Battle of Almansa
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The Battle of Almansa was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Bourbon forces decisively defeated the allied armies, securing Bourbon control over much of Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Almansa canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Almanza | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9212161 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Almansa Context triple: [Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, notableBattle, Battle of Almansa]
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Battle of Lucena
The Battle of Lucena was a 1483 engagement in which Castilian forces defeated and captured the Nasrid ruler Boabdil, marking a key turning point in the final Christian conquest of the Emirate of Granada.
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Battle of Albuhera
The Battle of Albuhera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but indecisive battle against the French near the village of Albuhera in Spain.
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Battle of Molino del Rey
The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.
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Battle of Úbeda
The Battle of Úbeda, more widely known as the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, was a decisive 1212 clash in the Reconquista in which Christian forces dealt a major defeat to the Almohad Caliphate in Iberia.
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Battle of Sahagún
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.
- 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 Almansa Target entity description: The Battle of Almansa was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Bourbon forces decisively defeated the allied armies, securing Bourbon control over much of Spain.
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A.
Battle of Lucena
The Battle of Lucena was a 1483 engagement in which Castilian forces defeated and captured the Nasrid ruler Boabdil, marking a key turning point in the final Christian conquest of the Emirate of Granada.
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B.
Battle of Albuhera
The Battle of Albuhera was a major 1811 engagement of the Peninsular War in which British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces fought a bloody but indecisive battle against the French near the village of Albuhera in Spain.
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C.
Battle of Molino del Rey
The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.
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D.
Battle of Úbeda
The Battle of Úbeda, more widely known as the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, was a decisive 1212 clash in the Reconquista in which Christian forces dealt a major defeat to the Almohad Caliphate in Iberia.
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E.
Battle of Sahagún
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| approximateStrengthAllied | about 16,000–20,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| approximateStrengthBourbon | about 25,000–30,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
NERFINISHED
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Bourbon Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesAllied |
many thousands captured
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several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Bourbon forces
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Grand Alliance forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway
NERFINISHED
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James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Jorge de Darmstadt (Marquis of La Mina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monuments in Almansa ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | local reenactments and anniversaries in Almansa ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Monarchy of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1707-04-25 ⓘ |
| decisiveFor |
Bourbon dynasty in Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip V of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | repression of pro-Habsburg supporters in Valencia and Aragon ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Bourbon Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Allied retreat into Catalonia
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Bourbon control over much of eastern Spain ⓘ collapse of Allied position in the Kingdom of Valencia ⓘ |
| location |
Almansa
NERFINISHED
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Crown of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Valencia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of Anglo-Portuguese-Dutch-Austrian forces
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use of a Franco-Spanish army under the Duke of Berwick ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Bourbon victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
secured Bourbon communications between Castile and the Mediterranean coast
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weakened Allied capacity to challenge Philip V in Spain ⓘ |
| territorialConsequence |
Bourbon occupation of Aragonese territories
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Bourbon occupation of Valencia ⓘ |
| theatre | Iberian theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1707 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Almansa Description of subject: The Battle of Almansa was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Bourbon forces decisively defeated the allied armies, securing Bourbon control over much of Spain.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Almanza