Battle of Bantry Bay
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The Battle of Bantry Bay was a 1689 naval engagement during the Williamite War in Ireland, in which French and English fleets clashed off the southwest coast of Ireland without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for control of the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Bantry Bay canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Bantry Bay Context triple: [Battle of Beachy Head (1690), precededBy, Battle of Bantry Bay]
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Battle of Flamborough Head
The Battle of Flamborough Head was a major 1779 naval clash of the American Revolutionary War in which John Paul Jones’s squadron, led by the Bonhomme Richard, famously defeated the British warship HMS Serapis off the coast of England.
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Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault on the Irish port town of Wexford, marked by the storming of its defenses and a notorious massacre of many of its defenders and inhabitants.
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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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Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Bantry Bay Target entity description: The Battle of Bantry Bay was a 1689 naval engagement during the Williamite War in Ireland, in which French and English fleets clashed off the southwest coast of Ireland without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for control of the region.
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A.
Battle of Flamborough Head
The Battle of Flamborough Head was a major 1779 naval clash of the American Revolutionary War in which John Paul Jones’s squadron, led by the Bonhomme Richard, famously defeated the British warship HMS Serapis off the coast of England.
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B.
Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault on the Irish port town of Wexford, marked by the storming of its defenses and a notorious massacre of many of its defenders and inhabitants.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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E.
Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch |
James II of England
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William III of England ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Jacobite-aligned French forces
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Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Williamite forces ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Jacobite side
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Williamites ⓘ
surface form:
Williamite side
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| commander |
Châteaurenault
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Herbert, Earl of Torrington ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| countryNear | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1689-05-01 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| fleetType | sailing ships of the line ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Williamite–Jacobite fighting in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battles involving England
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Battles involving France ⓘ History of County Cork ⓘ Naval battles of the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| location |
Bantry Bay
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southwest coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| navalTheatre | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
demonstrated French naval reach in Atlantic
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secured French landing of supplies for Jacobites ⓘ |
| opponent |
English fleet
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French fleet ⓘ |
| partOf | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
Expédition d’Irlande
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surface form:
French intervention in Ireland
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| precededBy | French decision to aid James II in Ireland ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry | naval artillery ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| significance | affected control of maritime access to Ireland ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of sea routes to Ireland
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support for James II in Ireland ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome |
English fleet failed to prevent French supply mission
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French fleet avoided destruction ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| year | 1689 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Bantry Bay Description of subject: The Battle of Bantry Bay was a 1689 naval engagement during the Williamite War in Ireland, in which French and English fleets clashed off the southwest coast of Ireland without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for control of the region.
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