation Weserübung.
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Battle of Midtskogen
The Battle of Midtskogen was a brief but pivotal 1940 skirmish during the German invasion of Norway, where Norwegian forces successfully delayed German troops attempting to capture King Haakon VII and the government.
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Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Bergen Target entity description: The Battle of Bergen was a 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces under the Duc de Broglie defeated an allied army led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick near Bergen, close to Frankfurt am Main.
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A.
Battle of Dombås
The Battle of Dombås was a World War II engagement in April 1940 in central Norway, where German paratroopers clashed with Norwegian forces during the early stages of the Norwegian Campaign.
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B.
Battle of Vinjesvingen
The Battle of Vinjesvingen was a World War II engagement in Norway in 1940, where Norwegian resistance forces mounted a notable last stand against the German invasion during Operation Weserübung.
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C.
Battle of Midtskogen
The Battle of Midtskogen was a brief but pivotal 1940 skirmish during the German invasion of Norway, where Norwegian forces successfully delayed German troops attempting to capture King Haakon VII and the government.
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D.
Battle of Lund
The Battle of Lund was a major and exceptionally bloody engagement of the Scanian War (1675–1679) in which Swedish forces under Charles XI defeated a larger Danish army, helping to secure Swedish control over southern Scandinavia.
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E.
Battle of Halmstad
The Battle of Halmstad was a 1676 engagement in the Scanian War where the young Swedish king Charles XI won a decisive victory over Danish forces in southern Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| AlliedCasualtiesAndLosses | about 2,500 killed, wounded and captured ⓘ |
| AlliedCommander |
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
|
| AlliedStrength | approximately 35,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Bergen
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Bergen (1759)
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| belligerent |
Allied army of Great Britain, Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, Brunswick and Prussia
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| campaign | Western German campaign of 1759 ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred before the Battle of Minden in 1759 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
ⓘ
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hanover
France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Landgraviate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form:
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
|
| commander |
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie ⓘ
surface form:
Victor-François, Duc de Broglie
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| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfEvent | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 13 April 1759 ⓘ |
| effectOnWar | helped France stabilize its position in western Germany in 1759 ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualtiesAndLosses | about 1,500 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
ⓘ
surface form:
Victor-François, Duc de Broglie
|
| FrenchStrength | approximately 28,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | took place east of the Rhine River ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Allied Army of Ferdinand of Brunswick
ⓘ
French Army of the Main ⓘ |
| location |
Bergen
ⓘ
Electorate of Hesse ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Hesse-Kassel
near Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Allied frontal attacks against fortified French positions
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French defensive position on heights around Bergen ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Minden campaign phase (same year, different battle) ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingCommanders |
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
ⓘ
surface form:
Victor-François, Duc de Broglie and Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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| region | Hesse ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | French attempt to secure Frankfurt am Main and the Main River line ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | French maintained control of Bergen and secured their position near Frankfurt ⓘ |
| tacticalSummary | French forces repulsed repeated Allied assaults and counterattacked successfully ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| year | 1759 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Bergen Description of subject: The Battle of Bergen was a 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces under the Duc de Broglie defeated an allied army led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick near Bergen, close to Frankfurt am Main.
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