Battle of Friedberg (1761)
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The Battle of Friedberg (1761) was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Friedberg (1759) | 1 |
| Battle of Friedberg (1761) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T599839 — 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 Friedberg (1761) Context triple: [Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, notableBattle, Battle of Friedberg (1761)]
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A.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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B.
Battle of Hohenfriedberg
The Battle of Hohenfriedberg was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces in 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession, cementing Frederick the Great’s military reputation.
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C.
Battle of Lutterberg (1758)
The Battle of Lutterberg (1758) was a Seven Years' War engagement in which French and allied forces defeated the army of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick in northern Germany.
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D.
Battle of Breslau (1757)
The Battle of Breslau (1757) was a major engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces temporarily seized control of the Silesian city of Breslau from Prussia before being reversed by Frederick the Great.
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E.
Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
- 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 Friedberg (1761) Target entity description: The Battle of Friedberg (1761) was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
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A.
Battle of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach was a 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over French and Imperial forces, renowned for its brilliant tactics and its decisive impact on shifting the balance of power in Europe during the Seven Years’ War.
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B.
Battle of Hohenfriedberg
The Battle of Hohenfriedberg was a major Prussian victory over Austrian and Saxon forces in 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession, cementing Frederick the Great’s military reputation.
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C.
Battle of Lutterberg (1758)
The Battle of Lutterberg (1758) was a Seven Years' War engagement in which French and allied forces defeated the army of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick in northern Germany.
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D.
Battle of Breslau (1757)
The Battle of Breslau (1757) was a major engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces temporarily seized control of the Silesian city of Breslau from Prussia before being reversed by Frederick the Great.
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E.
Battle of Leuthen
The Battle of Leuthen was a decisive 1757 victory of Frederick the Great’s Prussian army over a much larger Austrian force, renowned as a classic example of oblique-order tactics and one of his greatest military triumphs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | late phase of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1761 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Allied army
ⓘ
France ⓘ French Army ⓘ Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ |
| involves | Allied coalition against France ⓘ |
| location |
Friedberg
ⓘ
western Germany ⓘ |
| natureOfEngagement | minor battle ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | French commander ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| result | minor engagement ⓘ |
| theatre | German theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType | 18th-century linear warfare ⓘ |
| yearInWar | sixth year of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Friedberg (1761) Description of subject: The Battle of Friedberg (1761) was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in western Germany.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Friedberg (1759)