Battle of San Martino
E487961
The Battle of San Martino was a major 1859 engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought alongside the Battle of Solferino, that contributed to the unification of Italy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of San Martino canonical | 9 |
| Battaglia di San Martino | 1 |
| Battle of San Martino (1859) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4981333 — 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: Battle of San Martino Context triple: [Royal Sardinian Army, engagedInBattle, Battle of San Martino]
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Battle of Castiglione
The Battle of Castiglione was a 1796 engagement in northern Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeated Austrian forces, helping to secure his early military reputation.
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Battle of Albuera
The Battle of Albuera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but strategically important action against the French in southwestern Spain.
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Battle of Arcole
The Battle of Arcole was a significant 1796 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign, where his daring tactics against Austrian forces helped cement his rising military reputation.
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Battle of Ceresole
The Battle of Ceresole was a major 1544 engagement of the Italian Wars in which French forces won a bloody victory over Imperial-Spanish troops in northern Italy.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of San Martino Target entity description: The Battle of San Martino was a major 1859 engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought alongside the Battle of Solferino, that contributed to the unification of Italy.
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A.
Battle of Castiglione
The Battle of Castiglione was a 1796 engagement in northern Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeated Austrian forces, helping to secure his early military reputation.
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B.
Battle of Albuera
The Battle of Albuera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but strategically important action against the French in southwestern Spain.
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C.
Battle of Arcole
The Battle of Arcole was a significant 1796 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign, where his daring tactics against Austrian forces helped cement his rising military reputation.
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D.
Battle of Ceresole
The Battle of Ceresole was a major 1544 engagement of the Italian Wars in which French forces won a bloody victory over Imperial-Spanish troops in northern Italy.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| ally | Battle of Solferino ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battaglia di San Martino
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of San Martino
|
| associatedWith |
Risorgimento
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Risorgimento
|
| campaign | 1859 campaign in Lombardy ⓘ |
| cause | Piedmontese and French campaign against Austrian rule in Italy ⓘ |
| combatant |
Austrian army
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Austrian Army
Sardinian army ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Sardinian Army
|
| commander |
Ludwig von Benedek
ⓘ
linked to:
General Ludwig von Benedek
Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Ossuary of San Martino della Battaglia
ⓘ
linked to:
Ossuary of Solferino
|
| conflict | Second Italian War of Independence ⓘ |
| contributedTo | unification of Italy ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austrian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ |
| date | 1859-06-24 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic and post-Napoleonic European conflicts ⓘ |
| followedBy |
armistice of Villafranca
ⓘ
linked to:
Armistice of Villafranca
|
| hasMemorial | Tower of San Martino della Battaglia ⓘ |
| hasPart | operations near San Martino ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Northern Italy ⓘ |
| impact | strengthened Sardinian position in negotiations after the 1859 campaign ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Austrian infantry
ⓘ
Sardinian infantry ⓘ artillery units ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
ⓘ
Lombardy ⓘ San Martino ⓘ
linked to:
San Martino della Battaglia
near Lake Garda ⓘ |
| opponent |
Habsburg monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
|
| outcome | Austrian withdrawal from positions near San Martino ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian unification
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Risorgimento
Second Italian War of Independence ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Magenta ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry | muskets and artillery ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Treaty of Zurich
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Zurich (1859)
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| result | Sardinian victory ⓘ |
| significance | major engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence ⓘ |
| simultaneousWith | Battle of Solferino ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | dislodge Austrian forces from Lombardy ⓘ |
| theatre | Italian theatre of the Second Italian War of Independence ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1859 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of San Martino Description of subject: The Battle of San Martino was a major 1859 engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought alongside the Battle of Solferino, that contributed to the unification of Italy.
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