Capture of Grenada (1779)
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The Capture of Grenada (1779) was a French seizure of the British-held Caribbean island during the American Revolutionary War, significantly shifting regional naval and colonial power.
All labels observed (1)
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| Capture of Grenada (1779) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14754442 — 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: Capture of Grenada (1779) Context triple: [Battle of Grenada, relatedEvent, Capture of Grenada (1779)]
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Capture of Martinique (1762)
The Capture of Martinique (1762) was a British amphibious operation during the Seven Years' War in which British forces seized the French Caribbean island of Martinique, significantly weakening French colonial power in the region.
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Battle of Martinique (1780)
The Battle of Martinique (1780) was a naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British and French fleets clashed in the Caribbean near the island of Martinique.
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British capture of St. Eustatius
The British capture of St. Eustatius was a major 1781 naval and military operation in the Caribbean during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, in which British forces seized the Dutch island that had been a crucial hub for trade and supplies to the American revolutionaries.
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West Indies campaign of 1778–1783
The West Indies campaign of 1778–1783 was a major naval and colonial theater of the American Revolutionary War in which European powers, especially Britain and France, fought for control of lucrative Caribbean islands and sea lanes.
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Battle of St. Lucia (1778)
The Battle of St. Lucia (1778) was a naval and land engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British forces successfully defended the Caribbean island of St. Lucia against a larger French fleet and invasion force.
- 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: Capture of Grenada (1779) Target entity description: The Capture of Grenada (1779) was a French seizure of the British-held Caribbean island during the American Revolutionary War, significantly shifting regional naval and colonial power.
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A.
Capture of Martinique (1762)
The Capture of Martinique (1762) was a British amphibious operation during the Seven Years' War in which British forces seized the French Caribbean island of Martinique, significantly weakening French colonial power in the region.
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B.
Battle of Martinique (1780)
The Battle of Martinique (1780) was a naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British and French fleets clashed in the Caribbean near the island of Martinique.
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C.
British capture of St. Eustatius
The British capture of St. Eustatius was a major 1781 naval and military operation in the Caribbean during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, in which British forces seized the Dutch island that had been a crucial hub for trade and supplies to the American revolutionaries.
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D.
West Indies campaign of 1778–1783
The West Indies campaign of 1778–1783 was a major naval and colonial theater of the American Revolutionary War in which European powers, especially Britain and France, fought for control of lucrative Caribbean islands and sea lanes.
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E.
Battle of St. Lucia (1778)
The Battle of St. Lucia (1778) was a naval and land engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British forces successfully defended the Caribbean island of St. Lucia against a larger French fleet and invasion force.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.