Castilian army
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The Castilian army was the medieval and early modern land force of the Crown of Castile, a key component of what became the Spanish military and a major player in the Reconquista and early European power struggles.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castilian army canonical | 3 |
| Army of the Crown of Castile | 1 |
| Castilian Crown forces | 1 |
| Imperial–Spanish forces of Charles V | 1 |
| Spanish Crown forces | 1 |
| army of Castile-León | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3997157 — 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: Castilian army Context triple: [Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, militaryBranch, Castilian army]
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Basque Army
The Basque Army was the military force organized by the autonomous Basque government to defend the Basque Country on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War.
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Spanish Army
The Spanish Army is the land warfare branch of Spain's Armed Forces, historically known for its role in maintaining the Spanish Empire and participating in major conflicts from the early modern period through contemporary international missions.
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C.
Spanish royalist army
The Spanish royalist army was the military force loyal to the Spanish Crown that fought to suppress independence movements and maintain colonial rule in territories such as New Spain during the early 19th century.
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French Army of the Tagus
The French Army of the Tagus was a Napoleonic field army operating in the Iberian Peninsula during the Peninsular War, commanded by Marshal Victor and engaged in major campaigns against British and Spanish forces.
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Army of the Eastern Pyrenees
The Army of the Eastern Pyrenees was a French Revolutionary field army that operated along the eastern Pyrenean front against Spain during the War of the Pyrenees.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Castilian army Target entity description: The Castilian army was the medieval and early modern land force of the Crown of Castile, a key component of what became the Spanish military and a major player in the Reconquista and early European power struggles.
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A.
Basque Army
The Basque Army was the military force organized by the autonomous Basque government to defend the Basque Country on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War.
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B.
Spanish Army
The Spanish Army is the land warfare branch of Spain's Armed Forces, historically known for its role in maintaining the Spanish Empire and participating in major conflicts from the early modern period through contemporary international missions.
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C.
Spanish royalist army
The Spanish royalist army was the military force loyal to the Spanish Crown that fought to suppress independence movements and maintain colonial rule in territories such as New Spain during the early 19th century.
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D.
French Army of the Tagus
The French Army of the Tagus was a Napoleonic field army operating in the Iberian Peninsula during the Peninsular War, commanded by Marshal Victor and engaged in major campaigns against British and Spanish forces.
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E.
Army of the Eastern Pyrenees
The Army of the Eastern Pyrenees was a French Revolutionary field army that operated along the eastern Pyrenean front against Spain during the War of the Pyrenees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern army
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land force ⓘ medieval army ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Early Modern period
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surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| commandedBy | King of Castile ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
municipal leaders
ⓘ
noble magnates ⓘ royal command ⓘ |
| component |
arquebusiers
ⓘ
crossbowmen ⓘ feudal levies ⓘ mercenary contingents ⓘ noble cavalry ⓘ pikemen ⓘ royal household troops ⓘ urban militias ⓘ |
| conflict |
Castilian Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Castilian Civil War (1366–1369)
Granada War ⓘ
surface form:
Granada War (1482–1492)
Granadan border wars ⓘ Hundred Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Hundred Years’ War (Iberian theatres)
Italian War of 1521–1526 ⓘ Italian War of 1536–1538 ⓘ Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ Italian Wars ⓘ Spanish–Navarrese wars ⓘ
surface form:
Navarrese campaigns
Portuguese–Castilian wars ⓘ Reconquista ⓘ Revolt of the Comuneros (1520–1521) ⓘ War of the Castilian Succession ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Castilian Succession (1475–1479)
League of Cambrai ⓘ
surface form:
War of the League of Cambrai
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Spanish Succession (Castilian contingents)
War of the Two Peters ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Two Peters (1356–1375)
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| country | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| developedFrom | medieval feudal host of Castile ⓘ |
| doctrineInfluence |
combined arms tactics
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pike-and-shot formations ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
Seville, Crown of Castile
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surface form:
cities of the Crown of Castile
frontier fortresses of the Reconquista ⓘ |
| influenced |
Spanish tercios
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surface form:
Spanish Tercios
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| legacy | formation of early modern Spanish military power ⓘ |
| location | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Bicocca
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surface form:
Battle of Bicocca (1522)
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ Battle of Mühlberg ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mühlberg (1547)
Battle of Najera ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Nájera
Battle of Pavia (1525) ⓘ Battle of Ravenna ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Ravenna (1512)
Battle of Toro ⓘ Granada War ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Granada (1491–1492)
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| partOf |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spanish military tradition ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Spanish Army ⓘ |
| primaryTheatre |
Al-Andalus
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surface form:
Al-Andalus frontier
Italian Peninsula ⓘ Kingdom of Granada ⓘ |
| religionContext |
Crown of Castile
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surface form:
Catholic monarchy of Castile
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| usedBy | monarchs of Castile ⓘ |
| usedFor |
European power projection
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defense of the Crown of Castile ⓘ dynastic conflicts ⓘ territorial expansion in Iberia ⓘ |
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Subject: Castilian army Description of subject: The Castilian army was the medieval and early modern land force of the Crown of Castile, a key component of what became the Spanish military and a major player in the Reconquista and early European power struggles.
Referenced by (8)
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