French invasion of northern Spain (1719)
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The French invasion of northern Spain in 1719 was a military campaign during the War of the Quadruple Alliance in which French forces crossed the Pyrenees to pressure Philip V of Spain into abandoning his expansionist ambitions in Italy.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
invasion
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military campaign → |
| alliedWith |
Quadruple Alliance powers
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| belligerent |
France
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Spain → |
| chronology |
early 18th century
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| conflict |
War of the Quadruple Alliance
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| conflictType |
land campaign
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| country |
Spain
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| diplomaticContext |
Quadruple Alliance against Spain
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| follows |
Spanish attempts to expand influence in Italy
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| geographicalContext |
Pyrenean frontier between France and Spain
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| hasCause |
French opposition to Spanish expansion in Italy
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War of the Quadruple Alliance → |
| hasMainTheater |
northern Iberian Peninsula
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| hasParticipant |
Kingdom of France
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Kingdom of Spain → |
| historicalPeriod |
War of the Quadruple Alliance era
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| involves |
French army
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Spanish army → |
| location |
Pyrenees
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northern Spain → |
| militaryOperation |
French crossing of the Pyrenees
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| objective |
to pressure Philip V of Spain to abandon expansionist ambitions in Italy
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| opponent |
Philip V of Spain
NERFINISHED
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| opposedBy |
Spanish forces
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| partOf |
European wars of the early 18th century
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War of the Quadruple Alliance → |
| politicalObjective |
to force Spanish compliance with Quadruple Alliance demands
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| result |
French military success
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Spanish abandonment of some expansionist aims in Italy → |
| startTime |
1719
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| target |
Bourbon Spain under Philip V
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
War of the Quadruple Alliance
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significantEvent |