Battle of Freiburg
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The Battle of Freiburg was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War in 1644, fought near Freiburg im Breisgau between French forces and the Bavarian-Imperial army, notable for its high casualties and strategic impact on the war in southwestern Germany.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Freiburg canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Freiburg im Breisgau | 1 |
| Battle of Tuttlingen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1860140 — 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: Battle of Freiburg Context triple: [Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, notableWork, Battle of Freiburg]
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Battle of Ziegenhain
The Battle of Ziegenhain was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in Hesse.
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B.
Battle of Krefeld
The Battle of Krefeld was a 1758 Seven Years' War engagement in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French army in western Germany.
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Battle of Lauffeld
The Battle of Lauffeld was a 1747 engagement in present-day Belgium in which French forces under Marshal Maurice de Saxe defeated an allied British, Dutch, and Austrian army led by the Duke of Cumberland.
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Battle of Haslach-Jungingen
The Battle of Haslach-Jungingen was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces under Marshal Ney clashed with an Austrian corps near Ulm, contributing to the encirclement of the Austrian army.
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E.
Battle of Abensberg
The Battle of Abensberg was a 1809 engagement in Bavaria during the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in the War of the Fifth Coalition.
- 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 Freiburg Target entity description: The Battle of Freiburg was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War in 1644, fought near Freiburg im Breisgau between French forces and the Bavarian-Imperial army, notable for its high casualties and strategic impact on the war in southwestern Germany.
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A.
Battle of Ziegenhain
The Battle of Ziegenhain was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops in Hesse.
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B.
Battle of Krefeld
The Battle of Krefeld was a 1758 Seven Years' War engagement in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French army in western Germany.
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C.
Battle of Lauffeld
The Battle of Lauffeld was a 1747 engagement in present-day Belgium in which French forces under Marshal Maurice de Saxe defeated an allied British, Dutch, and Austrian army led by the Duke of Cumberland.
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D.
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen
The Battle of Haslach-Jungingen was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces under Marshal Ney clashed with an Austrian corps near Ulm, contributing to the encirclement of the Austrian army.
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E.
Battle of Abensberg
The Battle of Abensberg was a 1809 engagement in Bavaria during the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s forces defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in the War of the Fifth Coalition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Freiburg im Breisgau
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linked to:
Battle of Freiburg
|
| belligerent |
Bavaria
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| casualties | very high on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Franz von Mercy
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Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne ⓘ Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé ⓘ |
| conflict | Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictType | early modern field battle ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1644 ⓘ |
| endDate | 9 August 1644 ⓘ |
| followedBy | French advance along the Upper Rhine ⓘ |
| front | German front of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early modern period
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linked to:
Early Modern period
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| involvedForce |
Bavarian army
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linked to:
Bavarian Army
French royal army ⓘ
linked to:
French royal forces
Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Roman Empire forces
|
| locatedNear | Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Upper Rhine campaign ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high casualties
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intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ strategic impact on the war in southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bavarian-Imperial army
ⓘ
French army ⓘ
linked to:
French Army
|
| outcome | Bavarian-Imperial forces withdrew ⓘ |
| partOf |
Franco-Bavarian campaign of 1644
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French intervention in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| place | near Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Tuttlingen
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linked to:
Battle of Freiburg
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| region | southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| result | French strategic victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 3 August 1644 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
secured French position in the Upper Rhine region
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weakened Bavarian-Imperial presence in southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic |
multi-day engagement
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series of frontal assaults on fortified heights ⓘ |
| year | 1644 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Freiburg Description of subject: The Battle of Freiburg was a major engagement of the Thirty Years' War in 1644, fought near Freiburg im Breisgau between French forces and the Bavarian-Imperial army, notable for its high casualties and strategic impact on the war in southwestern Germany.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Freiburg
linked to: Battle of Freiburg