Carl von Clausewitz
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Carl von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist best known for his influential treatise "On War," which profoundly shaped modern strategic and military thought.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carl von Clausewitz canonical | 17 |
| Clausewitz | 3 |
| Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz | 2 |
| von Clausewitz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T957936 — 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: Carl von Clausewitz Context triple: [Operation Clausewitz, namedAfter, Carl von Clausewitz]
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Sydney de Kantzow
Sydney de Kantzow was an Australian aviator and businessman best known for co-founding the Hong Kong–based airline Cathay Pacific in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher was a Prussian field marshal renowned for his aggressive leadership and decisive role alongside Wellington in defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
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C.
Alexander Suvorov
Alexander Suvorov was an 18th-century Russian field marshal renowned as one of history’s greatest military commanders, famed for never losing a major battle and for his innovative, aggressive tactics.
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D.
Wilhelm List
Wilhelm List was a German field marshal in the Wehrmacht during World War II, known for leading major campaigns including operations in the Balkans and the invasion of Greece.
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E.
Robert Nivelle
Robert Nivelle was a French general of World War I best known for his rapid rise to command and for orchestrating large-scale offensives, most notably the ill-fated Nivelle Offensive of 1917.
- 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: Carl von Clausewitz Target entity description: Carl von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist best known for his influential treatise "On War," which profoundly shaped modern strategic and military thought.
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A.
Sydney de Kantzow
Sydney de Kantzow was an Australian aviator and businessman best known for co-founding the Hong Kong–based airline Cathay Pacific in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher was a Prussian field marshal renowned for his aggressive leadership and decisive role alongside Wellington in defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
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C.
Alexander Suvorov
Alexander Suvorov was an 18th-century Russian field marshal renowned as one of history’s greatest military commanders, famed for never losing a major battle and for his innovative, aggressive tactics.
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D.
Wilhelm List
Wilhelm List was a German field marshal in the Wehrmacht during World War II, known for leading major campaigns including operations in the Balkans and the invasion of Greece.
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E.
Robert Nivelle
Robert Nivelle was a French general of World War I best known for his rapid rise to command and for orchestrating large-scale offensives, most notably the ill-fated Nivelle Offensive of 1917.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prussian general
ⓘ
human ⓘ military theorist ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| causeOfDeath | cholera ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| countryOfBirth |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| countryOfDeath |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| dateOfBirth | 1780-06-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1831-11-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Prussian Military Academy
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussian military academy
|
| familyName |
von Clausewitz
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl von Clausewitz
|
| fieldOfWork |
military theory
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ strategy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl von Clausewitz
|
| genre | military treatise ⓘ |
| givenName | Carl ⓘ |
| influenced |
B. H. Liddell Hart
ⓘ
Hans Morgenthau ⓘ Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ⓘ Ludendorff ⓘ
linked to:
Erich Ludendorff
modern military doctrine ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of friction in war
ⓘ
concept of the fog of war ⓘ theory of war as continuation of politics ⓘ trinity of people, army, and government ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| movement | Prussian military reform movement ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
center of gravity in warfare
ⓘ
war as continuation of politics by other means ⓘ |
| notableWork | On War ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
military theorist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| originalTitleOfWork | Vom Kriege ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Burg bei Magdeburg ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Breslau ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Prussian Army
ⓘ
Russian Army ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Russian Army
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie von Brühl ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (23)
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