Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
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The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) was a major naval engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which the British fleet decisively defeated a French convoy off the coast of Spain, securing control of Atlantic trade routes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) canonical | 6 |
| Second Battle of Cape Finisterre | 2 |
| First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) | 1 |
| Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2525528 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) Context triple: [Edward Boscawen, notableWork, Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)]
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Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) was a naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive action against a combined French and Spanish fleet off the northwest coast of Spain.
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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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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 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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Battle of Køge Bay (1677)
The Battle of Køge Bay (1677) was a major naval engagement in which the Danish fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy, helping secure Danish control of the Baltic during the Scanian War.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) Target entity description: The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) was a major naval engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which the British fleet decisively defeated a French convoy off the coast of Spain, securing control of Atlantic trade routes.
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A.
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) was a naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive action against a combined French and Spanish fleet off the northwest coast of Spain.
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B.
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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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 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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E.
Battle of Køge Bay (1677)
The Battle of Køge Bay (1677) was a major naval engagement in which the Danish fleet decisively defeated the Swedish navy, helping secure Danish control of the Baltic during the Scanian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the War of the Austrian Succession
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
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surface form:
Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
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| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| belligerentAlliance |
France and allies
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surface form:
France (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession)
Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) ⓘ |
| campaign | British naval campaign against French commerce (1747) ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
Edward Hawke
ⓘ
Henri-François des Herbiers, Marquis de l’Etenduère ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| consequence |
British dominance of Atlantic trade during the War of the Austrian Succession
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capture of much of the French convoy ⓘ weakening of French maritime commerce ⓘ |
| country |
France
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Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 25 October 1747 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fleetStrength |
French escort squadron protecting a large convoy
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Royal Navy squadron under Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
off Cape Finisterre ⓘ off the coast of Spain ⓘ |
| navalCommander |
Sir Edward Hawke
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surface form:
Admiral Edward Hawke
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| navalTactics | line of battle ⓘ |
| notableCommanderFor |
French Navy
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
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| relatedEvent |
War of Jenkins' Ear
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surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
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| relatedPlace | Cape Finisterre ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British trade with the West Indies
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French colonial trade ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
disrupted French colonial and commercial communications
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helped ensure British naval supremacy in the mid-18th century ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
intercept French convoy to the West Indies
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secure British control of Atlantic trade routes ⓘ |
| theatre | Atlantic theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | fleet action ⓘ |
| year | 1747 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) Description of subject: The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) was a major naval engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in which the British fleet decisively defeated a French convoy off the coast of Spain, securing control of Atlantic trade routes.
Referenced by (10)
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