Battle of Puebla
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The Battle of Puebla was an 1862 military engagement during the French intervention in Mexico in which Mexican forces achieved a symbolic victory over the French, commemorated annually as Cinco de Mayo.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Puebla canonical | 22 |
| Battle of Puebla (1862) | 5 |
| Batalla de Puebla | 1 |
| Battle of Puebla (5 May 1862) | 1 |
| Battle of Puebla (commemorated within the municipality) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T397003 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Puebla Context triple: [Puebla, knownFor, Battle of Puebla]
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A.
Battle of Guadalajara
The Battle of Guadalajara was a key 1937 Spanish Civil War engagement in which Republican forces, aided by international volunteers, repelled an Italian-led offensive supporting the Nationalists, marking a significant setback for fascist intervention.
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B.
Siege of Cuautla
The Siege of Cuautla was a pivotal 1812 confrontation in the Mexican War of Independence, where insurgent forces led by José María Morelos withstood a prolonged royalist siege, boosting the rebel cause despite ultimately withdrawing.
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C.
Battle of Santa Clara
The Battle of Santa Clara was a decisive late-1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution, led in part by Che Guevara, whose victory helped precipitate the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
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Battle of Calderón Bridge
The Battle of Calderón Bridge was a major 1811 royalist victory over insurgent forces during the Mexican War of Independence that marked a turning point by halting the early rebel advance.
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E.
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive 1836 clash in the Texas Revolution in which Texian forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, securing Texas’s independence from Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Puebla Target entity description: The Battle of Puebla was an 1862 military engagement during the French intervention in Mexico in which Mexican forces achieved a symbolic victory over the French, commemorated annually as Cinco de Mayo.
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A.
Battle of Guadalajara
The Battle of Guadalajara was a key 1937 Spanish Civil War engagement in which Republican forces, aided by international volunteers, repelled an Italian-led offensive supporting the Nationalists, marking a significant setback for fascist intervention.
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B.
Siege of Cuautla
The Siege of Cuautla was a pivotal 1812 confrontation in the Mexican War of Independence, where insurgent forces led by José María Morelos withstood a prolonged royalist siege, boosting the rebel cause despite ultimately withdrawing.
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C.
Battle of Santa Clara
The Battle of Santa Clara was a decisive late-1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution, led in part by Che Guevara, whose victory helped precipitate the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
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D.
Battle of Calderón Bridge
The Battle of Calderón Bridge was a major 1811 royalist victory over insurgent forces during the Mexican War of Independence that marked a turning point by halting the early rebel advance.
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E.
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive 1836 clash in the Texas Revolution in which Texian forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, securing Texas’s independence from Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Puebla
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de Puebla
|
| associatedWith |
Cinco de Mayo parades and festivities
ⓘ
Mexican nationalism ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mexico
ⓘ
Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
|
| chronology | occurred early in the French intervention in Mexico ⓘ |
| combatant |
French forces
ⓘ
Mexican forces ⓘ |
| commander | Ignacio Zaragoza ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Cinco de Mayo ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 5 May each year ⓘ |
| conflict | French intervention in Mexico ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| date | 5 May 1862 ⓘ |
| era |
French intervention in Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Second French intervention in Mexico
|
| followedBy |
French capture of Mexico City
ⓘ
Siege of Puebla (1863) ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
Charles Ferdinand Latrille, Comte de Lorencez
ⓘ
Charles de Lorencez ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | French intervention following suspension of foreign debt payments by Mexico ⓘ |
| hasCause | French attempt to establish influence and collect debts in Mexico ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
basis for Cinco de Mayo celebrations, especially in the United States
ⓘ
symbol of Mexican resistance to foreign intervention ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Cinco de Mayo as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French expeditionary corps
ⓘ
Mexican forces ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican Army of the East
|
| hasSymbol | “Las armas nacionales se han cubierto de gloria” (Zaragoza’s famous phrase) ⓘ |
| location |
City of Puebla
ⓘ
Puebla ⓘ
surface form:
Puebla, Mexico
|
| MexicanCommander | Ignacio Zaragoza ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Mexican defense against a better-equipped French force
ⓘ
boosting Mexican national morale ⓘ |
| opposingForceStrength | French forces numerically and materially superior to Mexican forces ⓘ |
| outcome | halted French advance toward Mexico City temporarily ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century Mexican history
ⓘ
French intervention in Mexico ⓘ history of Mexico ⓘ |
| precededBy | French landing at Veracruz ⓘ |
| result | Mexican victory ⓘ |
| significance | symbolic victory over the French army ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear |
Fuerte de Guadalupe
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Guadalupe
Fuerte de Loreto ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Loreto
|
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Puebla Description of subject: The Battle of Puebla was an 1862 military engagement during the French intervention in Mexico in which Mexican forces achieved a symbolic victory over the French, commemorated annually as Cinco de Mayo.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Puebla (1862)
subject surface form:
Ignacio Zaragoza
subject surface form:
Ignacio Zaragoza
this entity surface form:
Battle of Puebla (1862)
this entity surface form:
Batalla de Puebla
this entity surface form:
Battle of Puebla (5 May 1862)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Puebla (1862)
subject surface form:
Ignacio Zaragoza
this entity surface form:
Battle of Puebla (1862)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Puebla (commemorated within the municipality)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Puebla (1862)