British attack on San Juan (1797)
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The British attack on San Juan (1797) was a failed Royal Navy and army assault during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Spanish and Puerto Rican defenders successfully repelled an attempted British capture of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1797 British siege of San Juan | 1 |
| British attack on San Juan (1797) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1278043 — 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: British attack on San Juan (1797) Context triple: [San Juan city walls, significantEvent, British attack on San Juan (1797)]
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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.
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B.
Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
The Battle of Porto Bello (1739) was a notable early British naval victory against Spain during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, in which Admiral Edward Vernon captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo in present-day Panama.
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C.
Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
Battle of San Juan (1595)
The Battle of San Juan (1595) was a failed English naval assault led by Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish-held port of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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E.
Battle of San Domingo
The Battle of San Domingo was a major 1806 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British fleet decisively defeated a French squadron in the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British attack on San Juan (1797) Target entity description: The British attack on San Juan (1797) was a failed Royal Navy and army assault during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Spanish and Puerto Rican defenders successfully repelled an attempted British capture of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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A.
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.
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B.
Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
The Battle of Porto Bello (1739) was a notable early British naval victory against Spain during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, in which Admiral Edward Vernon captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo in present-day Panama.
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C.
Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
Battle of San Juan (1595)
The Battle of San Juan (1595) was a failed English naval assault led by Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish-held port of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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E.
Battle of San Domingo
The Battle of San Domingo was a major 1806 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British fleet decisively defeated a French squadron in the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| conflictOf | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
surface form:
Puerto Rico (Spanish colony)
Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
ⓘ
surface form:
Castillo San Felipe del Morro garrison
Fortín de San Gerónimo ⓘ
surface form:
Fortín de San Gerónimo garrison
Puerto Rican volunteer units ⓘ coastal fortifications of San Juan ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
Puerto Rican militia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Spanish colonial forces in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| hasCause | Anglo-Spanish hostilities during the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Antonio de los Reyes Correa (symbolic historical figure of Puerto Rican defense)
ⓘ
Henry Harvey ⓘ Ralph Abercromby ⓘ Ramón de Castro y Gutiérrez ⓘ |
| hasDate | April 1797 ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1797-04-30 ⓘ |
| hasForceType |
British Army
ⓘ
Puerto Rican militia units ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Army ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Santurce
ⓘ
surface form:
Cangrejos (Santurce area)
Caribbean Sea ⓘ Castillo San Felipe del Morro ⓘ Condado Lagoon ⓘ Fortín de San Gerónimo ⓘ Hato Rey ⓘ Isla de Cabras ⓘ Miramar ⓘ
surface form:
Miramar (San Juan)
Puerto Rico ⓘ San Juan Bay ⓘ San Juan, Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
capture of San Juan
ⓘ
seizure of Puerto Rico from Spain ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
San Juan city walls
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surface form:
San Juan remained under Spanish control
|
| hasResult |
British attack repelled
ⓘ
Spanish victory ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
demonstrated strategic importance of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean
ⓘ
strengthened Puerto Rican local identity and loyalty to Spain ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1797-04-17 ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
amphibious landing
ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ siege operations ⓘ |
| hasTheatre | Caribbean theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Spanish colonial government in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) ⓘ |
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Subject: British attack on San Juan (1797) Description of subject: The British attack on San Juan (1797) was a failed Royal Navy and army assault during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Spanish and Puerto Rican defenders successfully repelled an attempted British capture of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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