Battle of Montjuïc (1641)
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The Battle of Montjuïc (1641) was a key engagement in the Reapers' War where Catalan and French forces defeated a larger Spanish royal army near Barcelona, helping secure Catalan resistance against King Philip IV.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batalla de Montjuïc de 1641 | 1 |
| Battle of Montjuïc (1641) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3060560 — 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 Montjuïc (1641) Context triple: [Catalan Revolt, significantEvent, Battle of Montjuïc (1641)]
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Battle of Molino del Rey
The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.
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Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.
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Battle of Llucmajor
The Battle of Llucmajor was a decisive 1349 naval and land engagement in which Peter IV of Aragon defeated and killed James III of Majorca, effectively ending the independence of the Kingdom of Majorca and incorporating its territories into the Crown of Aragon.
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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.
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E.
Siege of Burgos
The Siege of Burgos was a 1812 Peninsular War campaign in which British and allied forces under the Duke of Wellington unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held fortress of Burgos in northern Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Montjuïc (1641) Target entity description: The Battle of Montjuïc (1641) was a key engagement in the Reapers' War where Catalan and French forces defeated a larger Spanish royal army near Barcelona, helping secure Catalan resistance against King Philip IV.
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A.
Battle of Molino del Rey
The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.
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B.
Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.
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C.
Battle of Llucmajor
The Battle of Llucmajor was a decisive 1349 naval and land engagement in which Peter IV of Aragon defeated and killed James III of Majorca, effectively ending the independence of the Kingdom of Majorca and incorporating its territories into the Crown of Aragon.
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D.
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.
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E.
Siege of Burgos
The Siege of Burgos was a 1812 Peninsular War campaign in which British and allied forces under the Duke of Wellington unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held fortress of Burgos in northern Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Montjuïc (1641)
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surface form:
Batalla de Montjuïc de 1641
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| attacker |
Spanish royalist army
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish royal army
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| belligerent |
Philip IV of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
King Philip IV of Spain
Kingdom of France ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Monarchy of Spain
Principality of Catalonia ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Spanish casualties
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lighter Catalan-French casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Bernardino de Ayala
ⓘ
Catalan militia leaders ⓘ Diego Mexía Felípez de Guzmán, Marquis of Leganés ⓘ
surface form:
Diego Mexía Felípez de Guzmán, 1st Marquis of Leganés
Francisco de Borja, 5th Duke of Gandía ⓘ Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt ⓘ |
| conflict |
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
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Reapers' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Crown of Aragon ⓘ |
| date | 26 January 1641 ⓘ |
| defender |
Catalan forces
ⓘ
French forces ⓘ |
| followedBy | prolonged siege and campaigning around Barcelona ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Catalan
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| location |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Montjuïc ⓘ
surface form:
Montjuïc hill
Principality of Catalonia ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Philip IV of Spain
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surface form:
King Philip IV of Spain
|
| opposedRebellionOf |
Philip IV of Spain
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surface form:
King Philip IV of Spain
|
| outcome |
Barcelona remained in rebel hands
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Spanish army forced to withdraw ⓘ |
| partOf | Reapers' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Corpus de Sang (1640) ⓘ |
| result |
Catalan-French victory
ⓘ
defeat of Spanish royal army ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted morale of Catalan rebels
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demonstrated effectiveness of Franco-Catalan alliance ⓘ major early victory for Catalan revolt ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defense of Barcelona
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halted Spanish attempt to crush rebellion quickly ⓘ secured Catalan resistance ⓘ |
| strength |
Catalan-French army numerically inferior
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Spanish army numerically superior ⓘ |
| tactic |
Catalan militia support from city
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defensive use of Montjuïc fortress ⓘ use of field fortifications and artillery ⓘ |
| theatre | Catalonia ⓘ |
| year | 1641 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Montjuïc (1641) Description of subject: The Battle of Montjuïc (1641) was a key engagement in the Reapers' War where Catalan and French forces defeated a larger Spanish royal army near Barcelona, helping secure Catalan resistance against King Philip IV.
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