Battle of Jersey
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The Battle of Jersey was a 1781 clash during the American Revolutionary War in which British forces repelled a French invasion attempt on the island of Jersey in the English Channel.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Jersey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13198271 — 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: Battle of Jersey Context triple: [The Death of Major Peirson, depicts, Battle of Jersey]
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Battle of Cherbourg
The Battle of Cherbourg was a World War II engagement in June 1944 in which Allied forces captured the vital French port of Cherbourg from German control shortly after the Normandy landings.
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Battle of Cherbourg
The Battle of Cherbourg was an 1864 American Civil War naval engagement off the coast of France in which the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama was sunk by the Union warship USS Kearsarge.
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Battle of Barfleur
The Battle of Barfleur was a major 1692 naval engagement of the Nine Years' War in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet clashed with the French off the coast of Normandy, helping to check French naval dominance.
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Battle of Norfolk
The Battle of Norfolk was a major armored engagement of the 1991 Gulf War in which U.S.-led coalition forces decisively defeated Iraqi Republican Guard units near the Kuwait-Iraq border.
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Battle of Morlaix
The Battle of Morlaix was a 1342 engagement in the Hundred Years’ War era where English forces clashed with Franco-Breton troops in Brittany, notable for its use of defensive tactics and its impact on the regional balance of power.
- 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: Battle of Jersey Target entity description: The Battle of Jersey was a 1781 clash during the American Revolutionary War in which British forces repelled a French invasion attempt on the island of Jersey in the English Channel.
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A.
Battle of Cherbourg
The Battle of Cherbourg was a World War II engagement in June 1944 in which Allied forces captured the vital French port of Cherbourg from German control shortly after the Normandy landings.
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B.
Battle of Cherbourg
The Battle of Cherbourg was an 1864 American Civil War naval engagement off the coast of France in which the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama was sunk by the Union warship USS Kearsarge.
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C.
Battle of Barfleur
The Battle of Barfleur was a major 1692 naval engagement of the Nine Years' War in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet clashed with the French off the coast of Normandy, helping to check French naval dominance.
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Battle of Norfolk
The Battle of Norfolk was a major armored engagement of the 1991 Gulf War in which U.S.-led coalition forces decisively defeated Iraqi Republican Guard units near the Kuwait-Iraq border.
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E.
Battle of Morlaix
The Battle of Morlaix was a 1342 engagement in the Hundred Years’ War era where English forces clashed with Franco-Breton troops in Brittany, notable for its use of defensive tactics and its impact on the regional balance of power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| attackingForce | French expeditionary force ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving France
ⓘ
Battles involving Great Britain ⓘ Battles of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | late phase of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Francis Peirson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippe de Rullecourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Major Francis Peirson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippe de Rullecourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 1781-01-06 ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | British garrison of Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedBy | John Singleton Copley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn | The Death of Major Peirson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1781-01-06 ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
British forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French forces ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fighting in the Royal Square, St Helier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French landing at La Rocque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInvolvedIn | history of Jersey ⓘ |
| killedInAction |
Francis Peirson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippe de Rullecourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCombatants |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| location |
Channel Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ St Helier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | European theatre of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of Major Francis Peirson
ⓘ
repulse of French invasion of Jersey ⓘ |
| objective | French attempt to capture Jersey ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
British Army units in Jersey
ⓘ
French regulars and volunteers ⓘ |
| outcome | French invasion repelled ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French military operations in the English Channel ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1781-01-06 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defence of British control of the Channel Islands ⓘ |
| territorialChange | no change in sovereignty of Jersey ⓘ |
| year | 1781 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Jersey Description of subject: The Battle of Jersey was a 1781 clash during the American Revolutionary War in which British forces repelled a French invasion attempt on the island of Jersey in the English Channel.
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