Tangier 1662–1680
E113625
Tangier 1662–1680 refers to the period when the English-held North African port of Tangier was a key overseas garrison and battleground for British forces, notably the Coldstream Guards, before its evacuation and destruction in 1684.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tangier 1662–1680 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T965823 — 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: Tangier 1662–1680 Context triple: [Coldstream Guards, battleHonour, Tangier 1662–1680]
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A.
Age of Sail
The Age of Sail was a historical era, roughly from the 16th to the mid-19th century, when international trade, naval warfare, and exploration were dominated by large sailing ships.
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B.
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile is a 1947 historical adventure film set during the Spanish Inquisition and Hernán Cortés’s conquest of Mexico, starring Tyrone Power in one of his signature swashbuckling roles.
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C.
British fleet at Porto Bello
The British fleet at Porto Bello was the naval force that captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo (in present-day Panama) in 1739 during the War of Jenkins’ Ear under Admiral Edward Vernon.
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D.
Captain General
Captain General was the highest-ranking military and often civil authority in various Spanish territories, combining supreme command over armed forces with broad administrative powers.
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E.
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckling adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ novella about separated twin brothers bound by a mysterious psychic link.
- 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: Tangier 1662–1680 Target entity description: Tangier 1662–1680 refers to the period when the English-held North African port of Tangier was a key overseas garrison and battleground for British forces, notably the Coldstream Guards, before its evacuation and destruction in 1684.
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A.
Age of Sail
The Age of Sail was a historical era, roughly from the 16th to the mid-19th century, when international trade, naval warfare, and exploration were dominated by large sailing ships.
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B.
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile is a 1947 historical adventure film set during the Spanish Inquisition and Hernán Cortés’s conquest of Mexico, starring Tyrone Power in one of his signature swashbuckling roles.
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C.
British fleet at Porto Bello
The British fleet at Porto Bello was the naval force that captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo (in present-day Panama) in 1739 during the War of Jenkins’ Ear under Admiral Edward Vernon.
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D.
Captain General
Captain General was the highest-ranking military and often civil authority in various Spanish territories, combining supreme command over armed forces with broad administrative powers.
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E.
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckling adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ novella about separated twin brothers bound by a mysterious psychic link.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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military history topic ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Moroccan conflicts around Tangier
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siege warfare against Tangier ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
British military histories of Tangier
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Coldstream Guards regimental histories ⓘ |
| endCause |
persistent military pressure from Moroccan forces
ⓘ
unsustainable cost of defending Tangier ⓘ |
| endTime | 1680 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
English evacuation of Tangier in 1684
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demolition of Tangier’s fortifications by English forces ⓘ |
| follows | Portuguese rule of Tangier ⓘ |
| hasCause | cession of Tangier to England as part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
English-controlled enclave in Morocco
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fortified port ⓘ overseas garrison town ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
North Africa
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Tangier ⓘ |
| hasPart |
English occupation of Tangier
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battles between English forces and local Moroccan forces ⓘ garrisoning of Tangier by English forces ⓘ sieges of Tangier ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Coldstream Guards
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English Army ⓘ Moroccan forces ⓘ Sultan Moulay Ismail ⓘ
surface form:
Moulay Ismail
English navy ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy
forces of the Alaouite dynasty ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to provide a naval base for English fleets in the Mediterranean
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to secure a strategic port on the Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the British Army’s standing regiments
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operational experience of the Coldstream Guards ⓘ |
| partOf |
English overseas expansion in the 17th century
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reign of Charles II of England ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
English decision to abandon Tangier
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attacks on Tangier by forces of Moulay Ismail ⓘ blockade and harassment of Tangier by Moroccan forces ⓘ construction of fortifications at Tangier ⓘ deployment of the Coldstream Guards to Tangier ⓘ deployment of the Tangier Regiment ⓘ |
| startTime | 1662 ⓘ |
| timePeriodOf |
English administration of Tangier
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use of Tangier as a British overseas garrison ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tangier 1662–1680 Description of subject: Tangier 1662–1680 refers to the period when the English-held North African port of Tangier was a key overseas garrison and battleground for British forces, notably the Coldstream Guards, before its evacuation and destruction in 1684.
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