Siege of Puebla (1863)
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The Siege of Puebla (1863) was a major engagement in the French intervention in Mexico, in which French forces besieged and ultimately captured the city of Puebla, paving the way for the occupation of Mexico City.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Puebla (1863) canonical | 2 |
| Second Battle of Puebla (1863) | 1 |
| Sitio de Puebla de 1863 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2802374 — 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: Siege of Puebla (1863) Context triple: [Battle of Puebla, followedBy, Siege of Puebla (1863)]
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Siege of Cuautla
The Siege of Cuautla was a pivotal 1812 confrontation in the Mexican War of Independence, where insurgent forces led by José María Morelos withstood a prolonged royalist siege, boosting the rebel cause despite ultimately withdrawing.
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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.
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Siege of Veracruz
The Siege of Veracruz was a pivotal 1847 U.S. amphibious assault and bombardment of the Mexican port city of Veracruz that opened the road to Mexico City during the Mexican–American War.
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Battle of Chapultepec
The Battle of Chapultepec was a pivotal 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces stormed Mexico City’s fortified Chapultepec Castle, leading directly to the capture of the capital.
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Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Puebla (1863) Target entity description: The Siege of Puebla (1863) was a major engagement in the French intervention in Mexico, in which French forces besieged and ultimately captured the city of Puebla, paving the way for the occupation of Mexico City.
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A.
Siege of Cuautla
The Siege of Cuautla was a pivotal 1812 confrontation in the Mexican War of Independence, where insurgent forces led by José María Morelos withstood a prolonged royalist siege, boosting the rebel cause despite ultimately withdrawing.
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B.
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.
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C.
Siege of Veracruz
The Siege of Veracruz was a pivotal 1847 U.S. amphibious assault and bombardment of the Mexican port city of Veracruz that opened the road to Mexico City during the Mexican–American War.
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D.
Battle of Chapultepec
The Battle of Chapultepec was a pivotal 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces stormed Mexico City’s fortified Chapultepec Castle, leading directly to the capture of the capital.
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Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| conflictIn | French intervention in Mexico ⓘ |
| endDate | 1863-05-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Capture of Mexico City (1863)
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surface form:
French advance on Mexico City
occupation of Mexico City by French forces ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
French intervention in Mexico
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surface form:
French expeditionary corps in Mexico
Mexican Federation ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican Republic
Mexican liberal forces ⓘ Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
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| hasCasualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Jesé Ignacio Gutiérrez de la Peña
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Jesé Ignacio Mejía ⓘ Jesé Ignacio Mejía (Mexican commander) ⓘ Jesé María Ortega ⓘ Jesé María Ortega (Mexican commander) ⓘ Jesé María Ortega y Gutiérrez de la Peña ⓘ Jesé Ignacio Gutiérrez de la Peña ⓘ
surface form:
Jesé María de la Vega
Élie Frédéric Forey ⓘ Élie Frédéric Forey ⓘ
surface form:
Élie Frédéric Forey (French commander)
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| hasConsequence |
opened road to Mexico City for French forces
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paved way for occupation of Mexico City ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra |
Reform War
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surface form:
Reform War and French intervention period in Mexico
|
| hasLanguageContext | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Mexico
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Puebla ⓘ Puebla de Zaragoza ⓘ |
| hasNativeName |
Siege of Puebla (1863)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sitio de Puebla de 1863
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| hasOutcome | capture of Puebla by French forces ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French Army
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Mexican Army ⓘ |
| hasResult | French victory ⓘ |
| hasStrategicObjective |
capture of Puebla
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securing route to Mexico City ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWarfare |
siege warfare
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urban combat ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery bombardment
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encirclement of city ⓘ |
| isSignificantFor |
collapse of Mexican defensive line before Mexico City
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turning point in French intervention in Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf |
French intervention in Mexico
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surface form:
Second French intervention in Mexico
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| precededBy |
Battle of Puebla
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surface form:
Battle of Puebla (1862)
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| startDate | 1863-03-16 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInYear | 1863 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Puebla (1863) Description of subject: The Siege of Puebla (1863) was a major engagement in the French intervention in Mexico, in which French forces besieged and ultimately captured the city of Puebla, paving the way for the occupation of Mexico City.
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