Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
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The Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, rooted in colonial and maritime rivalry in the Caribbean and the Americas and later subsumed into the wider War of the Austrian Succession.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4698208 — 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: Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) Context triple: [Battle of Porto Bello (1739), partOf, Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)]
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Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, chiefly marked by the British siege of Gibraltar and rooted in ongoing commercial and territorial rivalries following the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) was a conflict during the American Revolutionary War in which Spain joined France and the American colonies against Britain, focusing on naval battles and territorial struggles in Europe and the Americas.
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C.
Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) was a naval and colonial conflict during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, aligned with France, fought against Britain, leading to major sea battles, blockades, and the disruption of Spanish maritime trade and empire.
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D.
Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) was a brief early phase of renewed conflict between England and Spain during the Thirty Years' War, marked by failed English expeditions and largely inconclusive military engagements.
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E.
First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)
The First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) was a mid-17th-century conflict between Cromwellian England and Habsburg Spain, fought largely over trade, colonial dominance, and religious-political rivalry in Europe and the Americas.
- 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: Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) Target entity description: The Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, rooted in colonial and maritime rivalry in the Caribbean and the Americas and later subsumed into the wider War of the Austrian Succession.
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A.
Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, chiefly marked by the British siege of Gibraltar and rooted in ongoing commercial and territorial rivalries following the War of the Spanish Succession.
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B.
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) was a conflict during the American Revolutionary War in which Spain joined France and the American colonies against Britain, focusing on naval battles and territorial struggles in Europe and the Americas.
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C.
Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) was a naval and colonial conflict during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, aligned with France, fought against Britain, leading to major sea battles, blockades, and the disruption of Spanish maritime trade and empire.
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D.
Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) was a brief early phase of renewed conflict between England and Spain during the Thirty Years' War, marked by failed English expeditions and largely inconclusive military engagements.
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E.
First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)
The First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) was a mid-17th-century conflict between Cromwellian England and Habsburg Spain, fought largely over trade, colonial dominance, and religious-political rivalry in Europe and the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century conflict
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military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
British smuggling in Spanish America
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Spanish search and seizure of British merchant ships ⓘ colonial rivalry between Britain and Spain ⓘ disputes over trade in the Caribbean ⓘ maritime rivalry between Britain and Spain ⓘ |
| commander |
Blas de Lezo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastián de Eslava NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wentworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictScope | primarily naval and colonial operations ⓘ |
| conflictType |
colonial war
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naval war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1748 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
demonstrated resilience of Spanish colonial defenses
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heavy British losses at Cartagena de Indias ⓘ strengthened British naval presence in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Cartagena de Indias
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Havana (1748) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jenkins’ Ear (incident) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Porto Bello (1739) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Saint-Louis (1747) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
British expedition against Cartagena de Indias
NERFINISHED
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British expedition to Porto Bello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Treaty of Seville (1729) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British South Sea Company
NERFINISHED
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Spanish guarda costas ⓘ War of Jenkins’ Ear incident involving Robert Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ asiento de negros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
confirmation of British asiento and trade rights with Spanish America (nominally)
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limited territorial changes in the Americas ⓘ status quo ante bellum in Europe ⓘ |
| startDate | 1739 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Caribbean theatre of War of the Austrian Succession
NERFINISHED
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North American theatre of War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) Description of subject: The Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, rooted in colonial and maritime rivalry in the Caribbean and the Americas and later subsumed into the wider War of the Austrian Succession.
Referenced by (9)
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