royal garrison of the Bastille
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The royal garrison of the Bastille was the French king’s military force stationed at the Bastille fortress in Paris, tasked with defending the stronghold that became a symbol of royal absolutism before its fall in 1789.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| royal garrison of the Bastille canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2679999 — 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: royal garrison of the Bastille Context triple: [Storming of the Bastille, opposingParticipants, royal garrison of the Bastille]
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A.
Place de la Bastille
Place de la Bastille is a historic square in Paris, France, known as the former site of the Bastille prison and a symbolic landmark of the French Revolution.
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B.
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille was a pivotal event on July 14, 1789, when Parisian revolutionaries seized a royal fortress-prison, marking the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution.
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C.
Conciergerie
The Conciergerie is a former royal palace and notorious Parisian prison on the Île de la Cité, best known for holding many prisoners during the French Revolution, including Marie Antoinette.
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D.
Colonne de Juillet
The Colonne de Juillet is a monumental column in Paris commemorating the July Revolution of 1830 and symbolizing the triumph of liberty.
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E.
Place de Fontenoy
Place de Fontenoy is a prominent square in Paris’s 7th arrondissement, best known as the site of UNESCO’s main headquarters near the École Militaire and the Champ de Mars.
- 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: royal garrison of the Bastille Target entity description: The royal garrison of the Bastille was the French king’s military force stationed at the Bastille fortress in Paris, tasked with defending the stronghold that became a symbol of royal absolutism before its fall in 1789.
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A.
Place de la Bastille
Place de la Bastille is a historic square in Paris, France, known as the former site of the Bastille prison and a symbolic landmark of the French Revolution.
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B.
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille was a pivotal event on July 14, 1789, when Parisian revolutionaries seized a royal fortress-prison, marking the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution.
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C.
Conciergerie
The Conciergerie is a former royal palace and notorious Parisian prison on the Île de la Cité, best known for holding many prisoners during the French Revolution, including Marie Antoinette.
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D.
Colonne de Juillet
The Colonne de Juillet is a monumental column in Paris commemorating the July Revolution of 1830 and symbolizing the triumph of liberty.
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E.
Place de Fontenoy
Place de Fontenoy is a prominent square in Paris’s 7th arrondissement, best known as the site of UNESCO’s main headquarters near the École Militaire and the Champ de Mars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military garrison
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
French king
ⓘ
French monarchy ⓘ |
| associatedBuildingFunction |
fortress
ⓘ
state prison ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Revolution
ⓘ
fall of the Bastille ⓘ
linked to:
Storming of the Bastille
|
| basedIn | Bastille fortress ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
French crown
ⓘ
linked to:
French Crown
governor of the Bastille ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 14 July 1789 ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | revolutionary uprising in Paris ⓘ |
| duty |
maintaining order within the fortress
ⓘ
manning the Bastille’s walls and towers ⓘ |
| eraOfOperation |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| event | Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| existedBefore | Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| garrisoned | Bastille ⓘ |
| garrisonType |
artillery
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| governmentalAuthority |
royal ministry of the Maison du Roi
ⓘ
linked to:
Maison du Roi
royal ministry of war ⓘ |
| guarded |
political detainees
ⓘ
state prisoners ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
France
ⓘ
Paris 4th arrondissement ⓘ |
| location |
Bastille
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in triggering the French Revolution
ⓘ
surrender during the Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paris defenses
ⓘ
royal military forces of France ⓘ
linked to:
French royal forces
|
| statusBefore1789 | royal institution ⓘ |
| symbolized |
arbitrary royal authority
ⓘ
royal absolutism ⓘ |
| task |
defense of the Bastille
ⓘ
protection of royal authority in Paris ⓘ |
| typeOfFortificationGuarded | medieval fortress ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of a state prison
ⓘ
protection of political prisoners ⓘ |
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Subject: royal garrison of the Bastille Description of subject: The royal garrison of the Bastille was the French king’s military force stationed at the Bastille fortress in Paris, tasked with defending the stronghold that became a symbol of royal absolutism before its fall in 1789.
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