Lima campaign
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The Lima campaign was a major late phase of the War of the Pacific in which Chilean forces advanced on and occupied Peru’s capital, decisively weakening Peruvian resistance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lima campaign canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8752182 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lima campaign Context triple: [War of the Pacific, notableCampaign, Lima campaign]
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A.
Tacna and Arica campaign
The Tacna and Arica campaign was a major land offensive during the War of the Pacific in which Chilean forces defeated Peruvian and Bolivian troops, leading to Chile’s occupation of southern Peruvian territory and the loss of Bolivia’s coastal access.
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B.
Apure campaign
The Apure campaign was a key military offensive during the Venezuelan War of Independence, led by Simón Bolívar’s forces across the Apure plains as part of the broader Llanero campaigns against Spanish royalist control.
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Battle of Junín
The Battle of Junín was a key 1824 cavalry engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence that helped secure Simón Bolívar’s campaign to liberate Peru from Spanish rule.
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D.
Third Upper Peru campaign
The Third Upper Peru campaign was a major Argentine military expedition during the War of Independence aimed at liberating the Upper Peru region (modern-day Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control.
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E.
Siege of Callao
The Siege of Callao was a key military operation in the early 1820s in which patriot forces blockaded and attacked the Spanish-held port fortress of Callao, helping secure Peru’s independence from Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lima campaign Target entity description: The Lima campaign was a major late phase of the War of the Pacific in which Chilean forces advanced on and occupied Peru’s capital, decisively weakening Peruvian resistance.
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A.
Tacna and Arica campaign
The Tacna and Arica campaign was a major land offensive during the War of the Pacific in which Chilean forces defeated Peruvian and Bolivian troops, leading to Chile’s occupation of southern Peruvian territory and the loss of Bolivia’s coastal access.
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B.
Apure campaign
The Apure campaign was a key military offensive during the Venezuelan War of Independence, led by Simón Bolívar’s forces across the Apure plains as part of the broader Llanero campaigns against Spanish royalist control.
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C.
Battle of Junín
The Battle of Junín was a key 1824 cavalry engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence that helped secure Simón Bolívar’s campaign to liberate Peru from Spanish rule.
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D.
Third Upper Peru campaign
The Third Upper Peru campaign was a major Argentine military expedition during the War of Independence aimed at liberating the Upper Peru region (modern-day Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control.
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E.
Siege of Callao
The Siege of Callao was a key military operation in the early 1820s in which patriot forces blockaded and attacked the Spanish-held port fortress of Callao, helping secure Peru’s independence from Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign of the War of the Pacific
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Manuel Baquedano González
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicolás de Piérola NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricio Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Republic of Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect | decisive weakening of Peruvian resistance ⓘ |
| endTime | 1881 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Breña campaign ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Miraflores
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos NERFINISHED ⓘ occupation of Lima ⓘ |
| location |
Lima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chilean Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peruvian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tacna and Arica campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Chilean victory
ⓘ
occupation of Lima by Chile ⓘ |
| significance | decisive turning point against Peru in the War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| startTime | 1880 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
capture of Lima
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force Peruvian capitulation ⓘ |
| theatre | land warfare in coastal Peru ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late phase of the War of the Pacific ⓘ |
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Subject: Lima campaign Description of subject: The Lima campaign was a major late phase of the War of the Pacific in which Chilean forces advanced on and occupied Peru’s capital, decisively weakening Peruvian resistance.
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