Battle of Bussaco
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The Battle of Bussaco was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in 1810, where Anglo-Portuguese forces under Wellington repelled a French invasion of Portugal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Bussaco canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Busaco | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5242882 — 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 Bussaco Context triple: [Michel Ney, participatedIn, Battle of Bussaco]
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Ourique
The Battle of Ourique was a pivotal 1139 victory of the Portuguese forces over Muslim armies that became a foundational legend in the emergence of the Kingdom of Portugal and the rule of Afonso I.
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C.
Battle of Oporto
The Battle of Oporto was a 1809 Peninsular War engagement in which British and Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley drove Marshal Nicolas Soult’s French army from the Portuguese city of Porto.
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D.
Battle of San Martino
The Battle of San Martino was a major 1859 engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought alongside the Battle of Solferino, that contributed to the unification of Italy.
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E.
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.
- 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 Bussaco Target entity description: The Battle of Bussaco was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in 1810, where Anglo-Portuguese forces under Wellington repelled a French invasion of Portugal.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Ourique
The Battle of Ourique was a pivotal 1139 victory of the Portuguese forces over Muslim armies that became a foundational legend in the emergence of the Kingdom of Portugal and the rule of Afonso I.
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C.
Battle of Oporto
The Battle of Oporto was a 1809 Peninsular War engagement in which British and Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley drove Marshal Nicolas Soult’s French army from the Portuguese city of Porto.
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D.
Battle of San Martino
The Battle of San Martino was a major 1859 engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought alongside the Battle of Solferino, that contributed to the unification of Italy.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| alliedCommander | Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Batalha do Buçaco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Buçaco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lines of Torres Vedras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | French invasion of Portugal (1810–1811) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesAngloPortuguese | approximately 1,200 to 1,300 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| casualtiesFrench | approximately 4,500 to 5,000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Reynier NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal André Masséna NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Ney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Buçaco military monuments ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| date | 27 September 1810 ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | ridge of Bussaco ⓘ |
| followedBy | Lines of Torres Vedras campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frenchArmy | Army of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frenchCommander | André Masséna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Serra do Buçaco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Bussaco, Portugal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective Anglo-Portuguese cooperation
ⓘ
repulse of Masséna’s Army of Portugal ⓘ use of strong defensive terrain by Wellington ⓘ |
| objectiveFrench | advance on Lisbon ⓘ |
| partOf | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portugueseCommander |
Miguel Pereira Forjaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Carr Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French advance into central Portugal ⓘ |
| result | Anglo-Portuguese victory ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | temporary check to French invasion of Portugal ⓘ |
| strengthAngloPortuguese | approximately 50,000 troops ⓘ |
| strengthFrench | approximately 65,000 troops ⓘ |
| tacticalNature | defensive battle on a ridge position ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wellingtonTitleAtTime | Viscount Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1810 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Bussaco Description of subject: The Battle of Bussaco was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in 1810, where Anglo-Portuguese forces under Wellington repelled a French invasion of Portugal.
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:
Battle of Busaco
this entity surface form:
Battle of Busaco
this entity surface form:
Battle of Busaco