Battle of Almansa

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Almansa was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Bourbon forces decisively defeated the allied armies, securing Bourbon control over much of Spain.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Almansa canonical	1
Battle of Almanza	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
approximateStrengthAllied	about 16,000–20,000 soldiers ⓘ
approximateStrengthBourbon	about 25,000–30,000 soldiers ⓘ
belligerent	Austrian Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Bourbon Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualtiesAllied	many thousands captured ⓘ several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ
combatantSide	Bourbon forces ⓘ Grand Alliance forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Jorge de Darmstadt (Marquis of La Mina) NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedBy	monuments in Almansa ⓘ
commemoratedOn	local reenactments and anniversaries in Almansa ⓘ
conflict	War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryAtTime	Monarchy of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1707-04-25 ⓘ
decisiveFor	Bourbon dynasty in Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip V of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAftermath	repression of pro-Habsburg supporters in Valencia and Aragon ⓘ
hasParticipant	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Bourbon Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
ledTo	Allied retreat into Catalonia ⓘ Bourbon control over much of eastern Spain ⓘ collapse of Allied position in the Kingdom of Valencia ⓘ
location	Almansa NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Valencia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernCountry	Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	decisive defeat of Anglo-Portuguese-Dutch-Austrian forces ⓘ use of a Franco-Spanish army under the Duke of Berwick ⓘ
partOf	War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Bourbon victory ⓘ
strategicEffect	secured Bourbon communications between Castile and the Mediterranean coast ⓘ weakened Allied capacity to challenge Philip V in Spain ⓘ
territorialConsequence	Bourbon occupation of Aragonese territories ⓘ Bourbon occupation of Valencia ⓘ
theatre	Iberian theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1707 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme → notableBattle → Battle of Almansa ⓘ

Charles FitzJames → notableWork → Battle of Almansa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Almanza