Battle of Negro Fort
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The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Negro Fort canonical | 1 |
| Destruction of Negro Fort | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2170107 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Negro Fort Context triple: [First Seminole War, hasPart, Battle of Negro Fort]
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A.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Fort Frederica
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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D.
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge was a pivotal 1776 Revolutionary War engagement in North Carolina in which Patriot forces decisively defeated Loyalist troops, helping to end British authority in the colony.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Negro Fort Target entity description: The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
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A.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Fort Frederica
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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D.
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge was a pivotal 1776 Revolutionary War engagement in North Carolina in which Patriot forces decisively defeated Loyalist troops, helping to end British authority in the colony.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Negro Fort
ⓘ
surface form:
Destruction of Negro Fort
|
| belligerentStrength |
U.S. regular troops and naval forces
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hundreds of Black and Native defenders ⓘ |
| builtBy | British forces during the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| cause |
U.S. concern over armed Black community near its border
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U.S. desire to eliminate a refuge for escaped slaves ⓘ post–War of 1812 British arming of Black and Native allies ⓘ |
| combatant |
Black maroons
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Seminole and other Native American allies ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commander |
Andrew Jackson
ⓘ
Edmund P. Gaines ⓘ Sailing Master Jairus Loomis ⓘ |
| conflict |
Seminole Wars
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surface form:
United States–Seminole conflicts
|
| consequence |
high mortality among fort occupants
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intimidation of other maroon communities ⓘ massive explosion destroyed the fort ⓘ surviving Black defenders often returned to slavery ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1816-07-27 ⓘ |
| fortification | Negro Fort ⓘ |
| location |
Apalachicola River
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Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| notableEvent | U.S. artillery shot detonated the fort’s powder magazine ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
United States Army
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| opposingForceType | multiracial community of escaped slaves and Native Americans ⓘ |
| partOf | prelude to the First Seminole War ⓘ |
| precededBy | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British post on the Apalachicola
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Seminole history ⓘ history of slavery in the United States ⓘ maroon communities in North America ⓘ |
| result |
United States victory
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death of many fort occupants ⓘ destruction of Negro Fort ⓘ re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of U.S. cross-border intervention in Spanish Florida
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helped pave the way for the First Seminole War ⓘ major blow to autonomous Black maroon settlement in the Southeast ⓘ |
| target | British-built fort occupied by Black and Native American people ⓘ |
| theater | Southeastern United States borderlands ⓘ |
| year | 1816 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Negro Fort Description of subject: The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Destruction of Negro Fort