Battle of Albuera
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The Battle of Albuera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but strategically important action against the French in southwestern Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Albuera canonical | 7 |
| La Albuera | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1549778 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Albuera Context triple: [Middlesex Regiment, notableEngagement, Battle of Albuera]
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Battle of Talavera
The Battle of Talavera was a major 1809 engagement in the Peninsular War in which British and Spanish forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley checked a French army in central Spain, boosting Allied morale despite heavy casualties and limited strategic gain.
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Battle of Vitoria
The Battle of Vitoria was a decisive 1813 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated the French, effectively ending Napoleon’s control over Spain.
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Battle of Vélez-Málaga
The Battle of Vélez-Málaga was a major 1704 naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet off the coast of southern Spain.
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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.
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E.
Battle of Salamanca
The Battle of Salamanca was a major 1812 engagement in the Peninsular War in which the Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army decisively defeated French forces, significantly weakening Napoleon’s control over Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Albuera Target entity description: The Battle of Albuera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but strategically important action against the French in southwestern Spain.
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A.
Battle of Talavera
The Battle of Talavera was a major 1809 engagement in the Peninsular War in which British and Spanish forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley checked a French army in central Spain, boosting Allied morale despite heavy casualties and limited strategic gain.
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B.
Battle of Vitoria
The Battle of Vitoria was a decisive 1813 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated the French, effectively ending Napoleon’s control over Spain.
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C.
Battle of Vélez-Málaga
The Battle of Vélez-Málaga was a major 1704 naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet off the coast of southern Spain.
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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of Salamanca
The Battle of Salamanca was a major 1812 engagement in the Peninsular War in which the Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army decisively defeated French forces, significantly weakening Napoleon’s control over Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| alliedCommander |
William Carr Beresford
ⓘ
surface form:
William Beresford
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| alliedForces |
British troops
ⓘ
Portuguese troops ⓘ Spanish troops ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Albuhera
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of La Albuera
|
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Allied operations to capture Badajoz ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands killed and wounded ⓘ |
| commander |
Gregorio García de la Cuesta
ⓘ
surface form:
Blas de la Cuesta
Nicolas Soult ⓘ
surface form:
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Joachim Murat ⓘ Joaquín Blake ⓘ
surface form:
Joaquín Blake y Joyes
William Carr Beresford ⓘ
surface form:
William Beresford
|
| conflict | Peninsular War ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 16 May 1811 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued operations around Badajoz ⓘ |
| forceType | coalition forces vs French forces ⓘ |
| frenchCommander |
Nicolas Soult
ⓘ
surface form:
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
|
| historicalAssessment | considered one of the bloodiest battles of the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| location |
Albuhera
ⓘ
surface form:
Albuera
Province of Badajoz ⓘ
surface form:
Badajoz province
Extremadura ⓘ southwestern Spain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fierce infantry fighting
ⓘ
heavy losses among British infantry ⓘ very high casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| objective | relief of the siege of Badajoz ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Badajoz (1812)
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surface form:
Siege of Badajoz (1811)
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| primaryArms |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| result |
Allied strategic victory
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tactical stalemate ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
checked French offensive in Extremadura
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prevented French relief of Badajoz garrison ⓘ |
| terrain | ridge lines near the village of Albuera ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1811 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Albuera Description of subject: The Battle of Albuera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but strategically important action against the French in southwestern Spain.
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