French invasion of northern Spain (1719)
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The French invasion of northern Spain in 1719 was a military campaign during the War of the Quadruple Alliance in which French forces crossed the Pyrenees to pressure Philip V of Spain into abandoning his expansionist ambitions in Italy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French campaign in Spain (1719) | 1 |
| French invasion of Spain (1719) | 1 |
| French invasion of northern Spain (1719) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T510026 — 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: French invasion of northern Spain (1719) Context triple: [War of the Quadruple Alliance, significantEvent, French invasion of northern Spain (1719)]
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Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717
The Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 was a Bourbon Spain military campaign to seize the island from Habsburg control, helping trigger the wider War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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B.
Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598)
The Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) was a late 16th-century conflict in which France under Henry IV fought Spain and its allies, contributing to the end of major hostilities in the French Wars of Religion and reshaping the balance of power in Western Europe.
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C.
Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
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D.
Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Siege of Madrid
The Siege of Madrid was a prolonged and pivotal early campaign of the Spanish Civil War in which Republican forces successfully resisted Nationalist attempts to capture Spain’s capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: French invasion of northern Spain (1719) Target entity description: The French invasion of northern Spain in 1719 was a military campaign during the War of the Quadruple Alliance in which French forces crossed the Pyrenees to pressure Philip V of Spain into abandoning his expansionist ambitions in Italy.
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A.
Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717
The Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 was a Bourbon Spain military campaign to seize the island from Habsburg control, helping trigger the wider War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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B.
Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598)
The Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) was a late 16th-century conflict in which France under Henry IV fought Spain and its allies, contributing to the end of major hostilities in the French Wars of Religion and reshaping the balance of power in Western Europe.
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C.
Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
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D.
Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Siege of Madrid
The Siege of Madrid was a prolonged and pivotal early campaign of the Spanish Civil War in which Republican forces successfully resisted Nationalist attempts to capture Spain’s capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
invasion
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military campaign ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Quadruple Alliance powers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| chronology | early 18th century ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ |
| conflictType | land campaign ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| diplomaticContext |
Quadruple Alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Quadruple Alliance against Spain
|
| follows | Spanish attempts to expand influence in Italy ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Pyrenean frontier between France and Spain ⓘ |
| hasCause |
French opposition to Spanish expansion in Italy
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War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ |
| hasMainTheater | northern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
War of the Quadruple Alliance
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surface form:
War of the Quadruple Alliance era
|
| involves |
French Army
ⓘ
surface form:
French army
Spanish Army ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish army
|
| location |
Pyrenees
ⓘ
northern Spain ⓘ |
| militaryOperation | French crossing of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| objective | to pressure Philip V of Spain to abandon expansionist ambitions in Italy ⓘ |
| opponent | Philip V of Spain ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Spanish forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
European wars of the early 18th century
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War of the Quadruple Alliance ⓘ |
| politicalObjective | to force Spanish compliance with Quadruple Alliance demands ⓘ |
| result |
French military success
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Spanish abandonment of some expansionist aims in Italy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1719 ⓘ |
| target |
Bourbon Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Bourbon Spain under Philip V
|
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Subject: French invasion of northern Spain (1719) Description of subject: The French invasion of northern Spain in 1719 was a military campaign during the War of the Quadruple Alliance in which French forces crossed the Pyrenees to pressure Philip V of Spain into abandoning his expansionist ambitions in Italy.
Referenced by (3)
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