Battle of Eylau
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The Battle of Eylau was a brutal and indecisive 1807 winter clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian-Prussian forces, noted for its heavy casualties and harsh conditions during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Eylau canonical | 39 |
| Bataille d’Eylau | 1 |
| Battle of Eylau campaign area | 1 |
| Battle of Preussisch-Eylau | 1 |
| Preussisch Eylau | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1499042 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Eylau Context triple: [War of the Fourth Coalition, majorBattle, Battle of Eylau]
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Battle of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was a major World War II engagement in April 1945 between German and Soviet-led Polish forces near the German town of Bautzen, notable as one of the last significant German tactical victories on the Eastern Front.
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Battle of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was a significant 1813 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces fought a large Russo-Prussian army in eastern Saxony, contributing to the shifting fortunes of the War of the Sixth Coalition.
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Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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Battle of Borodino
The Battle of Borodino was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, remembered as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars and a pivotal moment in the French invasion of Russia.
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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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- 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 Eylau Target entity description: The Battle of Eylau was a brutal and indecisive 1807 winter clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian-Prussian forces, noted for its heavy casualties and harsh conditions during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
Battle of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was a significant 1813 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces fought a large Russo-Prussian army in eastern Saxony, contributing to the shifting fortunes of the War of the Sixth Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Bautzen
The Battle of Bautzen was a major World War II engagement in April 1945 between German and Soviet-led Polish forces near the German town of Bautzen, notable as one of the last significant German tactical victories on the Eastern Front.
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C.
Battle of Dennewitz
The Battle of Dennewitz was a significant 1813 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which Prussian-led coalition forces defeated a French army in Brandenburg, contributing to the rollback of Napoleon’s control in Germany.
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D.
Battle of Borodino
The Battle of Borodino was a major 1812 clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian forces near Moscow, remembered as one of the bloodiest single-day battles of the Napoleonic Wars and a pivotal moment in the French invasion of Russia.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Preussisch-Eylau
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linked to:
Battle of Eylau
|
| belligerent |
French Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
First French Empire
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign |
Fourth Coalition winter campaign of 1806–1807
ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Fourth Coalition
|
| casualtiesCharacter | disproportionately high relative to territorial gains ⓘ |
| commander |
Anton Wilhelm von L’Estocq
ⓘ
Levin August von Bennigsen ⓘ Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon I
|
| conflictIn | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| date | 7–8 February 1807 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1807-02-08 ⓘ |
| estimatedCasualties | over 40,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Friedland
ⓘ
Battle of Heilsberg ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
Antoine-Jean Gros painting "Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau"
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linked to:
Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau
|
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
Grande Armée
ⓘ
Prussian Army ⓘ Russian Imperial Army ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Russian Army
|
| isPartOfSeries |
Napoleon’s 1806–1807 campaign in Poland and East Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Fourth Coalition
|
| location |
East Prussia
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
Preussisch Eylau ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Eylau
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| notableFor |
Napoleon’s near-defeat
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close-range infantry fighting ⓘ extremely heavy casualties ⓘ harsh winter conditions ⓘ mass cavalry charges ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Golymin
ⓘ
Battle of Pultusk ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Bagrationovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForces | French Empire vs Russian-Prussian coalition ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
ⓘ
tactically indecisive ⓘ |
| significance | first major check to Napoleon’s reputation for invincibility on land ⓘ |
| startDate | 1807-02-07 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | French strategic advantage maintained ⓘ |
| terrain | snow-covered fields and village ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| weatherConditions |
severe cold
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snowstorm ⓘ |
| year | 1807 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Battle of Eylau Description of subject: The Battle of Eylau was a brutal and indecisive 1807 winter clash between Napoleon’s Grande Armée and Russian-Prussian forces, noted for its heavy casualties and harsh conditions during the Napoleonic Wars.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Eylau
subject linked to:
Battle of Pultusk
linked to: Battle of Eylau
linked to: Battle of Eylau
linked to: Battle of Eylau
subject linked to:
Soult commanded French forces
subject linked to:
The Iron Marshal
subject linked to:
VII Corps
subject linked to:
General of Cavalry (Levin August von Bennigsen)
subject linked to:
Dmitry Dokhturov – Russian Empire
subject linked to:
Bagrationovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
subject linked to:
I Corps
subject linked to:
IV Corps