Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
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Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas were a series of British-led attacks against the key Spanish fortress defending Cartagena de Indias during the 1741 campaign in the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas Context triple: [Battle of Cartagena de Indias, hasPart, Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas]
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Siege of the Alcázar
The Siege of the Alcázar was a pivotal early battle of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, in which Nationalist forces held out for months against a prolonged Republican siege of the fortress in Toledo, becoming a powerful symbol of Nationalist resistance.
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Bombardment of San Juan
The Bombardment of San Juan was a U.S. naval attack on the Spanish-held city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1898 during the Spanish–American War.
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Siege of Madrid
The Siege of Madrid was a prolonged and pivotal early campaign of the Spanish Civil War in which Republican forces successfully resisted Nationalist attempts to capture Spain’s capital.
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Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas
The Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas was an early and symbolically important insurgent victory in 1810, when Miguel Hidalgo’s rebel forces seized a fortified granary in Guanajuato during the opening phase of Mexico’s struggle for independence from Spain.
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E.
Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas Target entity description: Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas were a series of British-led attacks against the key Spanish fortress defending Cartagena de Indias during the 1741 campaign in the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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A.
Siege of the Alcázar
The Siege of the Alcázar was a pivotal early battle of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, in which Nationalist forces held out for months against a prolonged Republican siege of the fortress in Toledo, becoming a powerful symbol of Nationalist resistance.
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B.
Bombardment of San Juan
The Bombardment of San Juan was a U.S. naval attack on the Spanish-held city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1898 during the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Siege of Madrid
The Siege of Madrid was a prolonged and pivotal early campaign of the Spanish Civil War in which Republican forces successfully resisted Nationalist attempts to capture Spain’s capital.
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D.
Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas
The Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas was an early and symbolically important insurgent victory in 1810, when Miguel Hidalgo’s rebel forces seized a fortified granary in Guanajuato during the opening phase of Mexico’s struggle for independence from Spain.
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E.
Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | occurred during 1741 British campaign against Cartagena ⓘ |
| conflict | War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defender |
Kingdom of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonial garrison at Cartagena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | series of British-led attacks on the main Spanish fortress defending Cartagena ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fortressDefended | Castillo San Felipe de Barajas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Blas de Lezo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastián de Eslava NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wentworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| location |
Cartagena de Indias
NERFINISHED
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Castillo San Felipe de Barajas NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Cartagena, Colombia ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
artillery
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infantry ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
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seizure of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ |
| opponent |
British forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish defenders ⓘ |
| partOf |
1741 Cartagena campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Cartagena de Indias NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British assaults repulsed
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Spanish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
defended key fortress protecting Cartagena harbor
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major failure of British 1741 expedition against Cartagena ⓘ |
| startTime | 1741 ⓘ |
| strategicRole | key to control of Cartagena’s landward approaches ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Caribbean theatre of the War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas Description of subject: Assaults on Castillo San Felipe de Barajas were a series of British-led attacks against the key Spanish fortress defending Cartagena de Indias during the 1741 campaign in the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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