Battle of Molino del Rey
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The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Molino del Rey canonical | 7 |
| Battle of El Molino del Rey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2806041 — 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 Molino del Rey Context triple: [Battle of Chapultepec, precededBy, Battle of Molino del Rey]
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Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz
The Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz was a significant 10th-century clash during the Reconquista in which Christian forces fought to secure a strategic stronghold on the Duero frontier against Muslim-held territories in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Battle of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was a 1644 engagement in the Portuguese Restoration War in which Portuguese forces fought Spanish troops near Montijo, Spain, helping to affirm Portugal’s renewed independence from Spanish rule.
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C.
Battle of Toro
The Battle of Toro was a pivotal 1476 engagement in the War of the Castilian Succession between the forces of Isabella I of Castile and Afonso V of Portugal that helped secure Isabella’s claim to the Castilian throne.
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Battle of Vélez-Málaga
The Battle of Vélez-Málaga was a major 1704 naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet off the coast of southern Spain.
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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
- 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 Molino del Rey Target entity description: The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.
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A.
Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz
The Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz was a significant 10th-century clash during the Reconquista in which Christian forces fought to secure a strategic stronghold on the Duero frontier against Muslim-held territories in the Iberian Peninsula.
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B.
Battle of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was a 1644 engagement in the Portuguese Restoration War in which Portuguese forces fought Spanish troops near Montijo, Spain, helping to affirm Portugal’s renewed independence from Spanish rule.
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C.
Battle of Toro
The Battle of Toro was a pivotal 1476 engagement in the War of the Castilian Succession between the forces of Isabella I of Castile and Afonso V of Portugal that helped secure Isabella’s claim to the Castilian throne.
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D.
Battle of Vélez-Málaga
The Battle of Vélez-Málaga was a major 1704 naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet off the coast of southern Spain.
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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Molino del Rey
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of El Molino del Rey
|
| belligerent |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign | U.S. campaign to capture Mexico City ⓘ |
| commander |
Antonio León
ⓘ
Juan Álvarez ⓘ William Jenkins Worth ⓘ
surface form:
William J. Worth
Winfield Scott ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | inscriptions on the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| date | 1847-09-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Chapultepec ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1847 in Mexico
ⓘ
Battles involving Mexico ⓘ Battles involving the United States ⓘ Conflicts in 1847 ⓘ |
| location |
Molino del Rey
ⓘ
Valley of Mexico ⓘ near Mexico City ⓘ |
| MexicanCasualties | over 2,000 killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ |
| MexicanCommander |
General Antonio León
ⓘ
General Juan Álvarez ⓘ |
| MexicanStrength | approximately 10,000 troops ⓘ |
| near |
Chapultepec Castle
ⓘ
Mexico City ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the bloodiest battles of the Mexican–American War for U.S. forces ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Mexican positions near Mexico City
ⓘ
destroy suspected Mexican cannon foundry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle for Mexico City
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexico City campaign
U.S. occupation of Mexico City operations ⓘ invasion of central Mexico ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Churubusco ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| side |
Mexican Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
|
| strategicSignificance |
contributed to the fall of Mexico City
ⓘ
opened the way for the assault on Chapultepec ⓘ |
| theater | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| USCasualties | over 700 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| USCommander |
Major General William J. Worth
ⓘ
Winfield Scott ⓘ
surface form:
Major General Winfield Scott
|
| USStrength | approximately 3,400 troops ⓘ |
| year | 1847 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of El Molino del Rey