Battle of Algeciras Bay
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The Battle of Algeciras Bay was a series of naval engagements in 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars in which French and Spanish fleets clashed with the British Royal Navy off southern Spain.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Algeciras Bay canonical | 2 |
| First Battle of Algeciras | 1 |
| Second Battle of Algeciras | 1 |
| Second Battle of Algeciras (Battle of Cape Trafalgar Bay, 1801) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3058103 — 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 Algeciras Bay Context triple: [Océan, participatedIn, Battle of Algeciras Bay]
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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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D.
Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Algeciras Bay Target entity description: The Battle of Algeciras Bay was a series of naval engagements in 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars in which French and Spanish fleets clashed with the British Royal Navy off southern Spain.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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 Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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E.
Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action off Algeciras ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| cause | French attempt to reinforce forces in Egypt and challenge British sea power ⓘ |
| combatType | ship-of-the-line engagement ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois
ⓘ
Captain Sir James Saumarez ⓘ
surface form:
James Saumarez
Juan Joaquín Moreno ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
French First Republic
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Kingdom of Spain ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1801-07-12 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued British naval dominance in the region ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Algeciras Bay
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Battle of Algeciras
Battle of Algeciras Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of Algeciras
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| location |
Bay of Gibraltar
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surface form:
Algeciras Bay
Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ off the coast of southern Spain ⓘ |
| navalTactics | line of battle ⓘ |
| notableShip |
Formidable (French ship of the line)
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HMS Caesar ⓘ HMS Superb ⓘ HMS Venerable ⓘ Indomptable (French ship of the line) ⓘ Real Carlos (Spanish ship of the line) ⓘ San Hermenegildo (Spanish ship of the line) ⓘ |
| objective | to disrupt British naval dominance in the Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| opponent | British Royal Navy vs. combined French and Spanish fleets ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Captain Sir James Saumarez
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral James Saumarez
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| partOf |
War of the Second Coalition
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naval operations in the Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier British blockades of Cádiz and the Spanish coast ⓘ |
| region | Andalusia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Trafalgar
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Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
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| result |
British tactical victory in second engagement
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French and Spanish tactical victory in first engagement ⓘ inconclusive overall ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated risks of combined fleet operations against the Royal Navy
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led to destruction of two large Spanish ships of the line by friendly fire and explosions ⓘ |
| startDate | 1801-07-06 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Mediterranean theater of the French Revolutionary Wars
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surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
|
| year | 1801 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Algeciras Bay Description of subject: The Battle of Algeciras Bay was a series of naval engagements in 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars in which French and Spanish fleets clashed with the British Royal Navy off southern Spain.
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