Hougoumont farm
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Hougoumont farm is a fortified farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, famous as the site of intense fighting that played a crucial role in the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hougoumont farm canonical | 8 |
| Hougoumont | 4 |
| Defense of Hougoumont | 1 |
| Hougoumont Farm buildings, Waterloo | 1 |
| Hougoumont farm memorial site | 1 |
| defence of Hougoumont | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T782378 — 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: Hougoumont farm Context triple: [Battle of Waterloo, notableSite, Hougoumont farm]
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A.
Ramillies
Ramillies is a village in present-day Belgium best known as the site of the 1706 Battle of Ramillies during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Le Mesnil-Amelot
Le Mesnil-Amelot is a commune in the Île-de-France region of northern France, notable for its proximity to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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C.
Estcourt
Estcourt is a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, historically significant as a colonial settlement and regional agricultural and transport hub.
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D.
Château de Boncourt
Château de Boncourt was a French estate best known as the birthplace of the German Romantic poet and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso.
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E.
Brienne-le-Château
Brienne-le-Château is a commune in northeastern France best known as the town where Napoleon Bonaparte attended military school in his youth.
- 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: Hougoumont farm Target entity description: Hougoumont farm is a fortified farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, famous as the site of intense fighting that played a crucial role in the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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A.
Ramillies
Ramillies is a village in present-day Belgium best known as the site of the 1706 Battle of Ramillies during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Le Mesnil-Amelot
Le Mesnil-Amelot is a commune in the Île-de-France region of northern France, notable for its proximity to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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C.
Estcourt
Estcourt is a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, historically significant as a colonial settlement and regional agricultural and transport hub.
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D.
Château de Boncourt
Château de Boncourt was a French estate best known as the birthplace of the German Romantic poet and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso.
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E.
Brienne-le-Château
Brienne-le-Château is a commune in northeastern France best known as the town where Napoleon Bonaparte attended military school in his youth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield location
ⓘ
farmhouse complex ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Château d'Hougoumont
ⓘ
linked to:
Hougomont
Hougomont ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
linked to:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Napoleon I ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon Bonaparte
|
| attackedBy |
French Imperial Guard units
ⓘ
linked to:
French Imperial Guard
French infantry ⓘ |
| battleOutcome | remained in Allied hands ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Brunswick
ⓘ
linked to:
Brunswick-Bevern
French Empire ⓘ Hanover ⓘ Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| category | Battle of Waterloo locations ⓘ |
| commander | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 50.680°N 4.401°E ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 18 June 1815 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British Guards units
ⓘ
Coldstream Guards ⓘ Hanoverian troops ⓘ Nassau troops ⓘ Scots Guards ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapel
ⓘ
farm buildings ⓘ orchard ⓘ walled garden ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected monument ⓘ |
| languageOfPlaceName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
Walloon Brabant ⓘ Waterloo ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Waterloo battlefield
ⓘ
linked to:
Waterloo
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
battle-damaged chapel
ⓘ
commemorative monuments ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| partOf |
Waterloo battlefield
ⓘ
linked to:
Waterloo
|
| significantEvent |
Battle of Waterloo
ⓘ
Defense of Hougoumont ⓘ
linked to:
Hougoumont farm
|
| strategicRole |
anchored the right flank of Wellington's army
ⓘ
diverted large numbers of French troops ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortified position
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strongpoint ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hougoumont farm Description of subject: Hougoumont farm is a fortified farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, famous as the site of intense fighting that played a crucial role in the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
La Haye Sainte farm
linked to: Hougoumont farm
linked to: Hougoumont farm
linked to: Hougoumont farm
linked to: Hougoumont farm
linked to: Hougoumont farm
linked to: Hougoumont farm
linked to: Hougoumont farm
subject linked to:
Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
linked to: Hougoumont farm