Battle of Orthez
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The Battle of Orthez was a major 1814 engagement of the Peninsular War in southwestern France, where Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Orthez canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8410301 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Orthez Context triple: [British 3rd Division, notableEngagement, Battle of Orthez]
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Battle of La Rothière
The Battle of La Rothière was a major 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which the allied forces of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and others checked Napoleon’s army in northeastern France during the campaign that led to his first abdication.
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Battle of Dompaire
The Battle of Dompaire was a World War II engagement in September 1944 in northeastern France, where French armoured forces, supported by Allied air power, decisively defeated a German Panzer brigade.
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Battle of the Nive
The Battle of the Nive was a major 1813 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington pushed Marshal Soult’s French army back toward Bayonne in southwestern France.
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Noisseville
The Battle of Noisseville was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in late August 1870 near Metz, where German forces repelled French attempts to break out of the besieged city, tightening the encirclement that led to later decisive defeats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Orthez Target entity description: The Battle of Orthez was a major 1814 engagement of the Peninsular War in southwestern France, where Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army.
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A.
Battle of La Rothière
The Battle of La Rothière was a major 1814 engagement of the Napoleonic Wars in which the allied forces of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and others checked Napoleon’s army in northeastern France during the campaign that led to his first abdication.
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B.
Battle of Dompaire
The Battle of Dompaire was a World War II engagement in September 1944 in northeastern France, where French armoured forces, supported by Allied air power, decisively defeated a German Panzer brigade.
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C.
Battle of the Nive
The Battle of the Nive was a major 1813 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington pushed Marshal Soult’s French army back toward Bayonne in southwestern France.
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D.
Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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E.
Battle of Noisseville
The Battle of Noisseville was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in late August 1870 near Metz, where German forces repelled French attempts to break out of the besieged city, tightening the encirclement that led to later decisive defeats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Orthes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Wellington’s 1814 invasion of southern France ⓘ |
| capturedFrench | about 6,000 prisoners ⓘ |
| casualtiesAllied | about 2,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesFrench | about 4,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
NERFINISHED
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Bertrand Clausel NERFINISHED ⓘ Honoré Charles Reille NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d’Erlon NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowland Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ William Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | inscription on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris (as ORTHEZ) ⓘ |
| conflict | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 27 February 1814 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
Gave de Pau River
NERFINISHED
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heights north of the Gave de Pau ⓘ |
| location |
Orthez
NERFINISHED
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Pyrénées-Atlantiques NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern France ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Soult’s French army
NERFINISHED
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Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
Allies secured a route toward Toulouse
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French army forced to retreat ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Nive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to collapse of French resistance in the Peninsular War
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helped drive French forces back toward interior of France ⓘ |
| strengthAllied | about 37,000 troops ⓘ |
| strengthFrench | about 39,000 troops ⓘ |
| tacticAllied | frontal attacks combined with flanking maneuver on the French right ⓘ |
| tacticFrench | defensive position on ridges covering Orthez ⓘ |
| theatre | southwestern France campaign of the Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1814 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Orthez Description of subject: The Battle of Orthez was a major 1814 engagement of the Peninsular War in southwestern France, where Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese forces defeated Marshal Soult’s French army.
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