Battle of Nivelle

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The Battle of Nivelle was a major 1813 engagement in the Peninsular War in which Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated French troops in southwestern France, helping to drive Napoleon’s armies back toward the interior.

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Battle of Nivelle canonical 10
Battle of the Nivelle 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedPerson Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult ⓘ
linked to: Nicolas Soult
belligerent First French Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
campaign Allied invasion of southwestern France ⓘ
casualtiesSide Allied casualties were lower than French casualties ⓘ
French casualties were heavy ⓘ
combatantSide Allied forces ⓘ
French forces ⓘ
commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Marshal Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult ⓘ
linked to: Nicolas Soult
commandingSide Duke of Wellington commanded the Allied army ⓘ
Marshal Soult commanded the French army ⓘ
commemoratedIn military histories of the Peninsular War ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
countryAtTime First French Empire ⓘ
date 10 November 1813 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of the Nive ⓘ
frontLength approximately 20 kilometres ⓘ
geographicalContext near the western Pyrenees ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
involvedForce British Army units ⓘ
French Imperial Army units ⓘ
Portuguese Army units ⓘ
Spanish Army units ⓘ
location near the Nivelle River ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
notableFeature attack on fortified French ridge positions ⓘ
use of detailed pre-battle reconnaissance by Wellington ⓘ
operationType coordinated frontal assault and flanking maneuvers ⓘ
partOf Peninsular War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of the Bidassoa ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
riverCrossing Nivelle River ⓘ
significance contributed to the final Allied advance into France ⓘ
helped drive Napoleon’s armies back toward the French interior ⓘ
strategicObjective break French defensive line in the western Pyrenees ⓘ
strategicOutcome collapse of French defensive positions south of Bayonne ⓘ
forced French retreat further into France ⓘ
theatre Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Pyrenees front ⓘ
year 1813 ⓘ

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

Battle of Orthez → precededBy → Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Orthes
British 3rd Division → notableEngagement → Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
British 5th Division → participatedIn → Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
Anglo-Portuguese Army → engagement → Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
Invasion of southwestern France (1813–1814) → hasPart → Battle of the Nivelle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Nivelle
Wellington’s advance into France → precededBy → Battle of the Nivelle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Nivelle
Battle of the Nive → precededBy → Battle of the Nivelle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Nivelle
1st Baron Seaton → battle → Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
95th Rifles → notableEngagement → Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
52nd Regiment of Foot → battle → Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
Light Division → engagedInBattle → Battle of the Nivelle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Nivelle
The Light Division → notableEngagement → Battle of the Nivelle ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Nivelle
63rd Regiment of Foot → participatedIn → Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
Army Gold Medal → battleCommemorated → Battle of Nivelle ⓘ