Battle of Gangut
E383511
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Gangut canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Gangut Context triple: [Imperial Russian Navy, notableBattle, Battle of Gangut]
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Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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Battle of the Tenaru
The Battle of the Tenaru was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault near Henderson Field, marking a crucial defensive victory in the Pacific Theater.
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Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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Battle of Anzen
The Battle of Anzen was an 838 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Anatolia, where Byzantine forces under Emperor Theophilos were defeated by troops serving Caliph al-Mu'tasim.
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Battle of Seikan
The Battle of Seikan, better known as the Battle of Seonghwan, was an early land engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894, in which Japanese forces defeated Qing Chinese troops in Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Gangut Target entity description: The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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A.
Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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B.
Battle of the Tenaru
The Battle of the Tenaru was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault near Henderson Field, marking a crucial defensive victory in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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D.
Battle of Anzen
The Battle of Anzen was an 838 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Anatolia, where Byzantine forces under Emperor Theophilos were defeated by troops serving Caliph al-Mu'tasim.
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E.
Battle of Seikan
The Battle of Seikan, better known as the Battle of Seonghwan, was an early land engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894, in which Japanese forces defeated Qing Chinese troops in Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Great Northern War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Hangöudd
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Gangut naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent | Swedish Empire ⓘ |
| capturedEquipment | Swedish galleys and ships ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Russian naval anniversaries
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monuments in Russia ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Sweden
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Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| date | 1714-08-07 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1714-08-07 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Grengam ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Russian casualties
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Swedish casualties ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Fyodor Apraksin
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Gustaf Wattrang ⓘ Nils Ehrenskiöld ⓘ Peter the Great ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Russian galley fleet
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Swedish Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish sailing squadron
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| hasTheater |
Russian Baltic campaign in Great Northern War
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surface form:
Baltic Sea theater of the Great Northern War
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| involvedRuler |
Peter the Great
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surface form:
Peter I of Russia
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| location |
Baltic Sea
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Gulf of Finland ⓘ Hanko Peninsula ⓘ |
| navalForceInvolved |
Imperial Russian Navy
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Swedish Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first significant victory of the Imperial Russian Navy
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shift in naval balance between Russia and Sweden ⓘ |
| opponentRuler | Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Hanko (1714 naval operations) ⓘ |
| region | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
first major Russian naval victory over Sweden
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marked the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a maritime power ⓘ |
| startDate | 1714-08-07 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
allowed Russian naval operations in the Baltic
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weakened Swedish control of the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
Russian oared vessels bypassed Swedish blockade at Hanko
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use of galleys against sailing ships ⓘ |
| year | 1714 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Gangut Description of subject: The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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