Battle of Los Arapiles
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The Battle of Los Arapiles, better known in English as the Battle of Salamanca, was a major 1812 Peninsular War engagement in which the Duke of Wellington decisively defeated French forces near Salamanca, Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Batalla de los Arapiles | 2 |
| Battle of Los Arapiles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1691452 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Los Arapiles Context triple: [Battle of Salamanca, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Los Arapiles]
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Battle of El Roble
The Battle of El Roble was a significant 1813 engagement during the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces, led in part by Bernardo O'Higgins, helped solidify the emerging independence movement against Spanish royalist control.
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Battle of Las Queseras del Medio
The Battle of Las Queseras del Medio was a celebrated 1819 cavalry victory led by José Antonio Páez against Spanish royalist forces, remembered as a key patriotic feat in Venezuela’s struggle for independence.
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Battle of Las Tres Acequias
The Battle of Las Tres Acequias was a significant 1814 engagement in Chile’s struggle for independence, where royalist forces defeated Chilean patriots near Santiago, contributing to the temporary restoration of Spanish control.
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Battle of Ibarra
The Battle of Ibarra was a decisive 1823 military engagement in present-day Ecuador in which independence forces led by Simón Bolívar defeated royalist troops, helping secure the region’s liberation from Spanish rule.
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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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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Los Arapiles Target entity description: The Battle of Los Arapiles, better known in English as the Battle of Salamanca, was a major 1812 Peninsular War engagement in which the Duke of Wellington decisively defeated French forces near Salamanca, Spain.
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A.
Battle of El Roble
The Battle of El Roble was a significant 1813 engagement during the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces, led in part by Bernardo O'Higgins, helped solidify the emerging independence movement against Spanish royalist control.
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B.
Battle of Las Queseras del Medio
The Battle of Las Queseras del Medio was a celebrated 1819 cavalry victory led by José Antonio Páez against Spanish royalist forces, remembered as a key patriotic feat in Venezuela’s struggle for independence.
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C.
Battle of Las Tres Acequias
The Battle of Las Tres Acequias was a significant 1814 engagement in Chile’s struggle for independence, where royalist forces defeated Chilean patriots near Santiago, contributing to the temporary restoration of Spanish control.
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D.
Battle of Ibarra
The Battle of Ibarra was a decisive 1823 military engagement in present-day Ecuador in which independence forces led by Simón Bolívar defeated royalist troops, helping secure the region’s liberation from Spanish rule.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
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Peninsular War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Salamanca ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
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Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Spanish forces ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Wellington’s 1812 Salamanca campaign ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Anglo-Portuguese Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo‑Portuguese‑Spanish army
French Army of the Tagus ⓘ
surface form:
French Army of Portugal
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| commander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
Edward Pakenham ⓘ Henry Clinton ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1771)
Jean-Pierre François Bonet ⓘ Marshal Auguste de Marmont ⓘ Marshal Bertrand Clausel ⓘ Maximilien Foy ⓘ Thomas Graham ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch
|
| conflict | Peninsular War ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 22 July 1812 ⓘ |
| englishName | Battle of Salamanca ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied advance on Madrid ⓘ |
| FrenchCommanderWounded |
Marshal Auguste de Marmont
ⓘ
surface form:
Auguste de Marmont
Bertrand Clausel (French) ⓘ
surface form:
Bertrand Clausel
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| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| location |
Castile and León
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Province of Salamanca ⓘ
surface form:
Salamanca Province
near Salamanca, Spain ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Arapiles hills
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surface form:
Los Arapiles hills
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| notableTactic | Wellington’s surprise flank attack on the French left ⓘ |
| outcome | French Army of Portugal heavily damaged ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Siege of Badajoz (1812)
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Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Anglo‑Portuguese victory
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defeat of French forces ⓘ |
| spanishName |
Battle of Los Arapiles
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Batalla de los Arapiles
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| strategicSignificance |
forced French retreat from much of western Spain
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opened the road to Madrid for Wellington ⓘ weakened French control in Spain ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | Arapiles hills ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| year | 1812 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Los Arapiles Description of subject: The Battle of Los Arapiles, better known in English as the Battle of Salamanca, was a major 1812 Peninsular War engagement in which the Duke of Wellington decisively defeated French forces near Salamanca, Spain.
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