Battle of Las Piedras
E184814
The Battle of Las Piedras was a key 1811 military victory in the Uruguayan struggle for independence, led by national hero José Gervasio Artigas against Spanish colonial forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Las Piedras canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Las Piedras (1812) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1008449 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Las Piedras Context triple: [José Gervasio Artigas, participantIn, Battle of Las Piedras]
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A.
Battle of Chacabuco
The Battle of Chacabuco was a decisive 1817 engagement in the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces led by José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins defeated Spanish royalists, paving the way for Chile’s liberation.
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Battle of Yerbas Buenas
The Battle of Yerbas Buenas was an early and bloody night engagement in 1813 during Chile’s struggle for independence, remembered for its heavy patriot losses and its impact on the opening phase of the Chilean War of Independence.
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Battle of Junín
The Battle of Junín was a key 1824 cavalry engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence that helped secure Simón Bolívar’s campaign to liberate Peru from Spanish rule.
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Battle of Maipú
The Battle of Maipú was a decisive 1818 engagement in the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces secured Chile’s independence from Spanish rule.
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E.
Battle of Pichincha
The Battle of Pichincha was a decisive 1822 engagement near Quito in which independence forces defeated Spanish royalists, securing the liberation of what is now Ecuador during the Latin American wars of independence.
- 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 Las Piedras Target entity description: The Battle of Las Piedras was a key 1811 military victory in the Uruguayan struggle for independence, led by national hero José Gervasio Artigas against Spanish colonial forces.
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A.
Battle of Chacabuco
The Battle of Chacabuco was a decisive 1817 engagement in the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces led by José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins defeated Spanish royalists, paving the way for Chile’s liberation.
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B.
Battle of Yerbas Buenas
The Battle of Yerbas Buenas was an early and bloody night engagement in 1813 during Chile’s struggle for independence, remembered for its heavy patriot losses and its impact on the opening phase of the Chilean War of Independence.
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C.
Battle of Junín
The Battle of Junín was a key 1824 cavalry engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence that helped secure Simón Bolívar’s campaign to liberate Peru from Spanish rule.
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D.
Battle of Maipú
The Battle of Maipú was a decisive 1818 engagement in the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces secured Chile’s independence from Spanish rule.
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E.
Battle of Pichincha
The Battle of Pichincha was a decisive 1822 engagement near Quito in which independence forces defeated Spanish royalists, securing the liberation of what is now Ecuador during the Latin American wars of independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath | consolidation of Artigas as main revolutionary leader in the region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Batalla de Las Piedras ⓘ |
| associatedWith | José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Artiguist revolutionary forces
ⓘ
Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | early battle of the Uruguayan independence struggle ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | revolutionary forces outnumbered by royalist forces ⓘ |
| commander |
José Gervasio Artigas
ⓘ
José Posadas ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Uruguay ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | May 18 ⓘ |
| conflictType | war of independence battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| date | 1811-05-18 ⓘ |
| hasNationalRelevance | Uruguay ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedForcesType |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
celebrated in Uruguayan historiography and education
ⓘ
symbol of Uruguayan national identity ⓘ |
| location | Las Piedras ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Río de la Plata region ⓘ |
| opponent | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| outcome | royalist forces defeated and forced to surrender ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latin American wars of independence
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin American independence movements
Uruguayan struggle for independence ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Uruguay ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
May Revolution
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linked to:
May Revolution Day
Uruguayan War of Independence ⓘ |
| result |
Artiguist victory
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revolutionary victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted the prestige of the revolutionary forces in the Banda Oriental
ⓘ
first major military victory of José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ key victory in the Uruguayan independence process ⓘ |
| territorialContext | Banda Oriental ⓘ |
| typeOfVictory | decisive victory ⓘ |
| year | 1811 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Las Piedras Description of subject: The Battle of Las Piedras was a key 1811 military victory in the Uruguayan struggle for independence, led by national hero José Gervasio Artigas against Spanish colonial forces.
Referenced by (5)
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