Siege of Castelo Branco

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath retreat of Portuguese forces
gptkbp:attacker_strength approximately 10,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Portuguese_forces
gptkb:French_Empire
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:documentaries
historical analyses
historical novels
gptkbp:date 1811
gptkbp:defender_strength approximately 3,000
gptkbp:duration approximately 2 months
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:castle
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_de_la_Reynie
gptkb:General_Beresford
gptkb:General_de_la_Cuesta
gptkb:Marshal_Masséna
gptkb:General_Castaños
gptkb:Lord_Wellington
gptkb:General_Picton
gptkb:General_de_Lacy
gptkb:General_de_Marbot
gptkb:General_de_Villatte
General Hill
General Craufurd
General Sérurier
General de Briche.
gptkbp:historical_impact increased French control in Portugal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Castelo Branco
gptkbp:legacy military strategy studies
fortification preservation efforts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Castelo_Branco,_Portugal
gptkbp:next_event gptkb:Battle_of_Albuera
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_Jean-Antoine_Sérurier
gptkb:General_William_Beresford
gptkbp:outcome surrender of defenders
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:primary_source military reports
letters from commanders
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Salamanca
gptkb:Siege_of_Ciudad_Rodrigo
gptkb:Battle_of_Fuentes_de_Oñoro
gptkb:Siege_of_Almeida
gptkbp:result French victory
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the region
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:blockade
artillery bombardment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Castelo_Branco_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8