Battle of Alcázarquivir

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Portuguese succession crisis
gptkbp:casualties high casualties for Portugal
significant casualties for Morocco
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Saadi_Sultanate
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Portugal
gptkbp:commander gptkb:King_Sebastian_of_Portugal
Abdel Malek of Morocco
gptkbp:date August 4, 1578
gptkbp:has_ability approximately 20,000 Portuguese troops
approximately 30,000 Moroccan troops
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Portuguese-Moroccan conflicts
gptkbp:historical_impact shifted power dynamics in North Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Alcázarquivir
gptkbp:legacy considered a disaster for Portugal
gptkbp:location Alcázarquivir, Morocco
gptkbp:primary_source historical accounts by contemporaries
letters from King Sebastian
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Portuguese_Restoration_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Ksar_al-Kebir
gptkbp:result decisive victory for the Saadi Sultanate
gptkbp:significance led to the end of the Portuguese independence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philip_II
gptkb:Spanish_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4