Battle of Vitoria
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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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Vittoria | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alliedCommander | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Vitoria
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surface form:
Battle of Vittoria
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| associatedWith |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan ⓘ Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
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Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Portugal
Spanish forces ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Peninsular campaign of 1813 ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Allied army larger than 70,000 men (approximate)
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French army around 50,000–70,000 men (approximate) ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan ⓘ Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
King Joseph Bonaparte
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| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
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Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 21 June 1813 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| frenchCommander |
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
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Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
King Joseph Bonaparte
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| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| location |
Basque Country
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Spain ⓘ Vitoria ⓘ Álava ⓘ |
| notable | Decisive defeat of French forces in the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Allied attack along multiple axes
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French army’s disorganized retreat ⓘ Large quantities of French baggage and treasure captured ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
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surface form:
Peninsular War
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| precededBy | Siege of Burgos ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ludwig van Beethoven’s composition "Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria"
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Wellington’s dispatches on the Battle of Vitoria ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
Contributed to weakening Napoleon’s overall strategic position in Europe
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Turning point in the Peninsular War against Napoleon ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
Ended effective French control over most of Spain
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Forced French retreat toward the Pyrenees ⓘ Opened the way for Allied invasion of France ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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