French IV Corps
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The French IV Corps was a major corps-sized formation of Napoleon's army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French IV Corps canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2341760 — 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: French IV Corps Context triple: [Battle of Wavre, notableUnit, French IV Corps]
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French III Corps
The French III Corps was a major field formation of Napoleon’s army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
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B.
French XIX Corps
The French XIX Corps was a major French Army formation that played a key role in Allied operations in North Africa during World War II, particularly in the Tunisian campaign.
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C.
French II Corps
The French II Corps was a major field formation of the French Army that played significant roles in several key campaigns, particularly during the World Wars.
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D.
XIII Corps
XIII Corps was a military formation designation used by several armies, most notably as a corps-level unit in the British and United States armies during major 20th-century conflicts.
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E.
U.S. XIX Corps
The U.S. XIX Corps was a World War II United States Army corps that played a key role in the Allied advance across Western Europe, including major operations in Germany.
- 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: French IV Corps Target entity description: The French IV Corps was a major corps-sized formation of Napoleon's army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
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A.
French III Corps
The French III Corps was a major field formation of Napoleon’s army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
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B.
French XIX Corps
The French XIX Corps was a major French Army formation that played a key role in Allied operations in North Africa during World War II, particularly in the Tunisian campaign.
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C.
French II Corps
The French II Corps was a major field formation of the French Army that played significant roles in several key campaigns, particularly during the World Wars.
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D.
XIII Corps
XIII Corps was a military formation designation used by several armies, most notably as a corps-level unit in the British and United States armies during major 20th-century conflicts.
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E.
U.S. XIX Corps
The U.S. XIX Corps was a World War II United States Army corps that played a key role in the Allied advance across Western Europe, including major operations in Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic military unit
ⓘ
military corps ⓘ |
| activeInYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| allegiance | First French Empire ⓘ |
| campaignCommander |
Napoleon I of France
ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon I
|
| commander | Étienne Maurice Gérard ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Ligny
ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Waterloo Campaign
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | defeat at Waterloo ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Anglo-allied army under Wellington
ⓘ
Prussian Army ⓘ |
| formedFor |
Waterloo campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Waterloo Campaign
|
| historicalEra |
Hundred Days
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Étienne Maurice Gérard ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
French attack on Prussians at Ligny
ⓘ
French operations against Prussian forces during retreat to Wavre ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armée du Nord
ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the North
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| roleInCampaign | major corps of the French left wing ⓘ |
| size | corps ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Napoleon I of France
ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon I
|
| theater | Low Countries ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Napoleon’s 1815 offensive into Belgium
ⓘ
linked to:
Waterloo Campaign
|
| type | infantry-dominated field corps ⓘ |
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Subject: French IV Corps Description of subject: The French IV Corps was a major corps-sized formation of Napoleon's army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
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