Battle of Cape Lizard
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The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Cape Lizard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1485230 — 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 Lizard Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, hasPart, Battle of Cape Lizard]
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A.
Battle of Cape Ortegal
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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B.
Battle of Craney Island
The Battle of Craney Island was a War of 1812 engagement near Norfolk, Virginia, in which American forces successfully repelled a British amphibious assault, helping secure control of the Chesapeake region.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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 Lizard Target entity description: The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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A.
Battle of Cape Ortegal
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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B.
Battle of Craney Island
The Battle of Craney Island was a War of 1812 engagement near Norfolk, Virginia, in which American forces successfully repelled a British amphibious assault, helping secure control of the Chesapeake region.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coastlineRegion | Brittany ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Navy
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
French Empire
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Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 1805 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| involves | British warships intercepting a French squadron ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
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off Cape Lizard ⓘ off the coast of Brittany ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lizard Peninsula ⓘ |
| navalWarfare | ship-of-the-line era ⓘ |
| outcomeDescription | French squadron intercepted and defeated by British warships ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicContext | British effort to blockade French ports ⓘ |
| theater |
Eastern Front of the Napoleonic Wars
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surface form:
European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
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| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | naval engagement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Cape Lizard Description of subject: The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.