Battle of Cape Ortegal
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The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cape Ortegal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1485219 — 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 Cape Ortegal Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, hasPart, Battle of Cape Ortegal]
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A.
Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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B.
Battle of Cape Spartivento
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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E.
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cape Ortegal Target entity description: The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.
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A.
Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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B.
Battle of Cape Spartivento
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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E.
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Napoleonic Wars
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Navy
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Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| BritishShips |
HMS Aeolus
ⓘ
HMS Caesar ⓘ HMS Hero ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Courageux
HMS Hero ⓘ HMS Namur ⓘ HMS Phoenix ⓘ HMS Santa Margarita ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
four French ships of the line captured
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no British ships lost ⓘ |
| combatantCommander (British) | Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan ⓘ |
| combatantCommander (French) | Rear-Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley ⓘ |
| commander |
Don Francisco de la Vega
ⓘ
Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley ⓘ Sir Richard Strachan ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 4 November 1805 ⓘ |
| fleetInvolved |
British squadron under Sir Richard Strachan
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French squadron under Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley ⓘ remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet from Trafalgar ⓘ |
| FrenchShips |
Duguay-Trouin
ⓘ
Formidable ⓘ Mont Blanc ⓘ
surface form:
Mont-Blanc
Scipion ⓘ Spanish frigates attached to Dumanoir’s force ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
off Cape Ortegal ⓘ off the northwest coast of Spain ⓘ |
| modernCountryLocation | Spain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cape Ortegal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
British use of superior seamanship and gunnery to defeat a larger French squadron
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being the final action of the Trafalgar campaign ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive British victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
War of the Third Coalition
ⓘ
campaign of 1805 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| resultingEvent |
capture of four French ships of the line
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elimination of the last major remnant of the combined Franco-Spanish fleet from Trafalgar ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | consolidated British naval dominance after Trafalgar ⓘ |
| theatre |
Atlantic naval theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
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surface form:
Atlantic theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
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| year | 1805 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Cape Ortegal Description of subject: The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.
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