Battle of St. Kitts
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The Battle of St. Kitts was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse defeated a British squadron while supporting the capture of the island from British control.
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| Battle of St. Kitts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3317377 — 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 St. Kitts Context triple: [Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War, hasPart, Battle of St. Kitts]
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A.
Battle of the Saintes
The Battle of the Saintes was a decisive 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which the British fleet under Admiral Rodney defeated the French fleet under the Comte de Grasse, securing British control of the West Indies.
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Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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Battle of Fort Royal
The Battle of Fort Royal was a 1781 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet successfully defended the approaches to Martinique against the British Royal Navy.
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D.
Battle of Martinique (1780)
The Battle of Martinique (1780) was a naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British and French fleets clashed in the Caribbean near the island of Martinique.
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E.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
- 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 St. Kitts Target entity description: The Battle of St. Kitts was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse defeated a British squadron while supporting the capture of the island from British control.
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A.
Battle of the Saintes
The Battle of the Saintes was a decisive 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which the British fleet under Admiral Rodney defeated the French fleet under the Comte de Grasse, securing British control of the West Indies.
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B.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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C.
Battle of Fort Royal
The Battle of Fort Royal was a 1781 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet successfully defended the approaches to Martinique against the British Royal Navy.
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D.
Battle of Martinique (1780)
The Battle of Martinique (1780) was a naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which British and French fleets clashed in the Caribbean near the island of Martinique.
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E.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the American Revolutionary War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Frigate Bay ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| commander |
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
ⓘ
surface form:
Comte de Grasse
Admiral Samuel Hood ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
|
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| date |
January 25, 1782
ⓘ
January 26, 1782 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1782-01-26 ⓘ |
| fleetInvolved |
British squadron under Samuel Hood
ⓘ
French fleet under Comte de Grasse ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Saintes ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near Frigate Bay, St. Kitts ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | facilitated French capture of St. Kitts from Britain ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Age of Sail
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| involves | ship-of-the-line warfare ⓘ |
| isInvolvedIn | French efforts to weaken British power in the West Indies ⓘ |
| isPartOfCampaign | French campaign against British Caribbean possessions (1781–1782) ⓘ |
| location |
Caribbean Sea
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Lesser Antilles ⓘ off St. Kitts ⓘ |
| navalTactics | maneuvering to control the anchorage off Frigate Bay ⓘ |
| objective | to relieve the British garrison on St. Kitts ⓘ |
| opponentObjective | to prevent British relief of St. Kitts ⓘ |
| opposedBy | British garrison on St. Kitts ⓘ |
| outcome | British squadron forced to withdraw ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-French War (1778–1783) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ |
| primaryCommanderForBritain |
Admiral Samuel Hood
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surface form:
Samuel Hood
|
| primaryCommanderForFrance | François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ |
| region | West Indies ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Siege of Brimstone Hill ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1782-01-25 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | contributed to temporary French control of St. Kitts ⓘ |
| supportedBy | French land forces besieging Brimstone Hill Fortress ⓘ |
| supportedOperation | French capture of St. Kitts ⓘ |
| theater |
Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
Caribbean theater of the American Revolutionary War
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| year | 1782 ⓘ |
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