Siege of Montevideo (1807)
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The Siege of Montevideo (1807) was a major British assault and capture of the Spanish-held city of Montevideo during the Napoleonic Wars, forming a key episode in the British invasions of the Río de la Plata.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Montevideo | 1 |
| Siege of Montevideo (1807) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3340059 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Montevideo (1807) Context triple: [British invasions of the Río de la Plata, significantBattle, Siege of Montevideo (1807)]
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A.
Siege of Badajoz (1812)
The Siege of Badajoz (1812) was a brutal and strategically crucial Peninsular War assault in which British and Portuguese forces under Wellington captured the heavily fortified Spanish border city from the French, paving the way for later Allied advances into Spain.
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B.
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental
The Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental was an early 19th-century military campaign in the region of present-day Uruguay that aimed to suppress local independence movements and led to the exile of patriot leader José Gervasio Artigas.
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Battle of La Plata
The Battle of La Plata was a 1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces defeated a larger Batista garrison near the Sierra Maestra, helping to solidify rebel control in the region.
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D.
Siege of Salvador (1822–1823)
The Siege of Salvador (1822–1823) was a key military campaign in Brazil’s war of independence in which Brazilian forces blockaded and ultimately expelled Portuguese troops from the strategic coastal city of Salvador in Bahia.
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E.
Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
- 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: Siege of Montevideo (1807) Target entity description: The Siege of Montevideo (1807) was a major British assault and capture of the Spanish-held city of Montevideo during the Napoleonic Wars, forming a key episode in the British invasions of the Río de la Plata.
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A.
Siege of Badajoz (1812)
The Siege of Badajoz (1812) was a brutal and strategically crucial Peninsular War assault in which British and Portuguese forces under Wellington captured the heavily fortified Spanish border city from the French, paving the way for later Allied advances into Spain.
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B.
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental
The Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental was an early 19th-century military campaign in the region of present-day Uruguay that aimed to suppress local independence movements and led to the exile of patriot leader José Gervasio Artigas.
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C.
Battle of La Plata
The Battle of La Plata was a 1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces defeated a larger Batista garrison near the Sierra Maestra, helping to solidify rebel control in the region.
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D.
Siege of Salvador (1822–1823)
The Siege of Salvador (1822–1823) was a key military campaign in Brazil’s war of independence in which Brazilian forces blockaded and ultimately expelled Portuguese troops from the strategic coastal city of Salvador in Bahia.
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E.
Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Napoleonic Wars
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military operation ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Spanish Empire
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
British expeditionary force of several thousand troops
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Spanish and colonial garrison of several thousand defenders ⓘ |
| commander |
Bernardo Lecocq
ⓘ
José de Vigodet ⓘ Rupert George ⓘ Samuel Auchmuty ⓘ |
| conflictOf | British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| conflictType |
amphibious operation
ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ |
| countryInPresentDay | Uruguay ⓘ |
| datePrecision | day ⓘ |
| endDate | 1807-02-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Second British invasion of Buenos Aires (1807)
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linked to:
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
|
| hasCause | British attempt to control the Río de la Plata region ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
land assault on city walls
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naval blockade of Montevideo ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Montevideo
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Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ present-day Uruguay ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Army ⓘ Spanish colonial militia ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish royalist army
|
| notableFor |
storming of the city’s defensive walls
ⓘ
temporary British occupation of Montevideo ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Montevideo from Spanish control ⓘ |
| opponent | Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| outcome | city captured by British forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
British campaign in the South Atlantic
ⓘ
linked to:
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
|
| precededBy |
British attack on Buenos Aires (1806)
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linked to:
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
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| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
important event in early 19th-century history of the Río de la Plata region
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key episode in British attempts to open new markets in Spanish America ⓘ |
| startDate | 1807-01-19 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Montevideo occupied by British forces ⓘ |
| theatre |
South American theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
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linked to:
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
|
| year | 1807 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Montevideo (1807) Description of subject: The Siege of Montevideo (1807) was a major British assault and capture of the Spanish-held city of Montevideo during the Napoleonic Wars, forming a key episode in the British invasions of the Río de la Plata.
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