Battle of Calatafimi
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The Battle of Calatafimi was an 1860 clash in Sicily during the Italian unification in which Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces defeated the Bourbon troops, boosting the momentum of his campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Calatafimi canonical | 4 |
| Battaglia di Calatafimi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Calatafimi Context triple: [Expedition of the Thousand, keyBattle, Battle of Calatafimi]
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Battle of La Gudina
The Battle of La Gudina was a 1709 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated a Portuguese army on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
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Battle of Assietta
The Battle of Assietta was a 1747 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which Sardinian and allied forces decisively repelled a larger French army in the Alpine passes of northwestern Italy.
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Battle of Troina
The Battle of Troina was a major World War II engagement in the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily, where American forces fought a fierce, protracted struggle against entrenched German defenders in mountainous terrain.
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Battle of La Motta
The Battle of La Motta was a 1513 engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which Spanish-Imperial forces decisively defeated the Venetians in northern Italy.
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Battle of Bitonto
The Battle of Bitonto was a decisive 1734 engagement in southern Italy in which Spanish Bourbon forces defeated the Austrians, securing Spanish control over the Kingdom of Naples during the War of the Polish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Calatafimi Target entity description: The Battle of Calatafimi was an 1860 clash in Sicily during the Italian unification in which Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces defeated the Bourbon troops, boosting the momentum of his campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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A.
Battle of La Gudina
The Battle of La Gudina was a 1709 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated a Portuguese army on the Spanish-Portuguese border.
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B.
Battle of Assietta
The Battle of Assietta was a 1747 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which Sardinian and allied forces decisively repelled a larger French army in the Alpine passes of northwestern Italy.
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C.
Battle of Troina
The Battle of Troina was a major World War II engagement in the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily, where American forces fought a fierce, protracted struggle against entrenched German defenders in mountainous terrain.
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D.
Battle of La Motta
The Battle of La Motta was a 1513 engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which Spanish-Imperial forces decisively defeated the Venetians in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Bitonto
The Battle of Bitonto was a decisive 1734 engagement in southern Italy in which Spanish Bourbon forces defeated the Austrians, securing Spanish control over the Kingdom of Naples during the War of the Polish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Calatafimi
ⓘ
surface form:
Battaglia di Calatafimi
|
| associatedWith |
Italian nationalism
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Giuseppe Garibaldi
ⓘ
surface form:
Giuseppe Garibaldi's volunteers
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily) ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
|
| chronologicalOrderInCampaign | early engagement of the Expedition of the Thousand ⓘ |
| combatant |
Bourbon troops
ⓘ
Redshirts volunteer corps ⓘ
surface form:
Redshirts
|
| commander |
Francesco Landi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ |
| conflict | Italian unification ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
|
| date | 1860-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Palermo (1860)
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Palermo (1860)
|
| hasCasualties |
Bourbon forces
ⓘ
Garibaldian forces ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battles involving Italy
ⓘ
Battles of the Italian unification ⓘ Conflicts in 1860 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Bourbon forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
ⓘ
surface form:
Bourbon army of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Francesco Landi NERFINISHED ⓘ Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ Redshirts volunteer corps ⓘ
surface form:
Redshirts
|
| historicalPeriod |
Italian Risorgimento
ⓘ
surface form:
Risorgimento
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| involvedForceType |
regular army troops
ⓘ
volunteer forces ⓘ |
| location |
Calatafimi-Segesta
ⓘ
surface form:
Calatafimi
Sicily ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Expedition of the Thousand
ⓘ
surface form:
Sicilian campaign of 1860
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| objective | advance toward Palermo ⓘ |
| outcome | Garibaldi secured a foothold in western Sicily ⓘ |
| partOf |
Expedition of the Thousand
ⓘ
Italian Risorgimento ⓘ
surface form:
Italian unification
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| partOfCampaign | campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
strengthened support for Italian unification in Sicily
ⓘ
weakened legitimacy of Bourbon monarchy in southern Italy ⓘ |
| precededBy | landing at Marsala ⓘ |
| region | Province of Trapani ⓘ |
| result |
Garibaldian victory
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defeat of Bourbon troops ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted momentum of Garibaldi's campaign in southern Italy
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first major victory of the Expedition of the Thousand ⓘ helped undermine Bourbon rule in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ |
| year | 1860 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Calatafimi Description of subject: The Battle of Calatafimi was an 1860 clash in Sicily during the Italian unification in which Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces defeated the Bourbon troops, boosting the momentum of his campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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