Battle of Ameixial
E301336
The Battle of Ameixial was a decisive 1663 engagement in which Portuguese forces, aided by English allies, defeated the Spanish army and helped secure Portugal’s independence during the Restoration War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ameixial canonical | 3 |
| Batalha do Ameixial | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2762031 — 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 Ameixial Context triple: [Portuguese Restoration War, keyEvent, Battle of Ameixial]
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A.
Battle of Valdevez
The Battle of Valdevez was a 12th-century confrontation between the Kingdom of León and the emerging Kingdom of Portugal that helped solidify Portuguese autonomy and contributed to its eventual recognition as an independent kingdom.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Toro
The Battle of Toro was a pivotal 1476 engagement in the War of the Castilian Succession between the forces of Isabella I of Castile and Afonso V of Portugal that helped secure Isabella’s claim to the Castilian throne.
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D.
Battle of the Lines of Elvas
The Battle of the Lines of Elvas was a decisive 1659 engagement in which Portuguese forces successfully lifted a Spanish siege of Elvas, helping secure Portugal’s independence during the Restoration War.
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E.
Battle of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was a 1644 engagement in the Portuguese Restoration War in which Portuguese forces fought Spanish troops near Montijo, Spain, helping to affirm Portugal’s renewed independence from Spanish rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Ameixial Target entity description: The Battle of Ameixial was a decisive 1663 engagement in which Portuguese forces, aided by English allies, defeated the Spanish army and helped secure Portugal’s independence during the Restoration War.
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A.
Battle of Valdevez
The Battle of Valdevez was a 12th-century confrontation between the Kingdom of León and the emerging Kingdom of Portugal that helped solidify Portuguese autonomy and contributed to its eventual recognition as an independent kingdom.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Toro
The Battle of Toro was a pivotal 1476 engagement in the War of the Castilian Succession between the forces of Isabella I of Castile and Afonso V of Portugal that helped secure Isabella’s claim to the Castilian throne.
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D.
Battle of the Lines of Elvas
The Battle of the Lines of Elvas was a decisive 1659 engagement in which Portuguese forces successfully lifted a Spanish siege of Elvas, helping secure Portugal’s independence during the Restoration War.
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E.
Battle of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was a 1644 engagement in the Portuguese Restoration War in which Portuguese forces fought Spanish troops near Montijo, Spain, helping to affirm Portugal’s renewed independence from Spanish rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Spanish withdrawal from much of Alentejo
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strengthened Portuguese control over its territory ⓘ |
| alliedForce |
English contingent
ⓘ
Portuguese Army ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese army
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ameixial
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalha do Ameixial
|
| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Anglo-Portuguese Alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese-English alliance
Spanish Habsburg forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Luis de Haro
ⓘ
Sancho Manoel de Vilhena ⓘ |
| conflict | Portuguese Restoration War ⓘ |
| conflictType | early modern European land battle ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| date | 1663-06-08 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Montes Claros ⓘ |
| involved |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Ameixial
ⓘ
near Estremoz ⓘ |
| objective | expel Spanish forces from Alentejo ⓘ |
| opponent |
Spanish Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish army
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| partOf | Portuguese Restoration War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Lines of Elvas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Portuguese Restoration War
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Restoration of Independence
|
| result |
Portuguese and English victory
ⓘ
decisive Portuguese victory ⓘ |
| significance | one of the key victories of the Portuguese Restoration War ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
helped secure Portuguese independence
ⓘ
turned the tide in favor of Portugal in the Restoration War ⓘ |
| theater | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1663 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ameixial Description of subject: The Battle of Ameixial was a decisive 1663 engagement in which Portuguese forces, aided by English allies, defeated the Spanish army and helped secure Portugal’s independence during the Restoration War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Batalha do Ameixial