French garrison of Lille
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The French garrison of Lille was the Revolutionary-era military force that famously held the fortified city of Lille against Austrian bombardment in 1792, becoming a symbol of French resistance and patriotism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French garrison of Lille canonical | 1 |
| National Guard of Lille | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22900090 — 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: French garrison of Lille Context triple: [Siege of Lille (1792), defender, French garrison of Lille]
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French garrison of Landrecies
The French garrison of Landrecies was the Revolutionary-era military force defending the fortified town of Landrecies against Coalition armies during the War of the First Coalition.
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Citadel of Lille
The Citadel of Lille is a 17th-century star-shaped fortress in northern France, renowned as one of military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban’s most accomplished defensive works.
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French royal garrison of Boulogne
The French royal garrison of Boulogne was the crown’s military force stationed in the fortified port town of Boulogne, responsible for defending this strategic Channel stronghold during conflicts such as the mid-16th-century wars with England.
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French garrison of Huningue
The French garrison of Huningue was the military force of Napoleonic France stationed at the fortified border town of Huningue, tasked with defending it during late Revolutionary and Napoleonic conflicts.
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French garrison of Compiègne
The French garrison of Compiègne was the royal military force stationed in the fortified town of Compiègne that resisted Burgundian and English forces during the later stages of the Hundred Years’ War.
- 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: French garrison of Lille Target entity description: The French garrison of Lille was the Revolutionary-era military force that famously held the fortified city of Lille against Austrian bombardment in 1792, becoming a symbol of French resistance and patriotism.
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A.
French garrison of Landrecies
The French garrison of Landrecies was the Revolutionary-era military force defending the fortified town of Landrecies against Coalition armies during the War of the First Coalition.
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B.
Citadel of Lille
The Citadel of Lille is a 17th-century star-shaped fortress in northern France, renowned as one of military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban’s most accomplished defensive works.
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C.
French royal garrison of Boulogne
The French royal garrison of Boulogne was the crown’s military force stationed in the fortified port town of Boulogne, responsible for defending this strategic Channel stronghold during conflicts such as the mid-16th-century wars with England.
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French garrison of Huningue
The French garrison of Huningue was the military force of Napoleonic France stationed at the fortified border town of Huningue, tasked with defending it during late Revolutionary and Napoleonic conflicts.
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E.
French garrison of Compiègne
The French garrison of Compiègne was the royal military force stationed in the fortified town of Compiègne that resisted Burgundian and English forces during the later stages of the Hundred Years’ War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: French garrison of Lille