Arapiles hills

E845965

battlefield terrain geographical feature hill

The Arapiles hills are a pair of low but strategically significant elevations near Salamanca in western Spain, known primarily as the key terrain that shaped the outcome of the 1812 Battle of Salamanca during the Peninsular War.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Los Arapiles hills	1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battlefield terrain ⓘ geographical feature ⓘ hill ⓘ
commandedByAtBattle	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
dateOfSignificantEvent	22 July 1812 ⓘ
distanceFrom	near Salamanca city ⓘ
elevationRelative	low hills ⓘ
hasPart	Greater Arapile NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Arapile NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEvent	Battle of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	outcome of the Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
knownFor	importance in the Peninsular War ⓘ role in the Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
languageOfToponym	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Castile and León ⓘ Province of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ western Spain ⓘ
locatedNear	Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ
militarySignificance	decisive factor in deployment and maneuver at Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
opposedCommanderAtBattle	Marshal Auguste de Marmont NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentDayUse	historical site ⓘ tourist destination for battlefield visitors ⓘ
strategicImportance	commanding observation over surrounding plain ⓘ key defensive and offensive positions in battle ⓘ
terrainType	elevated rocky ground ⓘ
usedBy	Anglo-Portuguese army NERFINISHED ⓘ French army NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Battle of Los Arapiles → terrainFeature → Arapiles hills ⓘ

Battle of Los Arapiles → namedAfter → Arapiles hills ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Arapiles hills