Latvian War of Independence
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The Latvian War of Independence was a post–World War I conflict (1918–1920) in which newly proclaimed Latvia fought against Bolshevik, German, and other forces to secure its sovereignty and establish an independent state.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latvian War of Independence canonical | 3 |
| Latvian independence movement | 1 |
| Soviet–Latvian War | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
war of independence ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Cēsis (1919)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Daugavpils NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Riga (1919) NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberation of Latgale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Baltic German forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolshevik forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ German Freikorps units NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvian National Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvian Provisional Government NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Army ⓘ Republic of Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Latvian declaration of independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
power vacuum after collapse of Russian Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Jānis Balodis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karlis Ulmanis NERFINISHED ⓘ Oskars Kalpaks NERFINISHED ⓘ Pēteris Stučka NERFINISHED ⓘ Rüdiger von der Goltz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | post–World War I conflict ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1920-08-11 ⓘ |
| goal |
establish independent Latvian state
ⓘ
secure Latvian sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
establishment of independent Latvian state ⓘ international recognition of Latvia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Courland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latgale NERFINISHED ⓘ Vidzeme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Russian Volunteer Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wars of Independence in Eastern Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
aftermath of World War I ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Estonian War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lithuanian Wars of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Latvian victory
ⓘ
Soviet Russia renounced claims to Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ withdrawal of foreign forces from Latvia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-11-18 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1918–1920 ⓘ |
| treaty | Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyDate | 1920-08-11 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Latvian independence movement
this entity surface form:
Soviet–Latvian War