Levée en masse
E308400
Levée en masse was the revolutionary French policy of mass conscription that mobilized the nation’s citizens for total war during the late 18th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Levée en masse canonical | 1 |
| levée en masse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2900492 — 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: Levée en masse Context triple: [Armies of the French Revolution and Empire, usedConscription, Levée en masse]
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A.
Révolution
Révolution is a book titled in French that likely explores themes of political or social upheaval, change, or transformation.
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B.
Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
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C.
Les Chouans
Les Chouans is a historical novel by Honoré de Balzac, set during the French Revolution and depicting royalist insurgents in Brittany.
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D.
The Civil War in France
"The Civil War in France" is a political pamphlet by Karl Marx analyzing the 1871 Paris Commune and its significance for the international workers' movement.
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E.
Révolution nationale
Révolution nationale was the authoritarian, nationalist, and reactionary ideological program of Vichy France under Marshal Philippe Pétain, promoting traditionalism, anti-parliamentarianism, and collaboration with Nazi 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: Levée en masse Target entity description: Levée en masse was the revolutionary French policy of mass conscription that mobilized the nation’s citizens for total war during the late 18th century.
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A.
Révolution
Révolution is a book titled in French that likely explores themes of political or social upheaval, change, or transformation.
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B.
Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
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C.
Les Chouans
Les Chouans is a historical novel by Honoré de Balzac, set during the French Revolution and depicting royalist insurgents in Brittany.
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D.
The Civil War in France
"The Civil War in France" is a political pamphlet by Karl Marx analyzing the 1871 Paris Commune and its significance for the international workers' movement.
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E.
Révolution nationale
Révolution nationale was the authoritarian, nationalist, and reactionary ideological program of Vichy France under Marshal Philippe Pétain, promoting traditionalism, anti-parliamentarianism, and collaboration with Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Revolutionary policy
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conscription policy ⓘ military mobilization system ⓘ |
| appliesToDemographic |
able-bodied unmarried men
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men aged 18 to 25 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | French First Republic ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
metropolitan France
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linked to:
Metropolitan France
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| basedOn |
citizen-soldier concept
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notion of total war ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| effect |
introduction of universal military obligation idea
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militarization of French society ⓘ rapid expansion of French armies ⓘ shift toward total war ⓘ |
| field |
military history
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political history ⓘ |
| hasCause |
French Revolutionary Wars
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War of the First Coalition ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
compulsory service
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mass participation in war ⓘ national obligation ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to rise of mass national armies
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model for later conscription systems in Europe ⓘ strengthened French military during Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| ideology |
nationalism
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republicanism ⓘ |
| implementedDuring | Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| influenced | Napoleonic conscription system ⓘ |
| issuedBy | National Convention ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalForm | decree ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | mass levy ⓘ |
| opposedBy | First Coalition powers ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 23 August 1793 ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Jacobin government
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linked to:
French First Republic
|
| purpose |
creation of a large citizen army
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defense of the French Republic ⓘ mass mobilization for war ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
citizen army
ⓘ
total war ⓘ universal conscription ⓘ |
| slogan | La patrie en danger ⓘ |
| startTime | 1793 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | French Revolution ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Levée en masse Description of subject: Levée en masse was the revolutionary French policy of mass conscription that mobilized the nation’s citizens for total war during the late 18th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Levée en masse