Battle of Valmy
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The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Valmy canonical | 28 |
| Battle of Valmy (1792) | 1 |
| Battle of Valmy (20 September 1792) | 1 |
| Cannonade of Valmy | 1 |
| The Battle of Valmy | 1 |
| Valmy campaign | 1 |
| Victory at the Battle of Valmy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T91280 — 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 Valmy Context triple: [French Revolutionary Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Valmy]
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A.
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was a decisive 1806 Napoleonic victory over Prussia that shattered the Prussian army and established French dominance in Central Europe.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz was a decisive 1805 Napoleonic victory, often called the "Battle of the Three Emperors," that cemented Napoleon's dominance over Europe.
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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of Wagram
The Battle of Wagram was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Austrian Empire, leading to French dominance in Central Europe.
- 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: Battle of Valmy Target entity description: The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
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A.
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was a decisive 1806 Napoleonic victory over Prussia that shattered the Prussian army and established French dominance in Central Europe.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz was a decisive 1805 Napoleonic victory, often called the "Battle of the Three Emperors," that cemented Napoleon's dominance over Europe.
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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of Wagram
The Battle of Wagram was a major 1809 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Austrian Empire, leading to French dominance in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cannonade of Valmy
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Valmy
|
| artilleryCommanderFrench |
François-Christophe Kellermann
ⓘ
linked to:
François Étienne de Kellermann
|
| associatedWith |
French National Convention
ⓘ
proclamation of the French First Republic ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| campaign |
Valmy campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Valmy
|
| casualtiesFrench | relatively light ⓘ |
| casualtiesPrussianAllied | relatively light ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
ⓘ
Charles-François Dumouriez ⓘ François-Christophe Kellermann ⓘ
linked to:
François Étienne de Kellermann
King Frederick William II of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Frederick William II of Prussia
|
| conflict | War of the First Coalition ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 20 September 1792 ⓘ |
| era | French Revolution ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Jemappes ⓘ |
| influenced |
decision of the Prussian army to retreat from France
ⓘ
subsequent French offensives into the Austrian Netherlands ⓘ |
| involved |
Austrian contingents
ⓘ
French Revolutionary volunteers ⓘ French regular troops ⓘ Prussian regular army ⓘ
linked to:
Prussian Army
|
| location | Valmy ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Marne department, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Marne department
|
| notableFeature |
extensive artillery duel
ⓘ
limited infantry engagement despite heavy cannon fire ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “From this place and from this day forth commences a new era in the history of the world” ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prussian invasion of France in 1792 ⓘ |
| quoteAttributedTo | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ |
| region |
Champagne-Ardenne
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Est
|
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
bolstered the legitimacy of the French First Republic
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first major victory of the French Revolutionary army ⓘ halted the Prussian-led invasion of France ⓘ helped secure the survival of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| strengthFrench | approximately 50,000–60,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthPrussianAllied | approximately 30,000–40,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| terrain | rolling hills around Valmy in Champagne ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | artillery-centric engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1792 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Valmy Description of subject: The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Valmy
linked to: Battle of Valmy
linked to: Battle of Valmy
linked to: Battle of Valmy
subject linked to:
Duke of Valmy
linked to: Battle of Valmy
subject linked to:
Kellermann
linked to: Battle of Valmy