Battle of Ocaña
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The Battle of Ocaña was a major 1809 engagement of the Peninsular War in which French forces decisively defeated the Spanish army, leading to French dominance over much of southern Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ocaña canonical | 2 |
| Batalla de Ocaña | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12846224 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Ocaña Context triple: [Claude Victor-Perrin, commandedInBattle, Battle of Ocaña]
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Battle of Loja
The Battle of Loja was a significant late-15th-century engagement between the forces of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain and the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada during the final phase of the Reconquista.
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Battle of Campichuelo
The Battle of Campichuelo was an early engagement of the Argentine War of Independence in which revolutionary forces crossed into Paraguayan territory, marking the start of the Paraguayan campaign.
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Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
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Battle of Peralejo
The Battle of Peralejo was a key 1895 clash in the Cuban War of Independence in which Cuban insurgent forces under Máximo Gómez and Antonio Maceo ambushed and defeated a Spanish column led by Captain General Arsenio Martínez Campos.
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Battle of Padierna
The Battle of Padierna was a key 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War near Mexico City, where U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott defeated Mexican troops, opening the way for the capture of the capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Ocaña Target entity description: The Battle of Ocaña was a major 1809 engagement of the Peninsular War in which French forces decisively defeated the Spanish army, leading to French dominance over much of southern Spain.
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A.
Battle of Loja
The Battle of Loja was a significant late-15th-century engagement between the forces of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain and the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada during the final phase of the Reconquista.
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B.
Battle of Campichuelo
The Battle of Campichuelo was an early engagement of the Argentine War of Independence in which revolutionary forces crossed into Paraguayan territory, marking the start of the Paraguayan campaign.
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C.
Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
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D.
Battle of Peralejo
The Battle of Peralejo was a key 1895 clash in the Cuban War of Independence in which Cuban insurgent forces under Máximo Gómez and Antonio Maceo ambushed and defeated a Spanish column led by Captain General Arsenio Martínez Campos.
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E.
Battle of Padierna
The Battle of Padierna was a key 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War near Mexico City, where U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott defeated Mexican troops, opening the way for the capture of the capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| aftermath |
French dominance over much of southern Spain
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collapse of Spanish defensive positions in La Mancha ⓘ opening of the road to Andalusia for French forces ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Batalla de Ocaña
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Ocaña
|
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| campaign | French campaign in La Mancha ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
First French Empire
Spanish forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
ⓘ
linked to:
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia
Juan Carlos de Aréizaga ⓘ King Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph Bonaparte
Manuel de Godoy ⓘ
linked to:
Manuel Godoy
|
| conflict | Peninsular War ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| date | 19 November 1809 ⓘ |
| followedBy | French advance into Andalusia ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | around 4,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
ⓘ
linked to:
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia
King Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph Bonaparte
|
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Castile-La Mancha
ⓘ
Ocaña ⓘ Province of Toledo ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Spanish army routed in open country
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effective French use of cavalry ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Talavera ⓘ |
| result |
French victory
ⓘ
decisive French victory ⓘ |
| SpanishCasualties |
around 14,000 captured
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loss of most artillery ⓘ over 19,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| SpanishCommander | Juan Carlos de Aréizaga ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
destroyed one of Spain’s main field armies
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enabled French occupation of much of southern Spain ⓘ |
| strengthFrench | approximately 30,000–35,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthSpanish | approximately 50,000–60,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1809 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ocaña Description of subject: The Battle of Ocaña was a major 1809 engagement of the Peninsular War in which French forces decisively defeated the Spanish army, leading to French dominance over much of southern Spain.
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