Battle of Reims (1814)
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The Battle of Reims (1814) was a late Napoleonic War engagement in which Napoleon temporarily recaptured the city of Reims from Russian and Prussian forces during the French campaign of 1814.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Reims (1814) canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Rheims (1814) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5948486 — 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 Reims (1814) Context triple: [French campaign of 1814, hasBattle, Battle of Reims (1814)]
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Battle of Brienne (1814)
The Battle of Brienne (1814) was a Napoleonic Wars engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces clashed with Prussian and Russian troops in northeastern France during the Campaign of France.
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B.
Battle of Château-Thierry (1814)
The Battle of Château-Thierry (1814) was a Napoleonic engagement during the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces defeated elements of the Allied armies in northeastern France.
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C.
Battle of Hanau
The Battle of Hanau was a late 1813 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s retreating forces defeated a larger Bavarian–Austrian army while withdrawing from Germany after the Battle of Leipzig.
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D.
Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
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Battle of Ligny
The Battle of Ligny was Napoleon Bonaparte’s last battlefield victory, fought on 16 June 1815 in present-day Belgium against Prussian forces shortly before his final defeat at Waterloo.
- 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 Reims (1814) Target entity description: The Battle of Reims (1814) was a late Napoleonic War engagement in which Napoleon temporarily recaptured the city of Reims from Russian and Prussian forces during the French campaign of 1814.
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A.
Battle of Brienne (1814)
The Battle of Brienne (1814) was a Napoleonic Wars engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces clashed with Prussian and Russian troops in northeastern France during the Campaign of France.
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B.
Battle of Château-Thierry (1814)
The Battle of Château-Thierry (1814) was a Napoleonic engagement during the War of the Sixth Coalition in which Napoleon’s forces defeated elements of the Allied armies in northeastern France.
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C.
Battle of Hanau
The Battle of Hanau was a late 1813 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which Napoleon’s retreating forces defeated a larger Bavarian–Austrian army while withdrawing from Germany after the Battle of Leipzig.
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D.
Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.
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E.
Battle of Ligny
The Battle of Ligny was Napoleon Bonaparte’s last battlefield victory, fought on 16 June 1815 in present-day Belgium against Prussian forces shortly before his final defeat at Waterloo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Rheims (1814)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Reims (1814)
|
| associatedWith | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Campaign in north-east France 1814 ⓘ |
| city | Reims ⓘ |
| cityRecapturedBy |
Napoleon I of France
ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon I
|
| coalitionCasualties | several thousand killed, wounded, and captured ⓘ |
| coalitionForcesIncluded |
Prussian cavalry
ⓘ
Russian infantry ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Emmanuel de Saint-Priest
ⓘ
Guillaume Philibert Duhesme ⓘ Michel Ney ⓘ Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon I
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | First French Empire ⓘ |
| date | 13 March 1814 ⓘ |
| description | engagement in which Napoleon temporarily recaptured Reims from Russian and Prussian forces ⓘ |
| endDate | 13 March 1814 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | approximately 700–1,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| frenchForcesIncluded |
Imperial Guard units
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Guard
cavalry under Nansouty ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
France
ⓘ
Reims ⓘ |
| modernRegion | Grand Est ⓘ |
| notableEvent | coalition commander Saint-Priest was severely wounded ⓘ |
| notableTactic | surprise attack on dispersed coalition forces ⓘ |
| objective | recapture of Reims ⓘ |
| occurredDuring | late stages of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| opponent |
Sixth Coalition
ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Sixth Coalition
|
| outcome | coalition forces expelled from Reims ⓘ |
| partOf |
French campaign of 1814
ⓘ
War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Laon ⓘ |
| region | Champagne ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | briefly disrupted coalition communications between Laon and Châlons ⓘ |
| strengthCoalition | approximately 14,000–18,000 troops ⓘ |
| strengthFrench | approximately 20,000–25,000 troops ⓘ |
| territorialChange | temporary French recapture of Reims ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern France ⓘ |
| year | 1814 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Reims (1814) Description of subject: The Battle of Reims (1814) was a late Napoleonic War engagement in which Napoleon temporarily recaptured the city of Reims from Russian and Prussian forces during the French campaign of 1814.
Referenced by (4)
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