Battle of Churubusco
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The Battle of Churubusco was a major engagement of the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces defeated Mexican troops near Mexico City, paving the way for the American occupation of the capital.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Churubusco canonical | 10 |
| Batalla de Churubusco | 1 |
| Battle of Mexico City | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2615804 — 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 Churubusco Context triple: [Battle of Cerro Gordo, followedBy, Battle of Churubusco]
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Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo was a pivotal 1847 engagement in which U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott outflanked and decisively defeated Mexican troops defending the road to Mexico City.
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Battle of Contreras
The Battle of Contreras was a key 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War near Mexico City, where U.S. forces under Winfield Scott defeated Mexican troops, paving the way for the capture of the capital.
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Battle of Monterrey
The Battle of Monterrey was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces captured the strategically important city of Monterrey after intense urban combat and negotiations for surrender.
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Battle of Aculco
The Battle of Aculco was a key 1810 royalist victory during the early Mexican War of Independence, where Spanish forces decisively defeated Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent army and temporarily halted the rebel advance.
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Battle of Puebla
The Battle of Puebla was an 1862 military engagement during the French intervention in Mexico in which Mexican forces achieved a symbolic victory over the French, commemorated annually as Cinco de Mayo.
- 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 Churubusco Target entity description: The Battle of Churubusco was a major engagement of the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces defeated Mexican troops near Mexico City, paving the way for the American occupation of the capital.
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A.
Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo was a pivotal 1847 engagement in which U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott outflanked and decisively defeated Mexican troops defending the road to Mexico City.
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B.
Battle of Contreras
The Battle of Contreras was a key 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War near Mexico City, where U.S. forces under Winfield Scott defeated Mexican troops, paving the way for the capture of the capital.
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C.
Battle of Monterrey
The Battle of Monterrey was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces captured the strategically important city of Monterrey after intense urban combat and negotiations for surrender.
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D.
Battle of Aculco
The Battle of Aculco was a key 1810 royalist victory during the early Mexican War of Independence, where Spanish forces decisively defeated Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent army and temporarily halted the rebel advance.
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E.
Battle of Puebla
The Battle of Puebla was an 1862 military engagement during the French intervention in Mexico in which Mexican forces achieved a symbolic victory over the French, commemorated annually as Cinco de Mayo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Churubusco
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de Churubusco
|
| belligerent |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign |
Battle for Mexico City
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexico City campaign
|
| combatant |
Mexican Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Antonio López de Santa Anna
ⓘ
Manuel Rincón ⓘ Pedro María de Anaya ⓘ Winfield Scott ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| consequence | paved the way for American occupation of Mexico City ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| date | 1847-08-20 ⓘ |
| dateText | 20 August 1847 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Chapultepec
ⓘ
Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Era of U.S. expansionism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit | Saint Patrick's Battalion ⓘ |
| location |
Cuauhtémoc borough
ⓘ
surface form:
Churubusco
near Mexico City ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
capture of many members of the Saint Patrick's Battalion
ⓘ
heavy fighting around a fortified convent ⓘ |
| outcome | U.S. forces advanced toward Mexico City ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mexican–American War
ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
surface form:
United States invasion of Mexico
|
| precededBy | Battle of Contreras ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForces | U.S. Army vs. Mexican Army ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | U.S. occupation of Mexico City ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ |
| result |
United States victory
ⓘ
defeat of Mexican forces ⓘ |
| significance |
major engagement in the final phase of the Mexican–American War
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weakened Mexican defensive perimeter around Mexico City ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | defense of approaches to Mexico City ⓘ |
| theater | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1847 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Mexico City
this entity surface form:
Batalla de Churubusco