Battle of Guantánamo Bay
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The Battle of Guantánamo Bay was an 1898 Spanish–American War engagement in Cuba in which U.S. Marines and naval forces seized and secured the strategic harbor that later became the site of a long-term American naval base.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Guantánamo Bay canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3837529 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Guantánamo Bay Context triple: [Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War, hasMajorEvent, Battle of Guantánamo Bay]
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Battle of Santiago de Cuba
The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a decisive 1898 naval engagement of the Spanish–American War in which the U.S. Navy destroyed Spain’s Caribbean squadron off the coast of Cuba, effectively ending Spanish naval power in the Western Hemisphere.
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Battle of Porto Praya
The Battle of Porto Praya was a 1781 naval engagement off the Cape Verde Islands during the American Revolutionary War, in which British and French squadrons clashed inconclusively in a neutral Portuguese harbor.
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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 Cape Engaño
The Battle of Cape Engaño was a major naval engagement of the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, in which U.S. carrier forces destroyed the last operational Japanese aircraft carriers in a decisive victory.
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Battle of the Mona Passage
The Battle of the Mona Passage was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a British squadron decisively defeated a French convoy near Puerto Rico.
- 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Guantánamo Bay Target entity description: The Battle of Guantánamo Bay was an 1898 Spanish–American War engagement in Cuba in which U.S. Marines and naval forces seized and secured the strategic harbor that later became the site of a long-term American naval base.
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A.
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a decisive 1898 naval engagement of the Spanish–American War in which the U.S. Navy destroyed Spain’s Caribbean squadron off the coast of Cuba, effectively ending Spanish naval power in the Western Hemisphere.
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B.
Battle of Porto Praya
The Battle of Porto Praya was a 1781 naval engagement off the Cape Verde Islands during the American Revolutionary War, in which British and French squadrons clashed inconclusively in a neutral Portuguese harbor.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Cape Engaño
The Battle of Cape Engaño was a major naval engagement of the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, in which U.S. carrier forces destroyed the last operational Japanese aircraft carriers in a decisive victory.
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E.
Battle of the Mona Passage
The Battle of the Mona Passage was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a British squadron decisively defeated a French convoy near Puerto Rico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Spanish Army
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Spanish Navy ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| combatant |
First Marine Battalion (United States)
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Spanish colonial forces in Cuba ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| conflictType |
amphibious operation
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naval-supported land battle ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Spain
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1898-06-06 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1898-06-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | establishment of a permanent U.S. naval station at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ |
| hasPart |
landing of U.S. Marines at Guantánamo Bay
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naval support operations off Guantánamo Bay ⓘ skirmishes around Camp McCalla ⓘ |
| isIn | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| laterSiteOf |
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
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surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay
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| location |
Cuba
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Guantánamo ⓘ
surface form:
Guantánamo Bay
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| notableFor |
contributing to the later establishment of the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
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first major land action of U.S. Marines in the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| objective |
deny Spain a coaling and naval station on Cuba’s southeastern coast
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seize and secure Guantánamo Bay harbor ⓘ |
| opponent | Spanish colonial garrison at Guantánamo ⓘ |
| outcome |
Spanish forces withdrew from the immediate area of the bay
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U.S. forces established a secure beachhead at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War
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surface form:
Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War
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| pointInTime | June 1898 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
U.S. naval blockade of Santiago de Cuba
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surface form:
U.S. naval blockade of Cuba
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| relatedTo |
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
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Spanish–American War operations in eastern Cuba ⓘ |
| result |
American victory
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United States capture of Guantánamo Bay ⓘ |
| startDate | 1898-06-06 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
base for U.S. naval operations against Santiago de Cuba
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control of a deep-water harbor on the southeastern coast of Cuba ⓘ |
| supportedBy | U.S. Navy warships off Guantánamo Bay ⓘ |
| theater | Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Guantánamo Bay Description of subject: The Battle of Guantánamo Bay was an 1898 Spanish–American War engagement in Cuba in which U.S. Marines and naval forces seized and secured the strategic harbor that later became the site of a long-term American naval base.
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