Battle of Fort Frederica
E111465
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Fort Frederica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T884112 — 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 Frederica Context triple: [War of Jenkins' Ear, hasPart, Battle of Fort Frederica]
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A.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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B.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
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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 Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was an early American Revolutionary War engagement near Boston in May 1775, notable for a colonial victory that destroyed the British schooner Diana and helped secure vital livestock and supplies for the Continental forces.
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E.
Battle of Queenston Heights
The Battle of Queenston Heights was a pivotal 1812 engagement in which British, Canadian, and Indigenous forces repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River, helping secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812.
- 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 Fort Frederica Target entity description: The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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A.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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B.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
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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 Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was an early American Revolutionary War engagement near Boston in May 1775, notable for a colonial victory that destroyed the British schooner Diana and helped secure vital livestock and supplies for the Continental forces.
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E.
Battle of Queenston Heights
The Battle of Queenston Heights was a pivotal 1812 engagement in which British, Canadian, and Indigenous forces repelled an American invasion across the Niagara River, helping secure Upper Canada early in the War of 1812.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Spanish withdrawal from St. Simons Island
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no further large-scale Spanish invasions of Georgia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Gully Hole Creek ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Province of Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
British Province of Georgia
Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| campaign |
Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742)
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish invasion of Georgia campaign
|
| commander | James Oglethorpe ⓘ |
| commanderFor | James Oglethorpe ⓘ |
| commanderSide | British ⓘ |
| conflict |
War of Jenkins' Ear
ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
|
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 1742-07-07 ⓘ |
| defensiveOperation | defense of Georgia colony ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Fort Frederica National Monument
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surface form:
Fort Frederica
|
| historicalEra |
18th century
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Colonial America ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to stability of the British southern frontier
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reduced Spanish influence north of Florida ⓘ |
| involved |
British regular troops
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Native American allies of the British ⓘ colonial militia ⓘ |
| location |
Province of Georgia
ⓘ
St. Simons Island ⓘ
surface form:
St. Simons Island, Georgia
|
| opponentCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| opposingForces | Spanish expeditionary force from Florida ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America
ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
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| precededBy | Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742) ⓘ |
| presentDaySite | Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ |
| region |
Southeastern Woodlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern North America
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| relatedPlace |
Fort St. Simons
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St. Simons Island ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
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repulse of Spanish invasion of Georgia ⓘ secured British control of Georgia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
ended major Spanish attempts to seize Georgia
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helped fix Georgia as a British colony ⓘ |
| theater |
War of Jenkins' Ear
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surface form:
North American theater of the War of Jenkins’ Ear
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| year | 1742 ⓘ |
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