Pastry War
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The Pastry War was a brief 1838–1839 conflict between France and Mexico, sparked by French demands for compensation (including a pastry chef’s claim) and resulting in a French naval blockade and bombardment of Veracruz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pastry War canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pastry War Context triple: [Centralist Republic of Mexico, involvedInConflict, Pastry War]
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Morean War
The Morean War was a late 17th-century conflict in which the Republic of Venice, with allied support, fought the Ottoman Empire for control of the Peloponnese (Morea) during the wider Great Turkish War.
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Ragamuffin War
The Ragamuffin War was a 19th-century republican and separatist revolt in southern Brazil, centered in Rio Grande do Sul, against the imperial government of the Empire of Brazil.
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Black Powder War
Black Powder War is a historical fantasy novel by Naomi Novik, part of her Temeraire series that blends Napoleonic-era warfare with an alternate history of dragon-mounted aerial combat.
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Fifteen Years' War
The Fifteen Years' War was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire that reshaped power dynamics in Central and Eastern Europe.
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French intervention in Mexico
The French intervention in Mexico was a mid-19th-century military campaign in which France, backed at times by Britain and Spain, invaded Mexico to install Emperor Maximilian I and challenge Mexican sovereignty under President Benito Juárez.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pastry War Target entity description: The Pastry War was a brief 1838–1839 conflict between France and Mexico, sparked by French demands for compensation (including a pastry chef’s claim) and resulting in a French naval blockade and bombardment of Veracruz.
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A.
Morean War
The Morean War was a late 17th-century conflict in which the Republic of Venice, with allied support, fought the Ottoman Empire for control of the Peloponnese (Morea) during the wider Great Turkish War.
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B.
Ragamuffin War
The Ragamuffin War was a 19th-century republican and separatist revolt in southern Brazil, centered in Rio Grande do Sul, against the imperial government of the Empire of Brazil.
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C.
Black Powder War
Black Powder War is a historical fantasy novel by Naomi Novik, part of her Temeraire series that blends Napoleonic-era warfare with an alternate history of dragon-mounted aerial combat.
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D.
Fifteen Years' War
The Fifteen Years' War was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire that reshaped power dynamics in Central and Eastern Europe.
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E.
French intervention in Mexico
The French intervention in Mexico was a mid-19th-century military campaign in which France, backed at times by Britain and Spain, invaded Mexico to install Emperor Maximilian I and challenge Mexican sovereignty under President Benito Juárez.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franco-Mexican conflict
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military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First French intervention in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
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Republic of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
French demands for financial compensation from Mexico
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a compensation claim by a French pastry chef in Mexico City ⓘ claims by French nationals for damages to their property in Mexico ⓘ |
| combatantGovernment |
Centralist Republic of Mexico
NERFINISHED
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July Monarchy of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Antonio López de Santa Anna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Baudin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
colonial intervention
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naval conflict ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
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Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demandedIndemnityAmount | 600000 pesos ⓘ |
| effect | strengthening of Antonio López de Santa Anna’s political reputation in Mexico ⓘ |
| endDate | 1839 ⓘ |
| endedBy | diplomatic negotiations mediated by the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second French intervention in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | non-payment of debts and claims by Mexico to French citizens ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
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Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryAction |
French bombardment of Veracruz
NERFINISHED
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French naval blockade of Mexican ports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
French use of naval power to enforce financial claims
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origin in a pastry chef’s compensation claim ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century interventions of European powers in Latin America ⓘ |
| precededBy | internal instability in Mexico after independence ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
French victory
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Mexican agreement to pay an indemnity to France ⓘ temporary French occupation of Mexican territory ⓘ |
| significantEvent | bombardment of the San Juan de Ulúa fortress ⓘ |
| startDate | 1838 ⓘ |
| topic |
Franco-Mexican relations
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gunboat diplomacy ⓘ |
| treatyOrAgreement | Treaty of Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Pastry War Description of subject: The Pastry War was a brief 1838–1839 conflict between France and Mexico, sparked by French demands for compensation (including a pastry chef’s claim) and resulting in a French naval blockade and bombardment of Veracruz.
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