Battle of the Lines of Torres Vedras
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
retreat_of_French_forces
|
| gptkbp:celebrates |
historical reenactments
memorials_in_Portugal |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:French_Army |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Marshal_André_Masséna
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Wellesley |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
depicted in literature
depicted in films |
| gptkbp:date |
1809
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
strengthened_British_influence_in_Portugal
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
debated among historians
studied by military historians analyzed in military academies compared to other battles examined in documentaries featured in academic papers analyzed for its outcomes discussed in strategy books evaluated for its strategic lessons reviewed for its tactical decisions studied for its implications on future conflicts contextualized_within_the_Napoleonic_Wars |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Napoleonic Wars
|
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
gptkb:Duke_of_Wellington
Napoleon Bonaparte |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
influenced future military strategies
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
military records
|
| gptkbp:house |
gptkb:Lines_of_Torres_Vedras
earthworks |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Lines of Torres Vedras
|
| gptkbp:landscape |
hilly and wooded
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Portugal
|
| gptkbp:logistics |
supply lines cut
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:Anglo-Portuguese_Alliance
defensive warfare importance of logistics importance of alliances importance of terrain importance of fortifications British_forces_approximately_50,000 French_forces_approximately_65,000 |
| gptkbp:notable_player |
scorched earth policy
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
halted_French_advance
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Peninsular_War
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
turning point in the war
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
defensive position
|