Battle of Buena Vista

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Buena Vista canonical	13
Batalla de Buena Vista	1
Buena Vista (Battle of Buena Vista, Mexican–American War)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T450608 — 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 Buena Vista
Context triple: [Mexican–American War, majorBattle, Battle of Buena Vista]

A. Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
B. Battle of Monterrey
The Battle of Monterrey was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces captured the strategically important city of Monterrey after intense urban combat and negotiations for surrender.
C. Battle of Puebla
The Battle of Puebla was an 1862 military engagement during the French intervention in Mexico in which Mexican forces achieved a symbolic victory over the French, commemorated annually as Cinco de Mayo.
D. Battle of Resaca de la Palma
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops near the Rio Grande, helping secure American control of northern Mexico.
E. Battle of Chapultepec
The Battle of Chapultepec was a pivotal 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces stormed Mexico City’s fortified Chapultepec Castle, leading directly to the capture of the capital.
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 Buena Vista
Target entity description: The Battle of Buena Vista was a pivotal 1847 engagement in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor repelled a much larger Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna.

A. Battle of Palo Alto
The Battle of Palo Alto was the opening major engagement of the Mexican–American War, fought on May 8, 1846, near present-day Brownsville, Texas, where U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor used superior artillery to repel a larger Mexican army.
B. Battle of Monterrey
The Battle of Monterrey was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces captured the strategically important city of Monterrey after intense urban combat and negotiations for surrender.
C. Battle of Puebla
The Battle of Puebla was an 1862 military engagement during the French intervention in Mexico in which Mexican forces achieved a symbolic victory over the French, commemorated annually as Cinco de Mayo.
D. Battle of Resaca de la Palma
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops near the Rio Grande, helping secure American control of northern Mexico.
E. Battle of Chapultepec
The Battle of Chapultepec was a pivotal 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces stormed Mexico City’s fortified Chapultepec Castle, leading directly to the capture of the capital.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of La Angostura ⓘ
artilleryRole	U.S. artillery played a decisive role in repelling Mexican attacks ⓘ
associatedWith	Zachary Taylor’s nickname “Old Rough and Ready” ⓘ
belligerent	Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
campaign	Northern Mexico campaign of the Mexican–American War ⓘ linked to: Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign
casualtiesMexico	over 1,000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
casualtiesUnitedStates	several hundred killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
combatantCommanderFor	Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexico ⓘ Zachary Taylor, United States ⓘ linked to: Zachary Taylor
commander	Antonio López de Santa Anna ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
commemoratedBy	monuments and historical markers near the battlefield ⓘ
conflictOf	Mexican–American War ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
date	1847-02-22 ⓘ
endDate	1847-02-23 ⓘ
front	land warfare ⓘ
hasParticipant	Jefferson Davis ⓘ
hasPrimarySource	Mexican military dispatches ⓘ official U.S. Army reports ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ
historicalRegion	Northern Mexico ⓘ
location	near Buena Vista, Coahuila, Mexico ⓘ
notableFor	U.S. forces repelling a numerically superior Mexican army ⓘ
notableUnit	Mexican Army of Operations in the North ⓘ linked to: Mexican forces U.S. Army of Occupation ⓘ linked to: Army of Occupation
outcome	Mexican army withdrew from the field ⓘ
partOf	Mexican–American War ⓘ
predecessorEvent	U.S. occupation of Monterrey ⓘ
primaryWeapons	muskets, rifles, artillery ⓘ
result	United States victory ⓘ
roleOfParticipant	Jefferson Davis commanded the Mississippi Rifles ⓘ
significance	contributed to Zachary Taylor’s later election as President of the United States ⓘ enhanced Zachary Taylor’s national reputation ⓘ secured U.S. control of northern Mexico ⓘ
strategicObjectiveMexico	to destroy Zachary Taylor’s army in northern Mexico ⓘ
strategicObjectiveUnitedStates	to hold defensive positions and block Mexican advance ⓘ
strengthMexico	about 15,000 troops ⓘ
strengthUnitedStates	about 4,500 troops ⓘ
successorEvent	continued U.S. advance in northern Mexico ⓘ
terrain	narrow mountain pass and plateau ⓘ
theater	Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War ⓘ linked to: Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign
tookPlaceNear	Saltillo, Coahuila ⓘ linked to: Saltillo
typeOfEngagement	defensive battle for U.S. forces ⓘ
year	1847 ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

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

Mexican–American War → majorBattle → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Battle of Monterrey → followedBy → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Zachary Taylor → notableWork → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

So Far from God: The U.S. War with Mexico, 1846–1848 → historicalEventCovered → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Taylor’s Northern Mexico campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Army of Occupation → notableEngagement → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

U.S. occupation of Monterrey → followedBy → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

U.S. occupation of Monterrey → relatedTo → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Old Rough and Ready → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

subject linked to: Zachary Taylor’s nickname “Old Rough and Ready”

Battle of La Angostura → hasAlias → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Battle of La Angostura → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Buena Vista ⓘ

linked to: Battle of Buena Vista

John E. Wool → notableBattle → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Saint Patrick's Battalion → notableEngagement → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Northern Mexico theater of the Mexican–American War → hasPart → Battle of Buena Vista ⓘ

Buena Vista, Virginia → namedAfter → Buena Vista (Battle of Buena Vista, Mexican–American War) ⓘ