League of Armed Neutrality (1780)
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The League of Armed Neutrality (1780) was a coalition of European maritime powers, led by Russia and including Sweden, formed during the American Revolutionary War to defend neutral shipping rights against British naval interference.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First League of Armed Neutrality | 3 |
| League of Armed Neutrality | 1 |
| League of Armed Neutrality (1780) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2700592 — 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: League of Armed Neutrality (1780) Context triple: [Gustav III of Sweden, participantIn, League of Armed Neutrality (1780)]
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Quasi-War
The Quasi-War was an undeclared naval conflict between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800, fought mainly in the Caribbean and Atlantic and pivotal in shaping early U.S. foreign and military policy.
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Continental System
The Continental System was Napoleon Bonaparte’s large-scale economic blockade strategy aimed at weakening Britain by prohibiting European trade with the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Neutrality Proclamation of 1793
The Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was a formal declaration by the early U.S. government that the nation would remain impartial in the conflict between Revolutionary France and Great Britain, helping to define American foreign policy of non-involvement in European wars.
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Holy League against France
The Holy League against France was a coalition of European powers formed in the early 16th century to curb French expansion in Italy and restore papal and Italian autonomy.
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War of the Quadruple Alliance
The War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) was a European conflict in which Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic allied to curb Spanish attempts to regain territories lost after the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: League of Armed Neutrality (1780) Target entity description: The League of Armed Neutrality (1780) was a coalition of European maritime powers, led by Russia and including Sweden, formed during the American Revolutionary War to defend neutral shipping rights against British naval interference.
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A.
Quasi-War
The Quasi-War was an undeclared naval conflict between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800, fought mainly in the Caribbean and Atlantic and pivotal in shaping early U.S. foreign and military policy.
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B.
Continental System
The Continental System was Napoleon Bonaparte’s large-scale economic blockade strategy aimed at weakening Britain by prohibiting European trade with the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Neutrality Proclamation of 1793
The Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was a formal declaration by the early U.S. government that the nation would remain impartial in the conflict between Revolutionary France and Great Britain, helping to define American foreign policy of non-involvement in European wars.
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D.
Holy League against France
The Holy League against France was a coalition of European powers formed in the early 16th century to curb French expansion in Italy and restore papal and Italian autonomy.
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E.
War of the Quadruple Alliance
The War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) was a European conflict in which Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic allied to curb Spanish attempts to regain territories lost after the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international organization
ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ treaty-based coalition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
League of Armed Neutrality (1780)
ⓘ
surface form:
First League of Armed Neutrality
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | European maritime powers ⓘ |
| assertedRight |
freedom of navigation for neutrals in wartime
ⓘ
neutral right to carry non-contraband goods to belligerents ⓘ |
| cause |
British naval blockade policies
ⓘ
seizure of neutral merchant ships by Britain ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Russian tensions over maritime law ⓘ |
| context |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
War of American Independence
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| diplomaticStatus | neutral coalition ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1783 ⓘ |
| endedDuring | Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Catherine II of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Catherine the Great
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| hasPolicy |
blockades must be effective to be recognized
ⓘ
free ships make free goods ⓘ neutral ships may trade with belligerents except in contraband ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
defense of neutral shipping rights
ⓘ
protection of neutral trade against British interference ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1780 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of international maritime law ⓘ |
| leader | Catherine II of Russia ⓘ |
| legalForm | treaty ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| member |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Tuscany ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Denmark–Norway ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark–Norway
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily) ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Second League of Armed Neutrality ⓘ |
| significantEvent | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| supported | commercial interests of neutral European states ⓘ |
| typeOfSanction | armed neutrality ⓘ |
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Subject: League of Armed Neutrality (1780) Description of subject: The League of Armed Neutrality (1780) was a coalition of European maritime powers, led by Russia and including Sweden, formed during the American Revolutionary War to defend neutral shipping rights against British naval interference.
Referenced by (5)
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