Raid on Rochefort (1757)
E105783
The Raid on Rochefort (1757) was a failed British amphibious expedition during the Seven Years' War aimed at attacking the French port of Rochefort on the Atlantic coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raid on Rochefort (1757) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T886427 — 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: Raid on Rochefort (1757) Context triple: [James Wolfe, participantIn, Raid on Rochefort (1757)]
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A.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
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B.
Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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C.
Raid on Saratoga (1745)
The Raid on Saratoga (1745) was a French and Native American attack that destroyed the frontier settlement of Saratoga, New York, during King George’s War.
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D.
Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.
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E.
Raid on the Medway
The Raid on the Medway was a daring 1667 Dutch naval attack that devastated the English fleet in its home waters and marked one of England’s most humiliating maritime defeats.
- 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: Raid on Rochefort (1757) Target entity description: The Raid on Rochefort (1757) was a failed British amphibious expedition during the Seven Years' War aimed at attacking the French port of Rochefort on the Atlantic coast.
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A.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
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B.
Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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C.
Raid on Saratoga (1745)
The Raid on Saratoga (1745) was a French and Native American attack that destroyed the frontier settlement of Saratoga, New York, during King George’s War.
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D.
Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.
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E.
Raid on the Medway
The Raid on the Medway was a daring 1667 Dutch naval attack that devastated the English fleet in its home waters and marked one of England’s most humiliating maritime defeats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British amphibious expedition
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amphibious operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
diverting French resources from the main continental fronts
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weakening French naval power on the Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Descent on Rochefort ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| campaign | British coastal raids campaign in the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | failed amphibious expedition ⓘ |
| commander |
Sir Edward Hawke
ⓘ
John Mordaunt ⓘ
surface form:
Sir John Mordaunt
|
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| consequence |
court-martial of Sir John Mordaunt
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criticism of British high command ⓘ reassessment of British coastal raid strategy ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | September 1757 ⓘ |
| decisionMaker | British War Cabinet ⓘ |
| followedBy | Raid on St Malo (1758) ⓘ |
| forceType | expeditionary force ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Royal Marines
ⓘ
surface form:
British Marines
French garrison at Rochefort ⓘ |
| involved |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| landCommander |
John Mordaunt
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir John Mordaunt
|
| location |
Atlantic coast of France
ⓘ
Rochefort ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
British Army infantry
ⓘ
Royal Marines ⓘ
surface form:
British Marines
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| navalCommander | Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ |
| notableEvent | British capture of Île d'Aix ⓘ |
| objective |
attack the French port of Rochefort
ⓘ
destroy French naval facilities at Rochefort ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
French Army
ⓘ
French coastal defenses ⓘ |
| outcome | no assault made on Rochefort itself ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
British government of William Pitt the Elder
|
| precededBy | British planning for descents on the French coast in 1757 ⓘ |
| result | British failure ⓘ |
| strategicContext | British strategy of coastal raids against France ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| typeOf | descent on the French coast ⓘ |
| year | 1757 ⓘ |
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Subject: Raid on Rochefort (1757) Description of subject: The Raid on Rochefort (1757) was a failed British amphibious expedition during the Seven Years' War aimed at attacking the French port of Rochefort on the Atlantic coast.
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