La Haye Sainte farm

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battlefield location farmhouse complex historic site

La Haye Sainte farm is a strategically important farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
La Haye Sainte	4
La Haye Sainte farm canonical	3
La Haye Sainte farmhouse	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T782379 — 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: La Haye Sainte farm
Context triple: [Battle of Waterloo, notableSite, La Haye Sainte farm]

A. Hougoumont farm
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.
B. 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.
C. Valère Castle
Valère Castle is a historic fortified complex overlooking the town of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais, notable for its medieval architecture and hilltop basilica.
D. Barrage Vauban
Barrage Vauban is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city and its role in the former fortifications.
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: La Haye Sainte farm
Target entity description: La Haye Sainte farm is a strategically important farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

A. Hougoumont farm
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.
B. 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.
C. Valère Castle
Valère Castle is a historic fortified complex overlooking the town of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais, notable for its medieval architecture and hilltop basilica.
D. Barrage Vauban
Barrage Vauban is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city and its role in the former fortifications.
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 (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battlefield location ⓘ farmhouse complex ⓘ historic site ⓘ
attackedBy	French Army of the North ⓘ linked to: French Armée du Nord troops under Marshal Ney ⓘ
capturedBy	French forces ⓘ
commandedOnAlliedSideBy	Major Georg Baring ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
currentUse	private property ⓘ tourist attraction vicinity ⓘ
dateOfEvent	18 June 1815 ⓘ
defendedBy	Hanoverian troops ⓘ King’s German Legion ⓘ linked to: Hanoverian Army
garrisonComposition	light infantry of the King’s German Legion ⓘ
garrisonStrength	approximately 400 men ⓘ
hasConstructionMaterial	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	protected monument (regional) ⓘ
hasPart	barn ⓘ farmhouse ⓘ orchard ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ walled courtyard ⓘ
hasRole	defensive strongpoint ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance	central position in Wellington’s line ⓘ control of main road to Brussels ⓘ
inFrontOf	Wellington’s main ridge position ⓘ
locatedIn	Wallonia ⓘ Walloon Brabant ⓘ Waterloo ⓘ linked to: Waterloo, Belgium
locatedNear	Waterloo battlefield ⓘ linked to: Waterloo
locatedNorthOf	Charleroi ⓘ
locatedOn	Brussels–Charleroi road ⓘ
locatedSouthOf	Brussels ⓘ linked to: Brussels, Belgium
near	Hougoumont ⓘ linked to: Hougoumont farm La Belle Alliance ⓘ Papelotte ⓘ
partOf	Waterloo battlefield ⓘ linked to: Waterloo
roofMaterial	tile ⓘ
timeOfCapture	evening of 18 June 1815 ⓘ
usedAs	farm ⓘ forward strongpoint of Wellington’s centre ⓘ
usedDuring	Battle of Waterloo ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Waterloo → notableSite → La Haye Sainte farm ⓘ

Waterloo → hasHeritageSite → La Haye Sainte farm ⓘ

Papelotte farm → nearby → La Haye Sainte ⓘ