Landing at Siboney
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Landing at Siboney was a key 1898 U.S. amphibious operation in Cuba during the Spanish–American War that enabled the subsequent campaign against Santiago de Cuba.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Landing at Siboney canonical | 2 |
| Siboney landing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3837528 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Landing at Siboney Context triple: [Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War, hasMajorEvent, Landing at Siboney]
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A.
The Landing
The Landing is a waterfront dining and entertainment district within Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, featuring themed restaurants, bars, and shops.
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B.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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C.
Landing at Arawe
Landing at Arawe was a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted primarily to secure airfield sites and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.
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D.
Granma landing
Granma landing was the 1956 seaborne arrival in Cuba of Fidel Castro and his fellow revolutionaries aboard the yacht Granma, marking a pivotal starting point of the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Going Ashore
"Going Ashore" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri, included in her collection *Unaccustomed Earth*, that explores themes of family, identity, and displacement within the South Asian diaspora.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Landing at Siboney Target entity description: Landing at Siboney was a key 1898 U.S. amphibious operation in Cuba during the Spanish–American War that enabled the subsequent campaign against Santiago de Cuba.
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A.
The Landing
The Landing is a waterfront dining and entertainment district within Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, featuring themed restaurants, bars, and shops.
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B.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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C.
Landing at Arawe
Landing at Arawe was a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted primarily to secure airfield sites and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.
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D.
Granma landing
Granma landing was the 1956 seaborne arrival in Cuba of Fidel Castro and his fellow revolutionaries aboard the yacht Granma, marking a pivotal starting point of the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Going Ashore
"Going Ashore" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri, included in her collection *Unaccustomed Earth*, that explores themes of family, identity, and displacement within the South Asian diaspora.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibious landing
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military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Landing at Siboney
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surface form:
Siboney landing
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| belligerent |
Spanish Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| casualties | relatively light compared to later battles in the campaign ⓘ |
| commander |
Joseph Wheeler
ⓘ
William R. Shafter ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| countryInWhichOccurred | Cuba ⓘ |
| date | June 22, 1898 ⓘ |
| dateRange | June 22–25, 1898 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of El Caney
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Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ Siege of Santiago ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Santiago de Cuba
|
| historicalEra | late 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Oriente Province, Cuba
ⓘ
Siboney, Cuba ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Fifth Army Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Fifth Army Corps
|
| navalSupport |
North Atlantic Squadron
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surface form:
U.S. North Atlantic Squadron
|
| notableParticipant |
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
ⓘ
surface form:
The Rough Riders
|
| notableUnit |
10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
ⓘ
United States 1st Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
1st U.S. Infantry Division elements
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry ⓘ |
| objective |
to land U.S. expeditionary forces in eastern Cuba
ⓘ
to support the campaign against Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War
Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
surface form:
Santiago de Cuba campaign
|
| precededBy | U.S. naval blockade of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Landing at Daiquirí ⓘ |
| relatedTo | U.S. intervention in Cuba ⓘ |
| result |
U.S. tactical success
ⓘ
establishment of U.S. beachhead near Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
enabled overland advance on Santiago de Cuba
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secured logistical base for U.S. forces in eastern Cuba ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Cuban insurgents ⓘ |
| supportedOperation | U.S. plan to capture Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| theater | Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | amphibious warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1898 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Landing at Siboney Description of subject: Landing at Siboney was a key 1898 U.S. amphibious operation in Cuba during the Spanish–American War that enabled the subsequent campaign against Santiago de Cuba.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siboney landing