Siege of Badajoz
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The Siege of Badajoz was a brutal and strategically crucial 1812 British-led assault during the Peninsular War, marked by heavy casualties and notorious post-capture atrocities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Badajoz canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Badajoz | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Badajoz Context triple: [Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign, hasPart, Siege of Badajoz]
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Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo was a major 1812 Peninsular War operation in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington rapidly captured the French-held fortress town on Spain’s border with Portugal, opening the way for further advances into Spain.
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Siege of Burgos
The Siege of Burgos was a 1812 Peninsular War campaign in which British and allied forces under the Duke of Wellington unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held fortress of Burgos in northern Spain.
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Battle of Santander
The Battle of Santander was a major 1937 campaign in the Spanish Civil War in which Nationalist forces decisively defeated the Republicans in northern Spain, leading to the collapse of the Republican-held Northern Front.
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Battle of Albuera
The Battle of Albuera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but strategically important action against the French in southwestern Spain.
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Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in May 1811, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army fought Marshal Masséna’s French forces near the Spanish-Portuguese border to secure the fortress city of Almeida.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Badajoz Target entity description: The Siege of Badajoz was a brutal and strategically crucial 1812 British-led assault during the Peninsular War, marked by heavy casualties and notorious post-capture atrocities.
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A.
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo was a major 1812 Peninsular War operation in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington rapidly captured the French-held fortress town on Spain’s border with Portugal, opening the way for further advances into Spain.
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B.
Siege of Burgos
The Siege of Burgos was a 1812 Peninsular War campaign in which British and allied forces under the Duke of Wellington unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held fortress of Burgos in northern Spain.
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C.
Battle of Santander
The Battle of Santander was a major 1937 campaign in the Spanish Civil War in which Nationalist forces decisively defeated the Republicans in northern Spain, leading to the collapse of the Republican-held Northern Front.
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Battle of Albuera
The Battle of Albuera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but strategically important action against the French in southwestern Spain.
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E.
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in May 1811, in which Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army fought Marshal Masséna’s French forces near the Spanish-Portuguese border to secure the fortress city of Almeida.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in the Peninsular War ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Third Siege of Badajoz (Peninsular War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attacker |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish troops under Wellington ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish forces allied with Britain ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy French casualties
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high Allied casualties ⓘ significant civilian casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Armand Philippon
NERFINISHED
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Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | regimental battle honours in the British Army ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfStorming | 1812-04-06 ⓘ |
| defender | French garrison of Badajoz ⓘ |
| endDate | 1812-04-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied advance into central Spain ⓘ |
| fortifications | strongly fortified frontier fortress ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
disciplinary crisis in Wellington’s army
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international condemnation of Allied excesses ⓘ |
| hasBreaches |
Santa Maria breach
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Trinidad breach ⓘ castle breach ⓘ |
| location |
Badajoz
NERFINISHED
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Extremadura NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutal street fighting
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heavy casualties ⓘ mass rape and murder of civilians ⓘ post-capture atrocities ⓘ widespread looting by Allied troops ⓘ |
| partOf | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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capture of Badajoz by British-led forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 1812-03-16 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of the route into Spain from Portugal
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securing a fortress on the Portuguese–Spanish border ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
artillery bombardment to create breaches
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escalade of the breaches ⓘ |
| year | 1812 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Badajoz Description of subject: The Siege of Badajoz was a brutal and strategically crucial 1812 British-led assault during the Peninsular War, marked by heavy casualties and notorious post-capture atrocities.
Referenced by (5)
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