Battle of Fort Mose (1740)
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The Battle of Fort Mose (1740) was a significant engagement in colonial Florida in which Spanish forces and formerly enslaved Black militia successfully attacked and expelled British occupiers from the free Black settlement of Fort Mose.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Fort Mose (1740) canonical | 1 |
| Second Battle of Fort Mose | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T884110 — 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 Fort Mose (1740) Context triple: [War of Jenkins' Ear, hasPart, Battle of Fort Mose (1740)]
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Siege of St. Augustine (1740)
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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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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Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
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Battle of Bloody Creek (1711)
The Battle of Bloody Creek (1711) was a skirmish during Queen Anne’s War in which French and Mi’kmaq forces ambushed and defeated a British detachment near Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia.
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E.
Battle of Havana (1748)
The Battle of Havana (1748) was a naval engagement during the mid-18th century Caribbean conflicts in which British and Spanish forces clashed off the coast of Cuba near the end of the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
- 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 Fort Mose (1740) Target entity description: The Battle of Fort Mose (1740) was a significant engagement in colonial Florida in which Spanish forces and formerly enslaved Black militia successfully attacked and expelled British occupiers from the free Black settlement of Fort Mose.
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A.
Siege of St. Augustine (1740)
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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B.
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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C.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
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D.
Battle of Bloody Creek (1711)
The Battle of Bloody Creek (1711) was a skirmish during Queen Anne’s War in which French and Mi’kmaq forces ambushed and defeated a British detachment near Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia.
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E.
Battle of Havana (1748)
The Battle of Havana (1748) was a naval engagement during the mid-18th century Caribbean conflicts in which British and Spanish forces clashed off the coast of Cuba near the end of the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Fort Mose (1740)
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surface form:
Second Battle of Fort Mose
|
| associatedWith | Spanish policy of granting freedom to escaped slaves from British colonies ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Black militia of Fort Mose
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| cause | British attempt to capture St. Augustine during War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ |
| combatant |
British colonial forces from Georgia and South Carolina
ⓘ
Spanish colonial forces ⓘ formerly enslaved Black militia ⓘ |
| commander |
James Oglethorpe
ⓘ
Manuel de Montiano ⓘ |
| conflict |
War of Jenkins' Ear
ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
|
| countryAtTime | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1740 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Spanish reoccupation of Fort Mose ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| involves |
Catholic Black militia
ⓘ
formerly enslaved Africans who gained freedom under Spanish rule ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Mose
ⓘ
Spanish Florida ⓘ near St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| modernCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| modernState | Florida ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of a legally recognized free Black town
ⓘ
one of the earliest battles in North America where free Black soldiers fought in organized units ⓘ |
| objective | to dislodge British forces from Fort Mose ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Colony of Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
British colony of Georgia
Province of South Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
British colony of South Carolina
|
| partOf |
War of Jenkins' Ear
ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
|
| precededBy | British occupation of Fort Mose ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fort Mose
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Mose (free Black settlement)
Fort Mose Historic State Park ⓘ |
| result |
Spanish victory
ⓘ
expulsion of British occupiers from Fort Mose ⓘ |
| significance |
defense of a free Black settlement in colonial North America
ⓘ
early example of Black military participation in North American warfare ⓘ strengthened Spanish control of St. Augustine area ⓘ |
| strategy | Spanish surprise attack on British garrison at Fort Mose ⓘ |
| theater | Southeastern North America ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Fort Mose (1740) Description of subject: The Battle of Fort Mose (1740) was a significant engagement in colonial Florida in which Spanish forces and formerly enslaved Black militia successfully attacked and expelled British occupiers from the free Black settlement of Fort Mose.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Second Battle of Fort Mose