Champ de Mars Massacre
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The Champ de Mars Massacre was a pivotal 1791 incident during the French Revolution in which troops fired on republican demonstrators in Paris, sharply deepening political divisions and radicalizing the revolutionary movement.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Champ de Mars Massacre canonical | 6 |
| Champ de Mars massacre | 4 |
| Champ de Mars demonstration of 17 July 1791 | 1 |
| Fusillade du Champ-de-Mars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T544279 — 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: Champ de Mars Massacre Context triple: [Champ de Mars, notableEvent, Champ de Mars Massacre]
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A.
September Massacres
The September Massacres were a wave of brutal killings of prisoners in Paris in early September 1792, reflecting the radicalization and violent popular justice that marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
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B.
Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy was a 1562 attack by French Catholic troops on Huguenot worshippers that sparked open civil war and is widely seen as the event that ignited the French Wars of Religion.
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C.
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a pivotal insurrection on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution, in which revolutionaries overran the royal residence in Paris and effectively ended King Louis XVI’s constitutional monarchy.
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D.
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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E.
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was a 1572 wave of mob and royal-instigated killings in France in which thousands of Huguenots (French Protestants) were slaughtered, marking a brutal turning point in the French Wars of Religion.
- 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: Champ de Mars Massacre Target entity description: The Champ de Mars Massacre was a pivotal 1791 incident during the French Revolution in which troops fired on republican demonstrators in Paris, sharply deepening political divisions and radicalizing the revolutionary movement.
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A.
September Massacres
The September Massacres were a wave of brutal killings of prisoners in Paris in early September 1792, reflecting the radicalization and violent popular justice that marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
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B.
Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy was a 1562 attack by French Catholic troops on Huguenot worshippers that sparked open civil war and is widely seen as the event that ignited the French Wars of Religion.
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C.
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a pivotal insurrection on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution, in which revolutionaries overran the royal residence in Paris and effectively ended King Louis XVI’s constitutional monarchy.
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D.
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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E.
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was a 1572 wave of mob and royal-instigated killings in France in which thousands of Huguenots (French Protestants) were slaughtered, marking a brutal turning point in the French Wars of Religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the French Revolution
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massacre ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Paris Commune authorities
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linked to:
Paris Commune
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| commandedBy | Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1791 in France
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Massacres in France ⓘ Political repression in France ⓘ |
| hasCause |
demand for abolition of the monarchy
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republican petition against King Louis XVI ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Flight to Varennes
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constitutional monarchy crisis ⓘ debate over fate of King Louis XVI ⓘ |
| hasCountry | France ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1791-07-17 ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedDeaths | approximately 12 to 50 ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedInjured | dozens ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| hasImmediateEffect | repression of republican movement in Paris ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | French ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Champ de Mars
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France ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| hasLongTermEffect |
delegitimization of moderate revolutionary leaders
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polarization between moderates and radicals ⓘ |
| hasMethod | troops firing on crowd ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryForce | National Guard of Paris ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench |
Fusillade du Champ-de-Mars
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linked to:
Champ de Mars Massacre
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| hasPoliticalConsequence |
deepening of political divisions in revolutionary France
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radicalization of the French Revolution ⓘ rise of radical Jacobin faction ⓘ strengthening of republican sentiment ⓘ weakening of constitutional monarchists ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent |
Insurrection of 10 August 1792
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linked to:
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
September Massacres ⓘ Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| hasResult |
killing of demonstrators
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wounding of demonstrators ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfDemonstration | republican petition gathering ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1791 ⓘ |
| involves |
National Guard
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linked to:
United States National Guard
Parisian crowd ⓘ republican demonstrators ⓘ |
| isPartOf | political violence during the French Revolution ⓘ |
| opposedBy | supporters of constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| precedes |
abolition of the monarchy in France
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proclamation of the French Republic ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn |
Champ de Mars parade ground
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linked to:
Champ de Mars
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| triggeredBy | petition demanding deposition of Louis XVI ⓘ |
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Subject: Champ de Mars Massacre Description of subject: The Champ de Mars Massacre was a pivotal 1791 incident during the French Revolution in which troops fired on republican demonstrators in Paris, sharply deepening political divisions and radicalizing the revolutionary movement.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Society of the Friends of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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