Battle of La Hougue
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The Battle of La Hougue was a 1692 naval engagement during the Nine Years' War in which the English and Dutch fleets decisively defeated the French, thwarting a planned invasion of England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of La Hougue canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2480789 — 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 La Hougue Context triple: [Battle of La Hogue (1692), isAlsoKnownAs, Battle of La Hougue]
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Battle of Isly
The Battle of Isly was an 1844 military engagement near the Moroccan-Algerian border in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Sultan of Morocco, helping to secure French dominance in Algeria.
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Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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Battle of Macta
The Battle of Macta was an 1835 military engagement in Algeria in which Emir Abd al-Qadir’s forces inflicted a significant defeat on the French army during the early phase of the French conquest of Algeria.
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D.
Battle of Senta
The Battle of Senta was a decisive 1697 clash in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the Ottoman army, significantly weakening Ottoman power in Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of Peterwardein
The Battle of Peterwardein was a major 1716 engagement in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire, helping to shift the balance of power in Central and Southeastern Europe.
- 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 La Hougue Target entity description: The Battle of La Hougue was a 1692 naval engagement during the Nine Years' War in which the English and Dutch fleets decisively defeated the French, thwarting a planned invasion of England.
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A.
Battle of Isly
The Battle of Isly was an 1844 military engagement near the Moroccan-Algerian border in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Sultan of Morocco, helping to secure French dominance in Algeria.
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B.
Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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C.
Battle of Macta
The Battle of Macta was an 1835 military engagement in Algeria in which Emir Abd al-Qadir’s forces inflicted a significant defeat on the French army during the early phase of the French conquest of Algeria.
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D.
Battle of Senta
The Battle of Senta was a decisive 1697 clash in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the Ottoman army, significantly weakening Ottoman power in Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of Peterwardein
The Battle of Peterwardein was a major 1716 engagement in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire, helping to shift the balance of power in Central and Southeastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Nine Years' War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
French navy temporarily lost command of the Channel
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French ships burned at anchor in La Hougue ⓘ secured William III's position in England ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Barfleur
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Barfleur and La Hougue
|
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| cause | French attempt to restore James II to the English throne ⓘ |
| combatant |
Anglo-Dutch fleet
ⓘ
French fleet ⓘ |
| commander |
Anne Hilarion de Tourville
ⓘ
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford ⓘ Philips van Almonde ⓘ Sir George Rooke ⓘ
surface form:
Rooke, Sir George
|
| conflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictType | fleet action ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| countryOfLocation | France ⓘ |
| date | 1692 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1692-06-04 ⓘ |
| fleetStrength | Anglo-Dutch fleet numerically superior to French fleet ⓘ |
| hasConsequences | long-term weakening of French naval power in the Channel ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Dutch navy of the Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch navy
French Navy ⓘ
surface form:
French Royal Navy
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| location | English Channel ⓘ |
| notableAction | English and Dutch fireship attacks on beached French ships ⓘ |
| objective | to prevent a French-backed Jacobite invasion of England ⓘ |
| opponent |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nine Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Grand Alliance
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| place | La Hougue, Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Barfleur ⓘ |
| result |
Anglo-Dutch victory
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French invasion of England thwarted ⓘ decisive defeat of the French fleet ⓘ |
| startDate | 1692-05-29 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
ended immediate threat of French invasion of England in 1692
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shifted naval balance in favor of the Grand Alliance ⓘ |
| theatre |
Atlantic naval theatre of the Nine Years' War
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surface form:
Atlantic theatre of the Nine Years' War
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| year | 1692 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of La Hougue Description of subject: The Battle of La Hougue was a 1692 naval engagement during the Nine Years' War in which the English and Dutch fleets decisively defeated the French, thwarting a planned invasion of England.
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subject surface form:
Battle of La Hogue