Battle of Boulou
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The Battle of Boulou was a significant 1794 engagement of the War of the Pyrenees in which French Revolutionary forces defeated the Spanish army near the eastern Pyrenees, helping secure France’s southern frontier.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Boulou canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Le Boulou | 1 |
| Battle of Mas Deu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Boulou Context triple: [Jacques François Dugommier, participatedIn, Battle of Boulou]
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Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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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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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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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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Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Boulou Target entity description: The Battle of Boulou was a significant 1794 engagement of the War of the Pyrenees in which French Revolutionary forces defeated the Spanish army near the eastern Pyrenees, helping secure France’s southern frontier.
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A.
Battle of Coutras
The Battle of Coutras was a key 1587 victory of the Huguenot forces under Henry of Navarre over the royal Catholic army during the French Wars of Religion, significantly boosting his path to the French throne.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Battle of Orthes
The Battle of Orthez was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in February 1814, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army in southwestern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Boulou
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Le Boulou
|
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | early major French victory in the 1794 Pyrenees campaign ⓘ |
| commanderFrance |
Jacques François Dugommier
ⓘ
Pierre Augereau ⓘ Étienne Charlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSpain |
Antonio Ricardos y Carrillo de Albornoz
ⓘ
Luis Fermín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
French First Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of the Black Mountain
ⓘ
Siege of Collioure (1794) ⓘ |
| frontierImplication | helped secure the French–Spanish border in the eastern Pyrenees ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the Tech River valley ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1794 in France
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Battles involving France ⓘ Battles involving Spain ⓘ Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1794-05-01 ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1794-04-29 ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1794 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
French Revolution
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surface form:
French Revolutionary era
|
| involvedBranch |
Army of the Eastern Pyrenees
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surface form:
French Army of the Eastern Pyrenees
Army of Catalonia ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Army of Catalonia
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| location |
Vallespir
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surface form:
Eastern Pyrenees
France ⓘ Le Boulou ⓘ Pyrénées-Orientales department ⓘ
surface form:
Pyrénées-Orientales
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| militaryTheater |
Pyrenees
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surface form:
Pyrenees front
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| notableFeature |
French forces executed a flanking maneuver against Spanish positions
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Spanish artillery and baggage were abandoned during retreat ⓘ Spanish supply lines were threatened and cut ⓘ |
| outcome | Spanish army forced to retreat from French territory ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
War of the Pyrenees
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surface form:
War of the Pyrenees eastern Pyrenees campaign
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| precededBy | Battle of Truillas ⓘ |
| primaryObjectiveFrance | drive Spanish forces out of French territory in Roussillon ⓘ |
| primaryObjectiveSpain | maintain and consolidate Spanish gains in French Roussillon ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
forced Spanish evacuation of positions north of the Pyrenees
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secured France’s southern frontier in the eastern Pyrenees ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous and hilly ground of the eastern Pyrenees ⓘ |
| warTheater | Western European theater of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
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