Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan was a prominent French Revolutionary general and later Marshal of France, noted for his key victories against coalition forces during the Revolutionary Wars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean-Baptiste Jourdan canonical | 35 |
| Jean‑Baptiste Jourdan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1028465 — 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: Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Context triple: [Battle of Fleurus (1794), commander, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan]
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A.
Nicolas Soult
Nicolas Soult was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic era, renowned for his strategic skill and key role in many of Napoleon’s major campaigns.
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B.
François Étienne de Kellermann
François Étienne de Kellermann was a French cavalry general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his decisive charge that helped secure Napoleon’s victory at the Battle of Marengo.
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C.
André Masséna
André Masséna was a prominent French military commander and one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s most celebrated marshals, renowned for his strategic skill during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Louis-Nicolas Davout was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic Wars, renowned for his strict discipline, tactical brilliance, and decisive victories against larger enemy forces.
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E.
Michel Ney
Michel Ney was a prominent French military commander and marshal of the Napoleonic Wars, renowned for his bravery and leadership in major battles across Europe.
- 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: Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Target entity description: Jean-Baptiste Jourdan was a prominent French Revolutionary general and later Marshal of France, noted for his key victories against coalition forces during the Revolutionary Wars.
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A.
Nicolas Soult
Nicolas Soult was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic era, renowned for his strategic skill and key role in many of Napoleon’s major campaigns.
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B.
François Étienne de Kellermann
François Étienne de Kellermann was a French cavalry general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his decisive charge that helped secure Napoleon’s victory at the Battle of Marengo.
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C.
André Masséna
André Masséna was a prominent French military commander and one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s most celebrated marshals, renowned for his strategic skill during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Louis-Nicolas Davout was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic Wars, renowned for his strict discipline, tactical brilliance, and decisive victories against larger enemy forces.
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E.
Michel Ney
Michel Ney was a prominent French military commander and marshal of the Napoleonic Wars, renowned for his bravery and leadership in major battles across Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French general
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Marshal of France ⓘ human ⓘ military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Marshal’s baton ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Père Lachaise Cemetery ⓘ |
| conflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
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Peninsular War ⓘ War of the First Coalition ⓘ War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1762-04-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1833-11-23 ⓘ |
| era |
French Revolution
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Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| familyName | Jourdan ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Baptiste ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
politician
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soldier ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | French victories against First Coalition forces in 1794 ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Marshal Jourdan ⓘ |
| ideology | French republicanism (early career) ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf | French Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Marshal of France
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general ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
associated with the Jourdan Law on conscription (1798) as namesake
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commanded French Army of the Sambre-et-Meuse ⓘ created Marshal of France by Napoleon in 1804 ⓘ defeated Coalition forces at Fleurus on 26 June 1794 ⓘ participated in the invasion of Germany in 1795–1796 ⓘ served as military adviser to King Joseph Bonaparte in Spain ⓘ served under Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaigns on the Rhine and Meuse
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victory at the Battle of Fleurus (1794) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Haute-Vienne
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Kingdom of France ⓘ Limoges ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Marshal of the Empire
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governor of Naples (military adviser to Joseph Bonaparte) ⓘ member of the Council of Five Hundred ⓘ |
| residence |
Limoges
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Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Description of subject: Jean-Baptiste Jourdan was a prominent French Revolutionary general and later Marshal of France, noted for his key victories against coalition forces during the Revolutionary Wars.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
subject linked to:
Director (French Directory)
subject linked to:
Wattignies