Second Battle of Buenos Aires (1807)
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Buenos_Aires_(1807)
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Strengthened Spanish control in the region
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| gptkbp:casualties |
British casualties estimated at 1,000
Spanish casualties estimated at 500 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Spanish_Empire |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Liniers
gptkb:William_Beresford |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced literature and art in Argentina
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| gptkbp:date |
July 5, 1807
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| gptkbp:fought_in |
July 5, 1807
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the struggle against British imperial expansion
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced future conflicts in South America
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| gptkbp:historical_source |
Military reports
Newspaper articles from the time Official government documents Diaries of participants Historical analyses by scholars |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Second Battle of Buenos Aires (1807)
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Memorials in Buenos Aires
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| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
local militias
Portuguese troops British regular troops Spanish regular troops |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of resistance against colonial powers
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Buenos_Aires
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Defensive strategy by Spanish forces
Offensive strategy by British forces |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Manuel_Liniers
gptkb:John_Whitelocke |
| gptkbp:outcome |
British forces retreated
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:British_invasions_of_the_River_Plate
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
First Battle of Buenos Aires
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| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_Montevideo
Second British invasion of the River Plate |
| gptkbp:result |
Spanish victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
part of the Napoleonic Wars
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of the River Plate
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| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
British withdrawal from the River Plate
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers by British forces
Guerrilla warfare by Spanish forces |