Battle of Paraguarí
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The Battle of Paraguarí was a key 1811 engagement in the Paraguayan War of Independence, where local forces repelled an invading army from Buenos Aires, helping to secure Paraguay’s autonomy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Paraguarí canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Tacuarí | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5189078 — 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 Paraguarí Context triple: [Paraguayan campaign, notableBattle, Battle of Paraguarí]
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A.
Battle of La Plata
The Battle of La Plata was a 1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces defeated a larger Batista garrison near the Sierra Maestra, helping to solidify rebel control in the region.
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B.
Battle of Pirajá
The Battle of Pirajá was a key 1822–1823 military engagement near Salvador, Bahia, that helped secure Brazil’s independence from Portuguese rule.
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C.
Battle of La Angostura
The Battle of La Angostura was a major engagement of the Mexican–American War in February 1847, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna in northern Mexico.
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D.
Battle of Tucumán
The Battle of Tucumán was a key 1812 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which Manuel Belgrano’s forces halted Spanish royalist advances in northwest Argentina, bolstering the revolutionary cause.
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E.
Battle of Yerbas Buenas
The Battle of Yerbas Buenas was an early and bloody night engagement in 1813 during Chile’s struggle for independence, remembered for its heavy patriot losses and its impact on the opening phase of the Chilean War of Independence.
- 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 Paraguarí Target entity description: The Battle of Paraguarí was a key 1811 engagement in the Paraguayan War of Independence, where local forces repelled an invading army from Buenos Aires, helping to secure Paraguay’s autonomy.
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A.
Battle of La Plata
The Battle of La Plata was a 1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces defeated a larger Batista garrison near the Sierra Maestra, helping to solidify rebel control in the region.
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B.
Battle of Pirajá
The Battle of Pirajá was a key 1822–1823 military engagement near Salvador, Bahia, that helped secure Brazil’s independence from Portuguese rule.
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C.
Battle of La Angostura
The Battle of La Angostura was a major engagement of the Mexican–American War in February 1847, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna in northern Mexico.
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D.
Battle of Tucumán
The Battle of Tucumán was a key 1812 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which Manuel Belgrano’s forces halted Spanish royalist advances in northwest Argentina, bolstering the revolutionary cause.
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E.
Battle of Yerbas Buenas
The Battle of Yerbas Buenas was an early and bloody night engagement in 1813 during Chile’s struggle for independence, remembered for its heavy patriot losses and its impact on the opening phase of the Chilean War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Batalla de Paraguarí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Forces from Buenos Aires
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Paraguayan provincial forces ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Belgrano’s Paraguay campaign ⓘ |
| chronology | One of the first major battles in Paraguay’s independence struggle ⓘ |
| combatant |
Revolutionary forces from Buenos Aires
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Royalist-aligned Paraguayan authorities ⓘ |
| commander |
Bernardo de Velasco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fulgencio Yegros NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel Atanasio Cabañas NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel Belgrano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Paraguayan War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1811-01-19 ⓘ |
| era | Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Tacuarí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early 19th century ⓘ |
| involved |
artillery units
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cavalry units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ |
| location |
Paraguarí
NERFINISHED
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Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Paraguayan front of the Río de la Plata conflicts ⓘ |
| objectiveOfInvasion | Bring Paraguay under the authority of the Buenos Aires Junta ⓘ |
| outcome | Buenos Aires forces retreated from Paraguay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latin American wars of independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paraguayan War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEffect | Strengthened Paraguayan moves toward independence from Spain and Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| precededBy | Belgrano’s invasion of Paraguay ⓘ |
| region | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Buenos Aires Junta
NERFINISHED
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May Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguayan independence ⓘ |
| result |
Defeat of Buenos Aires invasion force
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Paraguayan victory ⓘ |
| significance |
Demonstrated military capacity of local Paraguayan forces
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Helped secure Paraguay’s autonomy from Buenos Aires ⓘ Key engagement in the Paraguayan independence process ⓘ |
| territorialEffect | Consolidation of de facto Paraguayan self-rule ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1811 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Paraguarí Description of subject: The Battle of Paraguarí was a key 1811 engagement in the Paraguayan War of Independence, where local forces repelled an invading army from Buenos Aires, helping to secure Paraguay’s autonomy.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Tacuarí