Battle of Sahagún
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Benavente | 1 |
| Battle of Sahagun | 1 |
| Battle of Sahagún canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T344699 — 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 Sahagún Context triple: [15th Hussars, notableEngagement, Battle of Sahagún]
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Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
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Battle of Talavera
The Battle of Talavera was a major 1809 engagement in the Peninsular War in which British and Spanish forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley checked a French army in central Spain, boosting Allied morale despite heavy casualties and limited strategic gain.
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Battle of Salamanca
The Battle of Salamanca was a major 1812 engagement in the Peninsular War in which the Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army decisively defeated French forces, significantly weakening Napoleon’s control over Spain.
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Battle of Jarama
The Battle of Jarama was a major 1937 engagement of the Spanish Civil War near Madrid, in which Republican forces, including many International Brigades, fought to halt a Nationalist attempt to cut the capital off from Valencia.
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Battle of the Ebro
The Battle of the Ebro was the largest and one of the bloodiest engagements of the Spanish Civil War, marking a decisive defeat for the Republican forces and paving the way for Franco’s ultimate victory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Sahagún Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
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B.
Battle of Talavera
The Battle of Talavera was a major 1809 engagement in the Peninsular War in which British and Spanish forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley checked a French army in central Spain, boosting Allied morale despite heavy casualties and limited strategic gain.
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C.
Battle of Salamanca
The Battle of Salamanca was a major 1812 engagement in the Peninsular War in which the Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese army decisively defeated French forces, significantly weakening Napoleon’s control over Spain.
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D.
Battle of Jarama
The Battle of Jarama was a major 1937 engagement of the Spanish Civil War near Madrid, in which Republican forces, including many International Brigades, fought to halt a Nationalist attempt to cut the capital off from Valencia.
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E.
Battle of the Ebro
The Battle of the Ebro was the largest and one of the bloodiest engagements of the Spanish Civil War, marking a decisive defeat for the Republican forces and paving the way for Franco’s ultimate victory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Sahagún
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Sahagun
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| associatedWith | Sir John Moore ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| BritishCommander | Henry, Lord Paget ⓘ |
| BritishKilledAndWounded | around 20–30 ⓘ |
| campaign | Sir John Moore’s 1808 campaign in Spain ⓘ |
| casualtiesBritish | light ⓘ |
| casualtiesFrench | heavy ⓘ |
| category | Cavalry battles of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes
ⓘ
Henry, Lord Paget ⓘ |
| conflict |
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular War
|
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 21 December 1808 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| followedBy | British retreat to Corunna ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes ⓘ |
| FrenchKilledAndWounded | over 100 ⓘ |
| FrenchPrisonersTaken | over 150 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedArm | cavalry ⓘ |
| location |
Province of León
ⓘ
near Sahagún, Spain ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive charge by British light dragoons
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effective use of British cavalry against French horse ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own)
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surface form:
10th (Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars)
15th Hussars ⓘ
surface form:
15th (The King’s) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars)
1st Provisional Chasseurs à Cheval (France) ⓘ 8th Dragoons (France) ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | British advance towards Sahagún during Moore’s campaign ⓘ |
| primaryTactic | cavalry charge ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry | sabres ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
boosted morale of British cavalry
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disrupted French cavalry in northern Spain ⓘ |
| strengthBritishCavalry | approximately 600–800 troopers ⓘ |
| strengthFrenchCavalry | approximately 600–700 troopers ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| townNearby | Sahagún ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | cavalry action ⓘ |
| year | 1808 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Sahagún Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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