Battle of Nantes (1793)
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The Battle of Nantes (1793) was a key engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution, in which royalist and Catholic insurgents failed to capture the strategically vital city of Nantes from Republican forces.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle for Nantes (1793) | 1 |
| Battle of Nantes (1793) canonical | 1 |
| Battles of the War in the Vendée | 1 |
| Siege of Nantes (1793) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8749030 — 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: Battle of Nantes (1793) Context triple: [Catholic and Royal Army, notableBattle, Battle of Nantes (1793)]
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A.
Battle of Saumur (1793)
The Battle of Saumur (1793) was a significant engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Royalist insurgents temporarily captured the town of Saumur from Republican forces.
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B.
Battle of Savenay (1793)
The Battle of Savenay (1793) was a decisive engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Republican forces crushed the remaining main Royalist army in western France.
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C.
Battle of Le Mans (1793)
The Battle of Le Mans (1793) was a major engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution, in which Republican forces crushed the retreating Vendéan army in a decisive and bloody defeat.
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D.
Battle of Cholet (1793)
The Battle of Cholet (1793) was a major engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Republican forces decisively defeated the Royalist-Vendéan army, leading to a crucial turning point in the conflict.
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E.
Siege of Condé (1793)
The Siege of Condé (1793) was a French Revolutionary War engagement in which Coalition forces blockaded and captured the fortified town of Condé-sur-l’Escaut from the French Republic on the Western Front.
- 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: Battle of Nantes (1793) Target entity description: The Battle of Nantes (1793) was a key engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution, in which royalist and Catholic insurgents failed to capture the strategically vital city of Nantes from Republican forces.
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A.
Battle of Saumur (1793)
The Battle of Saumur (1793) was a significant engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Royalist insurgents temporarily captured the town of Saumur from Republican forces.
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B.
Battle of Savenay (1793)
The Battle of Savenay (1793) was a decisive engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Republican forces crushed the remaining main Royalist army in western France.
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C.
Battle of Le Mans (1793)
The Battle of Le Mans (1793) was a major engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution, in which Republican forces crushed the retreating Vendéan army in a decisive and bloody defeat.
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D.
Battle of Cholet (1793)
The Battle of Cholet (1793) was a major engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which Republican forces decisively defeated the Royalist-Vendéan army, leading to a crucial turning point in the conflict.
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E.
Siege of Condé (1793)
The Siege of Condé (1793) was a French Revolutionary War engagement in which Coalition forces blockaded and captured the fortified town of Condé-sur-l’Escaut from the French Republic on the Western Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle for Nantes (1793)
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linked to:
Battle of Nantes (1793)
|
| belligerent |
Republican forces
ⓘ
Royalist and Catholic insurgents ⓘ |
| conflict |
War in the Vendée
ⓘ
linked to:
Vendée uprising
|
| conflictType |
siege attempt
ⓘ
urban battle ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1793 ⓘ |
| era | late 18th century ⓘ |
| goalOfRepublicans | defense of Nantes ⓘ |
| goalOfRoyalists | capture of Nantes ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battles involving France
ⓘ
Battles of the War in the Vendée ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Nantes (1793)
Conflicts in 1793 ⓘ |
| hasContext |
religious tensions between Catholics and revolutionary authorities
ⓘ
royalist opposition to the French Republic ⓘ |
| hasSide |
Catholic insurgents
ⓘ
French Republic ⓘ Royalist insurgents ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Vendée theatre of war ⓘ |
| languageOfBelligerents | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Loire-Inférieure ⓘ
linked to:
Loire-Atlantique
Nantes ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western France ⓘ |
| opponent |
French Republic
ⓘ
Royalist and Catholic Army ⓘ |
| outcome | Royalist failure to capture Nantes ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
War in the Vendée ⓘ
linked to:
Vendée uprising
counter-revolution in the Vendée ⓘ counter-revolutionary uprisings in western France ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Siege of Nantes (1793)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Nantes (1793)
|
| relatedTo |
Catholic and Royal Army of Vendée
ⓘ
Loire River ⓘ
linked to:
Loire
|
| result | Republican victory ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Republican control of Nantes
ⓘ
helped prevent spread of Vendéan revolt to major Atlantic port cities ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a major Loire River port
ⓘ
defense of the city of Nantes ⓘ maintenance of Republican control in western France ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
French Revolution
ⓘ
Reign of Terror era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Nantes (1793) Description of subject: The Battle of Nantes (1793) was a key engagement of the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution, in which royalist and Catholic insurgents failed to capture the strategically vital city of Nantes from Republican forces.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Nantes (1793)
linked to: Battle of Nantes (1793)
linked to: Battle of Nantes (1793)