Quatre Bras
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Quatre Bras is a strategic crossroads in present-day Belgium, historically significant as the site of a major engagement during the Waterloo campaign in 1815.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quatre Bras canonical | 4 |
| Quatre Bras battlefield | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1912602 — 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: Quatre Bras Context triple: [Battle of Quatre Bras, location, Quatre Bras]
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A.
Argentré-du-Plessis
Argentré-du-Plessis is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France, known for its rural character and historic Breton heritage.
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B.
Pontoise
Pontoise is a historic commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France, known for its picturesque setting on the River Oise and its association with Impressionist painters.
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C.
Ramillies
Ramillies is a village in present-day Belgium best known as the site of the 1706 Battle of Ramillies during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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D.
Verdun
Verdun is a borough of Montreal, Quebec, known for its historic waterfront along the St. Lawrence River and its mix of residential neighborhoods and urban amenities.
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E.
Battle of Valmy
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.
- 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: Quatre Bras Target entity description: Quatre Bras is a strategic crossroads in present-day Belgium, historically significant as the site of a major engagement during the Waterloo campaign in 1815.
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A.
Argentré-du-Plessis
Argentré-du-Plessis is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France, known for its rural character and historic Breton heritage.
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B.
Pontoise
Pontoise is a historic commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France, known for its picturesque setting on the River Oise and its association with Impressionist painters.
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C.
Ramillies
Ramillies is a village in present-day Belgium best known as the site of the 1706 Battle of Ramillies during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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D.
Verdun
Verdun is a borough of Montreal, Quebec, known for its historic waterfront along the St. Lawrence River and its mix of residential neighborhoods and urban amenities.
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E.
Battle of Valmy
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield
ⓘ
crossroads ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
linked to:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Marshal Ney ⓘ Napoleon I ⓘ |
| battleDate | 16 June 1815 ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
linked to:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
|
| conflict |
Waterloo campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Waterloo Campaign
|
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 12 km south of Waterloo
ⓘ
about 20 km south of Brussels ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 50.600°N 4.450°E ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | monuments to the Battle of Quatre Bras ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection |
Brussels–Charleroi road
ⓘ
Namur road ⓘ
linked to:
Brussels–Charleroi road
Nivelles road ⓘ
linked to:
Brussels–Charleroi road
|
| historicalRegion | United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
Wallonia ⓘ Walloon Brabant ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Genappe
ⓘ
Nivelles ⓘ Waterloo ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | four arms ⓘ |
| nearbyBattle | Battle of Ligny ⓘ |
| nearbyBattleDate | 16 June 1815 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Marshal Michel Ney
ⓘ
linked to:
Michel Ney
|
| opposingForce |
Anglo-allied army
ⓘ
Brunswick forces ⓘ
linked to:
Brunswick Army
Dutch-Belgian forces ⓘ
linked to:
Benelux armed forces
French Armée du Nord ⓘ Hanoverian forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Waterloo Campaign
|
| presentDayStatus |
commemorative site
ⓘ
road junction ⓘ |
| siteOf | Battle of Quatre Bras ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
crossroads between Brussels and Charleroi
ⓘ
junction of roads to Nivelles and Namur ⓘ road junction ⓘ |
| terrainType |
farmland
ⓘ
open fields ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military operations
ⓘ
troop movements ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quatre Bras Description of subject: Quatre Bras is a strategic crossroads in present-day Belgium, historically significant as the site of a major engagement during the Waterloo campaign in 1815.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.