Battle of Cotagaita
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The Battle of Cotagaita was an early engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which revolutionary forces unsuccessfully attacked royalist positions in Upper Peru (present-day Bolivia).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cotagaita canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cotagaita Context triple: [First Upper Peru campaign, notableBattle, Battle of Cotagaita]
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Battle of Vilcapugio
The Battle of Vilcapugio was a significant 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which royalist forces defeated the Army of the North in Upper Peru (modern Bolivia).
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B.
Battle of Pantano de Vargas
The Battle of Pantano de Vargas was a decisive 1819 engagement in present-day Colombia in which patriot forces under Simón Bolívar and General José María Córdova secured a crucial victory that paved the way for independence from Spanish rule.
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C.
Battle of La Angostura
The Battle of La Angostura was a major engagement of the Mexican–American War in February 1847, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna in northern Mexico.
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D.
Battle of Bellavista
The Battle of Bellavista was a key engagement during Chile’s independence wars in which patriot forces defeated royalist defenders on Chiloé Island, helping secure Chilean control over the archipelago.
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E.
Battle of Tarqui
The Battle of Tarqui was a decisive 1829 military engagement in the Gran Colombia–Peru War, remembered for securing Gran Colombia’s victory under Antonio José de Sucre and shaping the borders of modern Ecuador.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cotagaita Target entity description: The Battle of Cotagaita was an early engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which revolutionary forces unsuccessfully attacked royalist positions in Upper Peru (present-day Bolivia).
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A.
Battle of Vilcapugio
The Battle of Vilcapugio was a significant 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which royalist forces defeated the Army of the North in Upper Peru (modern Bolivia).
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B.
Battle of Pantano de Vargas
The Battle of Pantano de Vargas was a decisive 1819 engagement in present-day Colombia in which patriot forces under Simón Bolívar and General José María Córdova secured a crucial victory that paved the way for independence from Spanish rule.
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C.
Battle of La Angostura
The Battle of La Angostura was a major engagement of the Mexican–American War in February 1847, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna in northern Mexico.
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D.
Battle of Bellavista
The Battle of Bellavista was a key engagement during Chile’s independence wars in which patriot forces defeated royalist defenders on Chiloé Island, helping secure Chilean control over the archipelago.
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E.
Battle of Tarqui
The Battle of Tarqui was a decisive 1829 military engagement in the Gran Colombia–Peru War, remembered for securing Gran Colombia’s victory under Antonio José de Sucre and shaping the borders of modern Ecuador.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
revolutionary forces of the Primera Junta
ⓘ
royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| campaign | First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInWar | one of the first battles in Upper Peru campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
Spanish Empire
ⓘ
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| commander |
Antonio González Balcarce
ⓘ
José de Córdoba y Rojas ⓘ
linked to:
José de Córdoba y Ramos
Vicente Nieto ⓘ |
| conflict | Argentine War of Independence ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1810-10-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Suipacha ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | yes ⓘ |
| location |
Cotagaita
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Upper Peru ⓘ present-day Bolivia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early engagement of the Argentine War of Independence
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unsuccessful revolutionary attack on royalist positions ⓘ |
| partOf | Argentine War of Independence ⓘ |
| precededBy | May Revolution ⓘ |
| result |
revolutionary defeat
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royalist victory ⓘ |
| theater | Upper Peru theater of the Argentine War of Independence ⓘ |
| year | 1810 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cotagaita Description of subject: The Battle of Cotagaita was an early engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which revolutionary forces unsuccessfully attacked royalist positions in Upper Peru (present-day Bolivia).
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