winter operations of 1811–1812 in the Peninsular War
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The winter operations of 1811–1812 in the Peninsular War were a series of largely positional and logistical maneuvers between Allied and French forces in the Iberian Peninsula that set the stage for Wellington’s later offensive campaigns.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| winter operations of 1811–1812 in the Peninsular War canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
military campaign
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phase of the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
emphasis on winter quarters and cantonments
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limited large-scale pitched battles ⓘ raids and minor engagements ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| follows | campaigns of 1811 in the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington
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Marshal Auguste Marmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal Louis-Gabriel Suchet NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal Nicolas Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect | set the stage for Wellington’s 1812 offensive ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1812 ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
to consolidate Allied positions
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to disrupt French communications and supply ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Iberian Peninsula
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Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNature |
largely positional operations
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logistical maneuvers ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
French difficulty in sustaining extended lines of communication in Spain
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strengthening of Allied operational position for 1812 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
First French Empire
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Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish forces ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1811 ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
preparation for Allied sieges of frontier fortresses
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redistribution of forces along the Portuguese–Spanish frontier ⓘ reorganization of Allied and French armies ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
border regions of Portugal and Spain
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western Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Allied efforts to maintain supply lines from Portugal
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French attempts to hold key fortresses in Spain ⓘ maneuvering around frontier fortresses such as Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz ⓘ |
| opposes | Allied armies and French imperial forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Siege of Badajoz (1812)
NERFINISHED
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Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington’s 1812 spring and summer offensives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | Lines of Torres Vedras as a logistical base for Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign
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winter operations of 1811–1812 in the Peninsular War
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