Battle of Corunna
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The Battle of Corunna was a 1809 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British forces under Sir John Moore fought a rearguard action against French troops led by Marshal Nicolas Soult, enabling the British army’s evacuation from Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Corunna canonical | 7 |
| Corunna | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4528770 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Corunna Context triple: [Nicolas Soult, notableBattle, Battle of Corunna]
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A.
Corunna
Corunna is a historic port city on Spain’s northwest coast, known for its strategic maritime importance and role in major naval and military events.
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B.
Corunna
Corunna is a small community in southwestern Ontario, Canada, located just south of Sarnia along the St. Clair River.
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C.
Battle of Vitoria
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.
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D.
Battle of Albuera
The Battle of Albuera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but strategically important action against the French in southwestern Spain.
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E.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
- 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 Corunna Target entity description: The Battle of Corunna was a 1809 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British forces under Sir John Moore fought a rearguard action against French troops led by Marshal Nicolas Soult, enabling the British army’s evacuation from Spain.
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A.
Corunna
Corunna is a historic port city on Spain’s northwest coast, known for its strategic maritime importance and role in major naval and military events.
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B.
Corunna
Corunna is a small community in southwestern Ontario, Canada, located just south of Sarnia along the St. Clair River.
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C.
Battle of Vitoria
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.
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D.
Battle of Albuera
The Battle of Albuera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but strategically important action against the French in southwestern Spain.
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E.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Corunna (La Coruña)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Coruña NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Duke of Wellington’s later Peninsular campaigns ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| BritishCommanderRank | Lieutenant-General ⓘ |
| BritishForceRole | rearguard for embarkation ⓘ |
| campaign | Moore’s Corunna campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Marshal Nicolas Soult
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir John Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 16 January 1809 ⓘ |
| followedBy | French consolidation in northwestern Spain ⓘ |
| FrenchCommanderFullName | Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchObjective | destroy or capture retreating British army ⓘ |
| hasCause | British retreat to the coast during Peninsular War ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involves | Royal Navy evacuation fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
A Coruña
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Moore’s monument in A Coruña ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Sir John Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | fighting on heights outside Corunna ⓘ |
| objective | cover British evacuation by sea ⓘ |
| opposingCommanderRank | Marshal of France ⓘ |
| outcome | British army embarked for England ⓘ |
| partOf | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | British retreat from Sahagún to Corunna ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Lugo
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Talavera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British tactical victory
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French strategic advantage in Spain ⓘ successful British evacuation ⓘ |
| shipEvacuationPoint | Port of Corunna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | preserved core of British field army for later Peninsular campaigns ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | rearguard action ⓘ |
| year | 1809 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Corunna Description of subject: The Battle of Corunna was a 1809 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British forces under Sir John Moore fought a rearguard action against French troops led by Marshal Nicolas Soult, enabling the British army’s evacuation from Spain.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Brown
this entity surface form:
Corunna