Peninsular War
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The Peninsular War was a major conflict of the Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, Portugal, and Britain fought against French occupation on the Iberian Peninsula from 1808 to 1814.
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Target entity: Peninsular War Context triple: [Napoleonic invasion of Spain, followedBy, Peninsular War]
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Napoleonic invasion of Spain
The Napoleonic invasion of Spain was the 1808 French military intervention that toppled the Spanish Bourbon monarchy, sparked the Peninsular War, and ignited widespread resistance that reshaped Spanish and European politics.
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War of the Pyrenees
The War of the Pyrenees was a conflict (1793–1795) between Revolutionary France and the kingdoms of Spain and Portugal, fought along the Pyrenean frontier as part of the wider French Revolutionary Wars.
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Caucasian War
The Caucasian War was a prolonged 19th-century military conflict in which the Russian Empire fought to conquer and pacify the peoples of the North Caucasus, notably including resistance led by figures such as Imam Shamil.
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Army of the Peninsula
The Army of the Peninsula was a Confederate field army that defended southeastern Virginia early in the American Civil War before being absorbed into larger Confederate forces.
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Franco-Spanish border wars
The Franco-Spanish border wars were a series of early modern military conflicts between France and Spain over control of frontier regions in the Pyrenees, significantly reshaping territorial boundaries and regional power in southwestern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Peninsular War Target entity description: The Peninsular War was a major conflict of the Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, Portugal, and Britain fought against French occupation on the Iberian Peninsula from 1808 to 1814.
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A.
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
The Napoleonic invasion of Spain was the 1808 French military intervention that toppled the Spanish Bourbon monarchy, sparked the Peninsular War, and ignited widespread resistance that reshaped Spanish and European politics.
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B.
War of the Pyrenees
The War of the Pyrenees was a conflict (1793–1795) between Revolutionary France and the kingdoms of Spain and Portugal, fought along the Pyrenean frontier as part of the wider French Revolutionary Wars.
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C.
Caucasian War
The Caucasian War was a prolonged 19th-century military conflict in which the Russian Empire fought to conquer and pacify the peoples of the North Caucasus, notably including resistance led by figures such as Imam Shamil.
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Army of the Peninsula
The Army of the Peninsula was a Confederate field army that defended southeastern Virginia early in the American Civil War before being absorbed into larger Confederate forces.
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Franco-Spanish border wars
The Franco-Spanish border wars were a series of early modern military conflicts between France and Spain over control of frontier regions in the Pyrenees, significantly reshaping territorial boundaries and regional power in southwestern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars campaign
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guerra Peninsular
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linked to:
Peninsular War
Guerra de la Independencia Española ⓘ
linked to:
Peninsular War
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| belligerent |
First French Empire
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Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Spanish guerrillas ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| cause |
French intervention in Spain
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French invasion of Portugal in 1807 ⓘ abdication of Charles IV of Spain ⓘ abdication of Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ imposition of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | hundreds of thousands of troops over the course of the war ⓘ |
| commander |
André Masséna
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Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington ⓘ
linked to:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Francisco Javier Castaños ⓘ Jean-de-Dieu Soult ⓘ
linked to:
Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia
Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ Pedro de La Romana ⓘ William Carr Beresford ⓘ |
| conflictType | coalition war ⓘ |
| consequence |
heavy civilian casualties in Iberia
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stimulated Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ |
| endTime | 1814 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Albuera
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Battle of Bailén ⓘ Battle of Bussaco ⓘ Battle of Corunna ⓘ Battle of Salamanca ⓘ Battle of Talavera ⓘ Battle of Toulouse (1814) ⓘ Battle of Vitoria ⓘ Battle of the Pyrenees ⓘ Dos de Mayo Uprising ⓘ
linked to:
The Second of May 1808
Lines of Torres Vedras ⓘ Siege of Badajoz (1812) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Iberian Peninsula
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Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive guerrilla warfare
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major British land campaign against Napoleon ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Desastres de la Guerra by Francisco Goya ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of French forces in Iberia
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restoration of Ferdinand VII to the Spanish throne ⓘ weakening of the First French Empire ⓘ withdrawal of French troops from Portugal ⓘ withdrawal of French troops from Spain ⓘ |
| startTime | 1808 ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Portuguese territory
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Pyrenees ⓘ Spanish interior ⓘ |
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Subject: Peninsular War Description of subject: The Peninsular War was a major conflict of the Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, Portugal, and Britain fought against French occupation on the Iberian Peninsula from 1808 to 1814.
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