Second Portuguese campaign of the Peninsular War
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The Second Portuguese campaign of the Peninsular War was a 1809 French invasion of Portugal led by Marshal Soult that was decisively reversed by Sir Arthur Wellesley’s counteroffensive, notably including the recapture of Porto.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French invasion of Portugal (1809) | 2 |
| Second French invasion of Portugal | 1 |
| Second Portuguese campaign of the Peninsular War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17969328 — 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: Second Portuguese campaign of the Peninsular War Context triple: [Battle of Oporto, campaign, Second Portuguese campaign of the Peninsular War]
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Andalusian campaign of the Peninsular War
The Andalusian campaign of the Peninsular War was a major French offensive in southern Spain (1810–1812) aimed at seizing key cities like Seville and Cádiz, marked by both rapid initial advances and stubborn Spanish and British resistance.
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B.
Siege of Badajoz (1812)
The Siege of Badajoz (1812) was a brutal and strategically crucial Peninsular War assault in which British and Portuguese forces under Wellington captured the heavily fortified Spanish border city from the French, paving the way for later Allied advances into Spain.
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Second Siege of Badajoz (1811)
The Second Siege of Badajoz (1811) was a failed British-Portuguese attempt during the Peninsular War to capture the heavily fortified Spanish border city of Badajoz from French control.
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Portugal campaign of the Seven Years' War
The Portugal campaign of the Seven Years' War was a 1762 military conflict in which Britain and Portugal successfully defended Portuguese territory against a Spanish-French invasion as part of the wider global Seven Years' War.
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Siege of Badajoz
The Siege of Badajoz was a brutal and strategically crucial 1812 British-led assault during the Peninsular War, marked by heavy casualties and notorious post-capture atrocities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Portuguese campaign of the Peninsular War Target entity description: The Second Portuguese campaign of the Peninsular War was a 1809 French invasion of Portugal led by Marshal Soult that was decisively reversed by Sir Arthur Wellesley’s counteroffensive, notably including the recapture of Porto.
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A.
Andalusian campaign of the Peninsular War
The Andalusian campaign of the Peninsular War was a major French offensive in southern Spain (1810–1812) aimed at seizing key cities like Seville and Cádiz, marked by both rapid initial advances and stubborn Spanish and British resistance.
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B.
Siege of Badajoz (1812)
The Siege of Badajoz (1812) was a brutal and strategically crucial Peninsular War assault in which British and Portuguese forces under Wellington captured the heavily fortified Spanish border city from the French, paving the way for later Allied advances into Spain.
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C.
Second Siege of Badajoz (1811)
The Second Siege of Badajoz (1811) was a failed British-Portuguese attempt during the Peninsular War to capture the heavily fortified Spanish border city of Badajoz from French control.
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D.
Portugal campaign of the Seven Years' War
The Portugal campaign of the Seven Years' War was a 1762 military conflict in which Britain and Portugal successfully defended Portuguese territory against a Spanish-French invasion as part of the wider global Seven Years' War.
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E.
Siege of Badajoz
The Siege of Badajoz was a brutal and strategically crucial 1812 British-led assault during the Peninsular War, marked by heavy casualties and notorious post-capture atrocities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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