Battle of Port Royal (1690)
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The Battle of Port Royal (1690) was a colonial-era assault in which New England forces briefly captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia during the wider conflict between England and France in North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Port Royal (1690) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1995603 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Port Royal (1690) Context triple: [King William's War, hasPart, Battle of Port Royal (1690)]
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Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.
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Siege of Port Royal (1707)
The Siege of Port Royal (1707) was a failed British attempt during Queen Anne’s War to capture the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia).
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C.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
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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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Battle of La Hogue (1692)
The Battle of La Hogue (1692) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English and Dutch fleets destroyed a large portion of the French navy, thwarting a planned French invasion of England during the Nine 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 Port Royal (1690) Target entity description: The Battle of Port Royal (1690) was a colonial-era assault in which New England forces briefly captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia during the wider conflict between England and France in North America.
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A.
Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.
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B.
Siege of Port Royal (1707)
The Siege of Port Royal (1707) was a failed British attempt during Queen Anne’s War to capture the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia).
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C.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of La Hogue (1692)
The Battle of La Hogue (1692) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English and Dutch fleets destroyed a large portion of the French navy, thwarting a planned French invasion of England during the Nine Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Phips' capture of Port Royal ⓘ |
| attacker | New England expeditionary force ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French colony of Acadia
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Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ New England Colonies ⓘ |
| commander |
Governor Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Meneval
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Governor William Phips ⓘ
surface form:
Sir William Phips
|
| conflict |
King William's War
ⓘ
Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| date | 1690 ⓘ |
| defender | French colonial garrison at Port Royal ⓘ |
| duration | brief occupation ⓘ |
| effect |
increased New England influence in Acadia
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weakened French control in Acadia ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Anglo-French raids in Acadia ⓘ |
| historicalRegionInvolved |
New England
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New France ⓘ |
| location |
Acadia
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Port-Royal (Acadia) ⓘ
surface form:
Port Royal, Acadia
present-day Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType |
amphibious assault
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siege ⓘ |
| outcome |
surrender of the French garrison at Port Royal
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temporary English occupation of Port Royal ⓘ |
| partOf | King William's War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier frontier raids in King William's War ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| significance |
early English attempt to control Acadia
ⓘ
example of colonial-era Anglo-French rivalry in North America ⓘ |
| theatre |
Acadian theatre
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surface form:
Acadian theater of King William's War
North American theater of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Port Royal (1690) Description of subject: The Battle of Port Royal (1690) was a colonial-era assault in which New England forces briefly captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia during the wider conflict between England and France in North America.
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