Battle of the Nive
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The Battle of the Nive was a major 1813 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington pushed Marshal Soult’s French army back toward Bayonne in southwestern France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Nive | 2 |
| Battle of the Nive canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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Peninsular War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bataille de la Nive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Allied invasion of southwestern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1813-12-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1813-12-13 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Orthez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front of the Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British–Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involves |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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French Army of the Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Nive River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Bayonne, southwestern France ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Wellington’s first major battle on French soil
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complex multi-day operations on both banks of the Nive ⓘ |
| objective | push French army back toward Bayonne ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
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Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Nivelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Nive River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1813-12-09 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | French forces forced back into Bayonne’s defensive perimeter ⓘ |
| theatre | southwestern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Orthez
this entity surface form:
Battle of Nive
this entity surface form:
Battle of Nive