Battle of Churubusco

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Churubusco was a major engagement of the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces defeated Mexican troops near Mexico City, paving the way for the American occupation of the capital.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Churubusco canonical	10
Batalla de Churubusco	1
Battle of Mexico City	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Churubusco ⓘ surface form: Batalla de Churubusco
belligerent	Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
campaign	Battle for Mexico City ⓘ surface form: Mexico City campaign
combatant	Mexican Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
commander	Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ Manuel Rincón ⓘ Pedro María de Anaya ⓘ Winfield Scott ⓘ
conflict	Mexican–American War ⓘ
consequence	paved the way for American occupation of Mexico City ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
date	1847-08-20 ⓘ
dateText	20 August 1847 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Chapultepec ⓘ Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ
geographicRegion	Valley of Mexico ⓘ
historicalEra	Era of U.S. expansionism ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ
involvedUnit	Saint Patrick's Battalion ⓘ
location	Cuauhtémoc borough ⓘ surface form: Churubusco near Mexico City ⓘ
notableAspect	capture of many members of the Saint Patrick's Battalion ⓘ heavy fighting around a fortified convent ⓘ
outcome	U.S. forces advanced toward Mexico City ⓘ
partOf	Mexican–American War ⓘ Mexican–American War ⓘ surface form: United States invasion of Mexico
precededBy	Battle of Contreras ⓘ
primaryOpposingForces	U.S. Army vs. Mexican Army ⓘ
relatedEvent	U.S. occupation of Mexico City ⓘ
relatedTo	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ defeat of Mexican forces ⓘ
significance	major engagement in the final phase of the Mexican–American War ⓘ weakened Mexican defensive perimeter around Mexico City ⓘ
strategicObjective	defense of approaches to Mexico City ⓘ
theater	Central Mexico ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	land battle ⓘ
year	1847 ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Battle of Churubusco
Description of subject: The Battle of Churubusco was a major engagement of the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces defeated Mexican troops near Mexico City, paving the way for the American occupation of the capital.

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cerro Gordo → followedBy → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

Mariano Arista → battle → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

Battle of Chapultepec → followedBy → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Mexico City

William Jenkins Worth → participantIn → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

Richard H. Anderson → participatedIn → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

Veracruz–Mexico City route → associatedBattle → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

Battle of Contreras → followedBy → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

Battle of Churubusco → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

this entity surface form: Batalla de Churubusco

Gideon Pillow → participatedIn → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

Battle for Mexico City → componentBattle → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

Saint Patrick's Battalion → notableEngagement → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ

Battle of Molino del Rey → precededBy → Battle of Churubusco ⓘ