Bombardment of Acre (1840)
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The Bombardment of Acre (1840) was a key naval attack by a British-led coalition against Egyptian-held Acre during the Oriental Crisis, helping to force Muhammad Ali of Egypt to relinquish control of Ottoman territories in the Levant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bombardment of Acre (1840) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5625305 — 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: Bombardment of Acre (1840) Context triple: [Battle of Nezib, relatedEvent, Bombardment of Acre (1840)]
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Siege of Akko (1799)
The Siege of Akko (1799) was a pivotal failed attempt by Napoleon Bonaparte to capture the fortified Ottoman port city of Acre during his Middle Eastern campaign, halting his advance into the Levant.
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B.
Siege of Rhodes (1522)
The Siege of Rhodes (1522) was a major Ottoman campaign under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that culminated in the capture of the island of Rhodes and the expulsion of the Knights Hospitaller from their stronghold.
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C.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
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D.
Siege of Jaffa
The Siege of Jaffa was a major 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign, marked by a brutal French assault on the Ottoman-held port city and subsequent controversial massacres.
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E.
First Melillan campaign
The First Melillan campaign was a late 19th-century Spanish military operation against local Riffian tribes near the enclave of Melilla in northern Morocco, marking an early phase of Spain’s colonial expansion in the region.
- 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: Bombardment of Acre (1840) Target entity description: The Bombardment of Acre (1840) was a key naval attack by a British-led coalition against Egyptian-held Acre during the Oriental Crisis, helping to force Muhammad Ali of Egypt to relinquish control of Ottoman territories in the Levant.
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A.
Siege of Akko (1799)
The Siege of Akko (1799) was a pivotal failed attempt by Napoleon Bonaparte to capture the fortified Ottoman port city of Acre during his Middle Eastern campaign, halting his advance into the Levant.
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B.
Siege of Rhodes (1522)
The Siege of Rhodes (1522) was a major Ottoman campaign under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that culminated in the capture of the island of Rhodes and the expulsion of the Knights Hospitaller from their stronghold.
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C.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
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D.
Siege of Jaffa
The Siege of Jaffa was a major 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign, marked by a brutal French assault on the Ottoman-held port city and subsequent controversial massacres.
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E.
First Melillan campaign
The First Melillan campaign was a late 19th-century Spanish military operation against local Riffian tribes near the enclave of Melilla in northern Morocco, marking an early phase of Spain’s colonial expansion in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Oriental Crisis of 1840
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military engagement ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bombardment of St Jean d'Acre (1840) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austria
NERFINISHED
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Ali's forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | refusal of Muhammad Ali of Egypt to comply fully with the London Convention of 1840 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Austrian Navy
NERFINISHED
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Egyptian garrison of Acre NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Napier
NERFINISHED
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Selim Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Robert Stopford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Oriental Crisis of 1840 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 3 November 1840 ⓘ |
| defendingCommander |
Ibrahim Pasha
NERFINISHED
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Sulayman Pasha al-Faransawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
reassertion of Ottoman control over the Levant
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withdrawal of Egyptian forces from Syria ⓘ |
| historicalContext | power struggle between the Ottoman Empire and Muhammad Ali of Egypt ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Acre
NERFINISHED
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Acre, Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
expel Egyptian forces from Acre
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force Muhammad Ali of Egypt to relinquish control of Ottoman territories in the Levant ⓘ |
| opponent |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muhammad Ali of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Ottoman operations against Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oriental Crisis of 1840 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfAction | coast of Palestine ⓘ |
| precededBy | Convention of London (1840) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
coalition victory
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decisive victory for the British-led coalition ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated the effectiveness of modern naval gunnery against coastal fortifications
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helped force Muhammad Ali of Egypt to relinquish control of Ottoman territories in the Levant ⓘ key turning point in the Oriental Crisis of 1840 ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
bomb vessel
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frigate ⓘ naval artillery ⓘ ship-of-the-line ⓘ |
| year | 1840 ⓘ |
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Subject: Bombardment of Acre (1840) Description of subject: The Bombardment of Acre (1840) was a key naval attack by a British-led coalition against Egyptian-held Acre during the Oriental Crisis, helping to force Muhammad Ali of Egypt to relinquish control of Ottoman territories in the Levant.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Nezib
subject surface form:
Charles Napier