Battle of Vélez-Málaga
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The Battle of Vélez-Málaga was a major 1704 naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet off the coast of southern Spain.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Vélez-Málaga canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Malaga | 2 |
| Battle of Malaga (1704) | 1 |
| Battle of Málaga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1093563 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Vélez-Málaga Context triple: [Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, notableBattle, Battle of Vélez-Málaga]
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Battle of Belchite
The Battle of Belchite was a major 1937 Spanish Civil War offensive in Aragon, where Republican forces, including the International Brigades, unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Nationalist-held town of Belchite.
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Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
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Battle of Pamplona
The Battle of Pamplona (1521) was a key conflict in the Spanish–Navarrese wars, best known for the wounding and spiritual turning point of Ignatius of Loyola, who later founded the Society of Jesus.
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Battle of Almanza
The Battle of Almanza was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated the allied British, Portuguese, and Dutch army, helping secure Bourbon control over Spain.
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Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Vélez-Málaga Target entity description: The Battle of Vélez-Málaga was a major 1704 naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet off the coast of southern Spain.
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A.
Battle of Belchite
The Battle of Belchite was a major 1937 Spanish Civil War offensive in Aragon, where Republican forces, including the International Brigades, unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Nationalist-held town of Belchite.
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B.
Battle of Sahagún
The Battle of Sahagún was a cavalry action during the Peninsular War (1808) in which British light dragoons decisively defeated French cavalry near the town of Sahagún in Spain.
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C.
Battle of Pamplona
The Battle of Pamplona (1521) was a key conflict in the Spanish–Navarrese wars, best known for the wounding and spiritual turning point of Ignatius of Loyola, who later founded the Society of Jesus.
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D.
Battle of Almanza
The Battle of Almanza was a major 1707 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Franco-Spanish forces decisively defeated the allied British, Portuguese, and Dutch army, helping secure Bourbon control over Spain.
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E.
Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the War of the Spanish Succession
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Vélez-Málaga
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surface form:
Battle of Málaga
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| belligerent |
Anglo-Dutch fleet
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French fleet ⓘ |
| campaign | 1704 naval campaign in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy casualties on both sides
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higher casualties for the Anglo-Dutch fleet ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Bourbon France
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Grand Alliance ⓘ |
| commander |
George Rooke
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Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse
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| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| date | 1704-08-24 ⓘ |
| era |
War of the Spanish Succession
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early 18th century ⓘ |
| fleetSize |
approximately 50 French ships of the line
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approximately 53 Anglo-Dutch ships of the line ⓘ |
| location |
Mediterranean Sea
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off Vélez-Málaga ⓘ off the southern coast of Spain ⓘ |
| navalPowerInvolved |
Dutch navy of the Republic
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surface form:
Dutch navy
French Navy ⓘ
surface form:
French Royal Navy
English navy ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy
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| navalTactics |
limited use of fireships
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use of formal line-ahead formations ⓘ |
| near | city of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absence of captured or sunk ships of the line despite heavy fighting
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demonstrating French fleet’s ability to challenge the Anglo-Dutch at sea ⓘ |
| outcome | strategic advantage for the Grand Alliance ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| precededBy | capture of Gibraltar (1704) ⓘ |
| region | Andalusia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Anglo-Dutch operations in the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| result | tactically indecisive ⓘ |
| significance |
largest naval battle of the War of the Spanish Succession
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one of the largest fleet actions of the Age of Sail ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to challenge Allied control after the capture of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
intense artillery duel between opposing lines
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line-of-battle engagement ⓘ |
| theatre | Mediterranean theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| year | 1704 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Vélez-Málaga Description of subject: The Battle of Vélez-Málaga was a major 1704 naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet off the coast of southern Spain.
Referenced by (7)
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