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
military campaign
alliedWith Quadruple Alliance powers
belligerent France
Spain
chronology early 18th century
conflict War of the Quadruple Alliance
conflictType land campaign
country Spain
diplomaticContext Quadruple Alliance against Spain
follows Spanish attempts to expand influence in Italy
geographicalContext Pyrenean frontier between France and Spain
hasCause French opposition to Spanish expansion in Italy
War of the Quadruple Alliance
hasMainTheater northern Iberian Peninsula
hasParticipant Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Spain
historicalPeriod War of the Quadruple Alliance era
involves French army
Spanish army
location Pyrenees
northern Spain
militaryOperation French crossing of the Pyrenees
objective to pressure Philip V of Spain to abandon expansionist ambitions in Italy
opponent Philip V of Spain NERFINISHED
opposedBy Spanish forces
partOf European wars of the early 18th century
War of the Quadruple Alliance
politicalObjective to force Spanish compliance with Quadruple Alliance demands
result French military success
Spanish abandonment of some expansionist aims in Italy
startTime 1719
target Bourbon Spain under Philip V

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
War of the Quadruple Alliance
significantEvent

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