Siege of St. Augustine (1740)
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The Siege of St. Augustine (1740) was a failed British colonial military campaign led by Governor James Oglethorpe against the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of St. Augustine (1740) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T884106 — 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 St. Augustine (1740) Context triple: [War of Jenkins' Ear, hasPart, Siege of St. Augustine (1740)]
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Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1702) was an early British colonial attack on the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during Queen Anne's War, notable for its failure to capture the fortified city.
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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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Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
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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.
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Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
The Battle of Porto Bello (1739) was a notable early British naval victory against Spain during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, in which Admiral Edward Vernon captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo in present-day Panama.
- 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: Siege of St. Augustine (1740) Target entity description: The Siege of St. Augustine (1740) was a failed British colonial military campaign led by Governor James Oglethorpe against the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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A.
Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1702) was an early British colonial attack on the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during Queen Anne's War, notable for its failure to capture the fortified city.
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B.
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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C.
Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
The Battle of Porto Bello (1739) was a notable early British naval victory against Spain during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, in which Admiral Edward Vernon captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo in present-day Panama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in the War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ military siege ⓘ |
| attacker |
British colonial forces
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Province of Georgia ⓘ South Carolina militia ⓘ
surface form:
South Carolina colonial militia
|
| belligerent |
Great Britain
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
Anglo-Spanish rivalry in North America
ⓘ
border disputes between Georgia and Spanish Florida ⓘ outbreak of the War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ |
| commander |
James Oglethorpe
ⓘ
Manuel de Montiano ⓘ |
| conflict |
War of Jenkins' Ear
ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
|
| countryAtTime | Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| date | 1740 ⓘ |
| defender |
Castillo de San Marcos
ⓘ
surface form:
Castillo de San Marcos garrison
Castillo de San Marcos ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish garrison of St. Augustine
|
| followedBy |
Battle of Bloody Marsh
ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742)
|
| goal |
capture St. Augustine from Spain
ⓘ
eliminate Spanish threat to Georgia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Spanish Florida frontier ⓘ |
| involved |
British regular troops
ⓘ
Native American allies of the British ⓘ Spanish militia ⓘ Spanish regular troops ⓘ colonial militia ⓘ |
| location |
Castillo de San Marcos
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Spanish Florida ⓘ St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Southeastern North America ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
British forces failed to breach fort defenses
ⓘ
demonstrated defensive strength of Castillo de San Marcos ⓘ
surface form:
Castillo de San Marcos withstood bombardment
logistical difficulties for British besiegers ⓘ |
| outcome | British siege lifted ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) ⓘ |
| precededBy | founding of the Province of Georgia ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure continued Spanish control of St. Augustine
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limited British expansion south of Georgia at that time ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Royal Navy vessels ⓘ |
| used |
artillery bombardment
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land siege operations ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of St. Augustine (1740) Description of subject: The Siege of St. Augustine (1740) was a failed British colonial military campaign led by Governor James Oglethorpe against the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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