Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
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The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in May 1811, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army fought Marshal Masséna’s French forces near the Spanish-Portuguese border to secure the fortress city of Almeida.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro canonical | 4 |
| Batalla de Fuentes de Oñoro | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro Context triple: [Colin Campbell, battle, Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro]
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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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B.
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.
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Battle of Albuera
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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Battle of the Pyrenees
The Battle of the Pyrenees was a major 1813 campaign of the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under Wellington repelled French attempts to relieve their besieged garrisons in Spain by fighting across key passes in the Pyrenees mountains.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro Target entity description: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in May 1811, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army fought Marshal Masséna’s French forces near the Spanish-Portuguese border to secure the fortress city of Almeida.
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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 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.
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C.
Battle of Albuera
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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D.
Battle of the Pyrenees
The Battle of the Pyrenees was a major 1813 campaign of the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under Wellington repelled French attempts to relieve their besieged garrisons in Spain by fighting across key passes in the Pyrenees mountains.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
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surface form:
Batalla de Fuentes de Oñoro
|
| belligerent |
France
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Portugal ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaign | 1811 campaign in the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
around 1,500–2,000 Anglo‑Portuguese casualties
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around 2,000–3,500 French casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
André Masséna
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington
Jean Reynier ⓘ
surface form:
Jean-Louis Reynier
Louis Henri Loison NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Ney ⓘ Robert Craufurd ⓘ Thomas Houston ⓘ Sir Thomas Picton ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Picton
William Erskine ⓘ |
| conflict | Peninsular War ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 3–5 May 1811 ⓘ |
| endDate | 5 May 1811 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | French evacuation of Almeida ⓘ |
| forces |
Anglo-Portuguese Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo‑Portuguese Army
French Army of the Tagus ⓘ
surface form:
French Army of Portugal
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| location |
Spain–Portugal border
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surface form:
Spanish–Portuguese border
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| notableFeature |
Intense street fighting in the village of Fuentes de Oñoro
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Large French cavalry attacks on the Allied right flank ⓘ |
| objective | To secure the fortress city of Almeida ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
André Masséna
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington
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| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| place | Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ |
| precededBy | Masséna’s retreat from Portugal ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Bussaco
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Lines of Torres Vedras ⓘ Siege of Almeida (1810–1811) ⓘ |
| result |
Allied tactical victory
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Strategic success for the Anglo‑Portuguese army ⓘ |
| startDate | 3 May 1811 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Helped force French withdrawal from the Portuguese frontier
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Secured the Allied blockade of Almeida ⓘ |
| strength |
approximately 36,000 Anglo‑Portuguese troops
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approximately 48,000 French troops ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1811 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro Description of subject: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in May 1811, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army fought Marshal Masséna’s French forces near the Spanish-Portuguese border to secure the fortress city of Almeida.
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