Battle of Avaí
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The Battle of Avaí was a decisive 1868 engagement in the Paraguayan War in which Brazilian-led Allied forces inflicted a crushing defeat on Paraguay, hastening the collapse of Paraguayan resistance.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Avaí canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9644979 — 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 Avaí Context triple: [Paraguayan War, majorBattle, Battle of Avaí]
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Battle of Pirajá
The Battle of Pirajá was a key 1822–1823 military engagement near Salvador, Bahia, that helped secure Brazil’s independence from Portuguese rule.
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Battle of Quifangondo
The Battle of Quifangondo was a pivotal 1975 clash near Luanda in which MPLA forces, backed by Cuban and Soviet support, repelled a major FNLA and Zairian offensive, helping secure MPLA control at the outset of the Angolan Civil War.
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Battle of Mal Tiempo
The Battle of Mal Tiempo was a key 1895 engagement in the Cuban War of Independence in which Cuban rebel forces won a decisive victory against Spanish colonial troops.
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Battle of Ambon
The Battle of Ambon was a World War II clash in early 1942 in which Japanese forces overwhelmed Dutch and Australian defenders on the Indonesian island of Ambon, resulting in a decisive Japanese victory and subsequent atrocities against prisoners of war.
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Battle of Ituzaingó
The Battle of Ituzaingó was a major 1827 clash between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in present-day Uruguay, remembered as a key land victory for the Argentines during the Cisplatine War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Avaí Target entity description: The Battle of Avaí was a decisive 1868 engagement in the Paraguayan War in which Brazilian-led Allied forces inflicted a crushing defeat on Paraguay, hastening the collapse of Paraguayan resistance.
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A.
Battle of Pirajá
The Battle of Pirajá was a key 1822–1823 military engagement near Salvador, Bahia, that helped secure Brazil’s independence from Portuguese rule.
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B.
Battle of Quifangondo
The Battle of Quifangondo was a pivotal 1975 clash near Luanda in which MPLA forces, backed by Cuban and Soviet support, repelled a major FNLA and Zairian offensive, helping secure MPLA control at the outset of the Angolan Civil War.
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C.
Battle of Mal Tiempo
The Battle of Mal Tiempo was a key 1895 engagement in the Cuban War of Independence in which Cuban rebel forces won a decisive victory against Spanish colonial troops.
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D.
Battle of Ambon
The Battle of Ambon was a World War II clash in early 1942 in which Japanese forces overwhelmed Dutch and Australian defenders on the Indonesian island of Ambon, resulting in a decisive Japanese victory and subsequent atrocities against prisoners of war.
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E.
Battle of Ituzaingó
The Battle of Ituzaingó was a major 1827 clash between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in present-day Uruguay, remembered as a key land victory for the Argentines during the Cisplatine War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Batalha de Avaí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Empire of Brazil military history
ⓘ
history of Paraguay ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Paraguay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triple Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Triple Alliance advance on Asunción ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Duke of Caxias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Francisco Solano López NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Francisco Solano López
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Paraguayan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1868-12-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Lomas Valentinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| impact | contributed to Allied advance into Paraguayan territory ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Argentine forces
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Brazilian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguayan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguayan forces ⓘ |
| location |
Itororó-Avaí sector
NERFINISHED
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Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Brazilian-led frontal assaults
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heavy Paraguayan casualties ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied offensive toward Asunción
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Paraguayan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Itororó NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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decisive Brazilian-led Allied victory ⓘ |
| scope | major battle of the Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
hastened collapse of Paraguayan resistance
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severely weakened Paraguayan army ⓘ |
| theater | Campaign of the Pikysyry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1868 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Avaí Description of subject: The Battle of Avaí was a decisive 1868 engagement in the Paraguayan War in which Brazilian-led Allied forces inflicted a crushing defeat on Paraguay, hastening the collapse of Paraguayan resistance.
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