Emmanuel de Grouchy
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Emmanuel de Grouchy was a French marshal of the Napoleonic era, best known for his controversial role in the Waterloo campaign.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emmanuel de Grouchy canonical | 6 |
| de Grouchy | 2 |
| Marquis de Grouchy | 1 |
| Nicolas de Grouchy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2341741 — 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: Emmanuel de Grouchy Context triple: [Battle of Wavre, commander, Emmanuel de Grouchy]
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A.
Marshal Auguste de Marmont
Marshal Auguste de Marmont was a French Napoleonic general and marshal known for his campaigns in the Peninsular War and his controversial defection from Napoleon in 1814.
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B.
Nicolas Soult
Nicolas Soult was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic era, renowned for his strategic skill and key role in many of Napoleon’s major campaigns.
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C.
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan was a prominent French Revolutionary general and later Marshal of France, noted for his key victories against coalition forces during the Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Michel Ney
Michel Ney was a prominent French military commander and marshal of the Napoleonic Wars, renowned for his bravery and leadership in major battles across Europe.
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E.
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Louis-Nicolas Davout was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic Wars, renowned for his strict discipline, tactical brilliance, and decisive victories against larger enemy forces.
- 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: Emmanuel de Grouchy Target entity description: Emmanuel de Grouchy was a French marshal of the Napoleonic era, best known for his controversial role in the Waterloo campaign.
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A.
Marshal Auguste de Marmont
Marshal Auguste de Marmont was a French Napoleonic general and marshal known for his campaigns in the Peninsular War and his controversial defection from Napoleon in 1814.
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B.
Nicolas Soult
Nicolas Soult was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic era, renowned for his strategic skill and key role in many of Napoleon’s major campaigns.
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C.
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan was a prominent French Revolutionary general and later Marshal of France, noted for his key victories against coalition forces during the Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Michel Ney
Michel Ney was a prominent French military commander and marshal of the Napoleonic Wars, renowned for his bravery and leadership in major battles across Europe.
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E.
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Louis-Nicolas Davout was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic Wars, renowned for his strict discipline, tactical brilliance, and decisive victories against larger enemy forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military officer
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human ⓘ marshal of France ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Bourbon Restoration
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First French Empire ⓘ French First Republic ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Napoleon I of France
ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon I
|
| awardReceived |
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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linked to:
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
|
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commanded |
French right wing during the Waterloo campaign
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operations against the Prussian army after Ligny ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1766-10-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1847-05-29 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| familyName |
de Grouchy
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linked to:
Emmanuel de Grouchy
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| givenName | Emmanuel ⓘ |
| hasPartInWikiCategory |
French generals of the Napoleonic Wars
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Marshals of Napoleon I ⓘ People associated with the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Marshal of the Empire ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Marquis de Grouchy
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linked to:
Emmanuel de Grouchy
|
| notableFor |
failure to prevent the junction of Blücher and Wellington in 1815
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role in the Waterloo campaign ⓘ |
| notableWork | command in the Waterloo campaign ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
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marshal ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Ligny
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Battle of Waterloo ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Peninsular War ⓘ War of the First Coalition ⓘ War of the Second Coalition ⓘ Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Waterloo Campaign
|
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Saint-Étienne ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | French nobility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emmanuel de Grouchy Description of subject: Emmanuel de Grouchy was a French marshal of the Napoleonic era, best known for his controversial role in the Waterloo campaign.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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