Battle of Mal Tiempo
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The Battle of Mal Tiempo was a key 1895 engagement in the Cuban War of Independence in which Cuban rebel forces won a decisive victory against Spanish colonial troops.
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| Battle of Mal Tiempo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9486213 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Mal Tiempo Context triple: [Cuban Liberation Army, notableEngagement, Battle of Mal Tiempo]
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Battle of Los Arapiles
The Battle of Los Arapiles, better known in English as the Battle of Salamanca, was a major 1812 Peninsular War engagement in which the Duke of Wellington decisively defeated French forces near Salamanca, Spain.
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Batalla de Las Piedras
Batalla de Las Piedras fue un enfrentamiento militar decisivo de 1811 en la Revolución Oriental, en el que las fuerzas independentistas lideradas por José Gervasio Artigas derrotaron a las tropas españolas en el actual Uruguay.
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Battle of Huaqui
The Battle of Huaqui was a major 1811 royalist victory over revolutionary forces that halted the early advance of the Argentine-led independence movement into Upper Peru (modern Bolivia).
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Battle of Las Tres Acequias
The Battle of Las Tres Acequias was a significant 1814 engagement in Chile’s struggle for independence, where royalist forces defeated Chilean patriots near Santiago, contributing to the temporary restoration of Spanish control.
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E.
Battle of Salta
The Battle of Salta was a key 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which patriot forces under Manuel Belgrano defeated royalist troops, consolidating revolutionary control in northwestern Argentina.
- 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 Mal Tiempo Target entity description: The Battle of Mal Tiempo was a key 1895 engagement in the Cuban War of Independence in which Cuban rebel forces won a decisive victory against Spanish colonial troops.
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A.
Battle of Los Arapiles
The Battle of Los Arapiles, better known in English as the Battle of Salamanca, was a major 1812 Peninsular War engagement in which the Duke of Wellington decisively defeated French forces near Salamanca, Spain.
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B.
Batalla de Las Piedras
Batalla de Las Piedras fue un enfrentamiento militar decisivo de 1811 en la Revolución Oriental, en el que las fuerzas independentistas lideradas por José Gervasio Artigas derrotaron a las tropas españolas en el actual Uruguay.
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C.
Battle of Huaqui
The Battle of Huaqui was a major 1811 royalist victory over revolutionary forces that halted the early advance of the Argentine-led independence movement into Upper Peru (modern Bolivia).
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D.
Battle of Las Tres Acequias
The Battle of Las Tres Acequias was a significant 1814 engagement in Chile’s struggle for independence, where royalist forces defeated Chilean patriots near Santiago, contributing to the temporary restoration of Spanish control.
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E.
Battle of Salta
The Battle of Salta was a key 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which patriot forces under Manuel Belgrano defeated royalist troops, consolidating revolutionary control in northwestern Argentina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| armedForceInvolved |
Cuban insurgent forces
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Spanish colonial troops ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cuban independence movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuban War of Independence
|
| belligerent |
Cuban rebels
ⓘ
Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| casualtiesCuban | low ⓘ |
| casualtiesSpanish | high ⓘ |
| cause | Cuban struggle for independence from Spain ⓘ |
| combatant |
Cuban Liberation Army
ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Antonio Maceo
ⓘ
Arsenio Martínez Campos ⓘ Máximo Gómez ⓘ |
| conflict | Cuban War of Independence ⓘ |
| conflictType | anti-colonial war battle ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| date | 1895-12-15 ⓘ |
| era | Spanish colonial period in Cuba ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Coliseo ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | decisive victory for Cuban rebels ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Cuban mambí fighters
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Spanish infantry units ⓘ |
| hasType | cavalry engagement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| impact |
demoralized Spanish troops in the region
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enhanced prestige of Antonio Maceo ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Latin American wars of independence
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin American independence movements
|
| location | Mal Tiempo, Cuba ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Cuban theater of the Spanish–Cuban conflict ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive Cuban rebel cavalry charge
ⓘ
heavy Spanish casualties ⓘ |
| opponent |
Kingdom of Spain
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cuban War of Independence
ⓘ
Gómez–Maceo invasion of western Cuba ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Peralejo ⓘ |
| result | Cuban rebel victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
boosted Cuban morale
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demonstrated effectiveness of Cuban cavalry tactics ⓘ weakened Spanish control in central Cuba ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
surprise attack on Spanish column
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use of machete charges by Cuban forces ⓘ |
| territorialContext | Las Villas region of Cuba ⓘ |
| year | 1895 ⓘ |
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