Army of the Andes
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The Army of the Andes was the revolutionary force organized by José de San Martín that famously crossed the Andes Mountains to liberate Chile and advance the South American wars of independence.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Army of the Andes Context triple: [José de San Martín, servedIn, Army of the Andes]
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Battle of Ayacucho
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive 1824 military engagement in Peru that effectively secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule.
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Finisterre Range campaign
The Finisterre Range campaign was a World War II series of Allied operations in New Guinea aimed at dislodging Japanese forces from the rugged Finisterre mountain range to secure vital inland routes.
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La batalla del Río de la Plata
La batalla del Río de la Plata fue un enfrentamiento naval de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, librado en 1939 frente a las costas de Uruguay entre el acorazado de bolsillo alemán Admiral Graf Spee y una escuadra británica.
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Siege of Vilcabamba
The Siege of Vilcabamba was the 1572 Spanish military campaign that captured the last Inca stronghold in the Vilcabamba region, effectively ending the independent Inca state.
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Siege of Cuzco
The Siege of Cuzco was a major 1536–1537 Inca uprising against Spanish rule in the former imperial capital, marking one of the most significant and protracted battles of resistance during the conquest of the Inca Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Army of the Andes Target entity description: The Army of the Andes was the revolutionary force organized by José de San Martín that famously crossed the Andes Mountains to liberate Chile and advance the South American wars of independence.
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A.
Battle of Ayacucho
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive 1824 military engagement in Peru that effectively secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule.
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B.
Finisterre Range campaign
The Finisterre Range campaign was a World War II series of Allied operations in New Guinea aimed at dislodging Japanese forces from the rugged Finisterre mountain range to secure vital inland routes.
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C.
La batalla del Río de la Plata
La batalla del Río de la Plata fue un enfrentamiento naval de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, librado en 1939 frente a las costas de Uruguay entre el acorazado de bolsillo alemán Admiral Graf Spee y una escuadra británica.
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D.
Siege of Vilcabamba
The Siege of Vilcabamba was the 1572 Spanish military campaign that captured the last Inca stronghold in the Vilcabamba region, effectively ending the independent Inca state.
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E.
Siege of Cuzco
The Siege of Cuzco was a major 1536–1537 Inca uprising against Spanish rule in the former imperial capital, marking one of the most significant and protracted battles of resistance during the conquest of the Inca Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military unit
ⓘ
revolutionary army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Patriot forces
ⓘ
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| commander | José de San Martín ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
monuments in Mendoza
ⓘ
monuments in Santiago de Chile ⓘ |
| component |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| conflict |
Chilean War of Independence
ⓘ
Peruvian War of Independence ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
Chilean Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Chile
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| country | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| dateOf |
Army of the Andes
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Crossing of the Andes, January–February 1817
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| endTime | 1820 ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of the Army of the Andes ⓘ |
| garrison | Mendoza ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
enabled subsequent campaign for Peruvian independence
ⓘ
key role in securing Chilean independence ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Argentine and Chilean independence ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| militaryInnovation | large-scale high-altitude mountain crossing with artillery ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Andes Mountains
|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Chacabuco
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Battle of Maipú ⓘ |
| notableCommander | José de San Martín ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Army of the Andes
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Crossing of the Andes
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| operation |
Army of the Andes
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Crossing of the Andes
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| opponent |
Spanish royalist army
ⓘ
surface form:
Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire
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| organizedBy | José de San Martín ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latin American independence movements
ⓘ
surface form:
South American wars of independence
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| placeOfFormation |
Cuyo region
ⓘ
Mendoza ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | liberation of Chile from Spanish rule ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Chile
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Cuyo region ⓘ
surface form:
Cuyo
Peru ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Roman Catholic soldiers ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | advance toward the liberation of Peru ⓘ |
| startTime |
1814
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1815 ⓘ |
| strength | approximately 4,000–5,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Bernardo O'Higgins ⓘ |
| trainedBy | José de San Martín ⓘ |
| usedTactic | Andes mountain crossing to outflank royalist forces ⓘ |
| victory |
Battle of Chacabuco
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Battle of Maipú ⓘ |
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Subject: Army of the Andes Description of subject: The Army of the Andes was the revolutionary force organized by José de San Martín that famously crossed the Andes Mountains to liberate Chile and advance the South American wars of independence.
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