Molino del Rey

E1008473

Molino del Rey was a fortified mill complex near Mexico City that became a key battleground during the Mexican–American War.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Molino del Rey canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
battlefield ⓘ
fortified mill complex ⓘ
associatedWith U.S. invasion of Mexico (1846–1848) ⓘ
United States–Mexico relations ⓘ
attackedBy United States Army ⓘ
belligerent Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
commander Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ
William J. Worth ⓘ
Winfield Scott ⓘ
conflict Mexican–American War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
controlledBy Mexican Army ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
currentUse historical site ⓘ
date 1847-09-08 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
hasPart courtyards ⓘ
fortified walls ⓘ
outbuildings ⓘ
stone buildings ⓘ
heritage Mexican military history ⓘ
historicalPeriod Mexican–American War period ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Mexico City ⓘ
Valley of Mexico ⓘ
location Molino del Rey ⓘ
near Mexico City ⓘ
meaningOfName King’s Mill ⓘ
near Casa Mata ⓘ
Chapultepec Castle ⓘ
Chapultepec Hill ⓘ
Mexico City western approaches ⓘ
notableFor heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ
partOf Mexican–American War ⓘ
defenses of Mexico City ⓘ
region Central Mexico ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Molino del Rey ⓘ
statusDuringWar fortified position ⓘ
strategicImportance approach route to Chapultepec Castle ⓘ
key position in defense of Mexico City ⓘ
part of campaign to capture Mexico City ⓘ
usedFor military purposes ⓘ
milling grain ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Molino del Rey → location → Molino del Rey ⓘ
Battle of Molino del Rey → location → Molino del Rey ⓘ
subject linked to: Molino del Rey