Battle of the River Alcantara

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:after_action_report Detailed accounts exist
gptkbp:aftermath Consolidation of French control in Spain
gptkbp:casualties Lower for French forces
High for Spanish forces
gptkbp:combat_history Studied in military academies
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:France
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:French_under_Soult
Spanish under Cuesta
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Jean-de-Dieu_Soult
gptkb:Gregorio_García_de_la_Cuesta
gptkbp:commemoration Military history studies
Memorials in Spain
gptkbp:communication French used effective signaling
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced literature and art
gptkbp:date 1809
November 28, 1809
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Tagus
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:historical_debate Controversy over tactics used
gptkbp:historical_figures Soult and Cuesta are notable figures.
gptkbp:historical_impact Shifted power dynamics in Iberia
gptkbp:historical_records Documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated French military prowess
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the River Alcantara
gptkbp:influence Impact on Spanish resistance
gptkbp:intelligence French had superior reconnaissance
gptkbp:legacy Studied in military history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alcantara,_Spain
gptkbp:logistics French supply lines were secure
gptkbp:military_lessons Importance of terrain in battle
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:1st_Corps_of_the_French_Army
gptkb:Spanish_2nd_Army
gptkbp:modern_relevance Lessons for contemporary warfare
gptkbp:mood High among French troops
Low among Spanish troops
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Salamanca
gptkb:Battle_of_Ciudad_Rodrigo
gptkbp:notable_quote Quotes from participants exist
gptkbp:outcome Spanish retreat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:participants gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:Spanish_Army
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Talavera
gptkbp:primary_source Letters from commanders
Historical analyses published
gptkbp:result French victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for French forces
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Tagus River
gptkbp:strategy Use of artillery by French
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuver by French
gptkbp:terrain gptkb:River_Alcantara
gptkbp:weather_conditions Rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:War_of_the_Sicilian_Vespers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5