Battle of Lovosice
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The Battle of Lovosice was a 1756 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great fought Austrian troops near the town of Lovosice in Bohemia.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Lovosice canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Lovosice Context triple: [Battle of Lobositz, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Lovosice]
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Battle of Znaim
The Battle of Znaim was a 1809 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which French and Austrian forces clashed in Moravia, leading to an armistice that effectively ended the War of the Fifth Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Kolín
The Battle of Kolín was a major 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces under Field Marshal Daun defeated Frederick the Great’s Prussian army, halting Prussian advances into Bohemia.
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C.
Battle of Jankau
The Battle of Jankau was a major 1645 engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Swedish forces decisively defeated the Holy Roman Empire in Bohemia, hastening the war’s end.
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Battle of Chlumec
The Battle of Chlumec was a 1126 conflict in Bohemia in which Duke Soběslav I decisively defeated the invading forces of Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III, securing his rule over the duchy.
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E.
Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
- 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 Lovosice Target entity description: The Battle of Lovosice was a 1756 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Prussian forces under Frederick the Great fought Austrian troops near the town of Lovosice in Bohemia.
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A.
Battle of Znaim
The Battle of Znaim was a 1809 engagement in the Napoleonic Wars in which French and Austrian forces clashed in Moravia, leading to an armistice that effectively ended the War of the Fifth Coalition.
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B.
Battle of Kolín
The Battle of Kolín was a major 1757 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Austrian forces under Field Marshal Daun defeated Frederick the Great’s Prussian army, halting Prussian advances into Bohemia.
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C.
Battle of Jankau
The Battle of Jankau was a major 1645 engagement of the Thirty Years' War in which Swedish forces decisively defeated the Holy Roman Empire in Bohemia, hastening the war’s end.
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D.
Battle of Chlumec
The Battle of Chlumec was a 1126 conflict in Bohemia in which Duke Soběslav I decisively defeated the invading forces of Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III, securing his rule over the duchy.
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E.
Battle of Zierenberg
The Battle of Zierenberg was a minor engagement of the Seven Years' War in which Allied forces under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick clashed with French troops near the town of Zierenberg in present-day Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Lobositz ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| campaign | Prussian 1756 campaign in Bohemia ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early battle of the Seven Years' War in Europe ⓘ |
| combatantCommanderSide |
Frederick II of Prussia – Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Frederick II of Prussia
Maximilian Ulysses Browne – Austria ⓘ
linked to:
Maximilian Ulysses, Count Browne
|
| commander |
August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern
ⓘ
Christian August von Zastrow ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ Maximilian Ulysses Browne ⓘ
linked to:
Maximilian Ulysses, Count Browne
|
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
|
| date | 1 October 1756 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Prague (1757) ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
Elbe River valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Elbe valley
hilly terrain around Lovosice ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Austrian casualties about 2,900
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Prussian casualties about 2,900 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Austrian Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Austrian Army
Prussian Army ⓘ |
| location |
Bohemia
ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ Lovosice ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first major land battle of the Seven Years' War in Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Silesian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prussian invasion of Saxony (1756) ⓘ |
| region | present-day Czech Republic ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| significance | demonstrated difficulty of decisive victory in early Seven Years' War campaigns ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | prevent Austrian relief of Saxony ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome |
Austrians conducted orderly withdrawal
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Prussians held the field ⓘ |
| theatre |
Central European theatre of the Seven Years' War
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linked to:
European theatre of the Seven Years' War
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| tookPlaceNear |
town of Lovosice
ⓘ
linked to:
Lovosice
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| usedTactics |
cavalry charges
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linear infantry tactics ⓘ |
| usedWeaponType |
artillery
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muskets ⓘ |
| year | 1756 ⓘ |
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