Battle of Almanza
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The Battle of Almanza was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated the allied British, Portuguese, and Dutch army, helping secure Bourbon control over Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Almanza canonical | 5 |
| Batalla de Almansa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T981551 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Almanza Context triple: [James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, notableWork, Battle of Almanza]
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Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
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B.
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa was a decisive 1212 clash in Iberia in which Christian forces crushed the Almohad Caliphate, marking a major turning point in the Reconquista.
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C.
Battle of Pamplona
The Battle of Pamplona (1521) was a key conflict in the Spanish–Navarrese wars, best known for the wounding and spiritual turning point of Ignatius of Loyola, who later founded the Society of Jesus.
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D.
Battle of Covadonga
The Battle of Covadonga was an early 8th-century Christian victory in northern Iberia that is traditionally regarded as the starting point of the Reconquista against Muslim rule in Spain.
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E.
Battle of Belchite
The Battle of Belchite was a major 1937 Spanish Civil War offensive in Aragon, where Republican forces, including the International Brigades, unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Nationalist-held town of Belchite.
- 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 Almanza Target entity description: The Battle of Almanza was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated the allied British, Portuguese, and Dutch army, helping secure Bourbon control over Spain.
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A.
Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
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B.
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa was a decisive 1212 clash in Iberia in which Christian forces crushed the Almohad Caliphate, marking a major turning point in the Reconquista.
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C.
Battle of Pamplona
The Battle of Pamplona (1521) was a key conflict in the Spanish–Navarrese wars, best known for the wounding and spiritual turning point of Ignatius of Loyola, who later founded the Society of Jesus.
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D.
Battle of Covadonga
The Battle of Covadonga was an early 8th-century Christian victory in northern Iberia that is traditionally regarded as the starting point of the Reconquista against Muslim rule in Spain.
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E.
Battle of Belchite
The Battle of Belchite was a major 1937 Spanish Civil War offensive in Aragon, where Republican forces, including the International Brigades, unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Nationalist-held town of Belchite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Almanza
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de Almansa
|
| approximateStrengthAllied | about 20,000–25,000 troops ⓘ |
| approximateStrengthFrancoSpanish | about 25,000–30,000 troops ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Bourbon Spain
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| campaign | Iberian campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| casualtiesAllied | heavy casualties and many prisoners ⓘ |
| casualtiesFrancoSpanish | significantly lower than Allied casualties ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Allied army of Britain, Portugal, and the Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Franco-Spanish army ⓘ |
| commander |
Das Minas (Marquês das Minas)
ⓘ
Francisco Castillo Fajardo, 2nd Marquis of Villadarias ⓘ Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway ⓘ Henri d’Harcourt ⓘ James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| consequence |
Bourbon control over most of Spain consolidated
ⓘ
collapse of Allied position in the Kingdom of Valencia ⓘ loss of Allied strongholds in eastern Spain ⓘ strengthening of Philip V’s claim to the Spanish throne ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 25 April 1707 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Bourbon advances into Aragon
ⓘ
Bourbon reconquest of Valencia ⓘ |
| location |
Almansa
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Crown of Aragon ⓘ Kingdom of Valencia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of Allied forces
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use of a mixed Franco-Spanish army under a French commander ⓘ |
| objective | control of eastern Spain ⓘ |
| opponent |
supporters of Archduke Charles of Austria
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supporters of Philip V of Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Allied advances in eastern Spain ⓘ |
| primaryMonarchAlliedSide | Charles VI (Archduke Charles) as Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne ⓘ |
| primaryMonarchBourbonSide | Philip V of Spain ⓘ |
| result |
Franco-Spanish victory
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decisive Bourbon victory ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1707 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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Batalla de Almansa