Peninsular campaign of 1812

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campaign of the Peninsular War military campaign

The Peninsular campaign of 1812 was a major phase of the Peninsular War in which the Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces advanced into Spain, culminating in key victories such as the Battle of Salamanca that shifted the strategic balance against Napoleonic France.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Allied Salamanca campaign of 1812	1
Peninsular campaign of 1812 canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	campaign of the Peninsular War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
afterEffect	Forced French strategic withdrawals in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Temporary liberation of Madrid from French control ⓘ
belligerent	Anglo-Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French Army of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ French imperial forces in Spain ⓘ
commandedBy	Duke of Wellington on the Allied side ⓘ
commandStructure	British-led coalition forces ⓘ
conflict	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
followedBy	Peninsular campaign of 1813 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCommander	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ King Joseph Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal Auguste de Marmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal Nicolas Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish forces ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
involves	advance of Anglo-Portuguese forces into Spain ⓘ breach and capture of fortified frontier towns ⓘ decisive field battle at Salamanca ⓘ
location	Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Salamanca (1812) NERFINISHED ⓘ Occupation of Madrid (1812) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Badajoz (1812) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	Capture key fortresses controlling the Portuguese–Spanish frontier ⓘ Drive French forces from western and central Spain ⓘ
opponent	French occupation forces in Spain ⓘ Napoleonic France NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Peninsular operations of 1811 NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ Strategic setback for Napoleonic France in Spain ⓘ
significance	Contributed to weakening Napoleon’s control over Spain ⓘ Demonstrated effectiveness of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army ⓘ Shifted strategic balance in the Peninsular War against France ⓘ
startTime	1812 ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Castile and León NERFINISHED ⓘ Extremadura NERFINISHED ⓘ Western and central Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1812 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wellington exploited a gap in the French left flank → campaign → Peninsular campaign of 1812 ⓘ

Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) → followedBy → Peninsular campaign of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied Salamanca campaign of 1812