Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)
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The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) was a major naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which a British fleet under Admiral George Brydges Rodney decisively defeated a Spanish squadron off Portugal’s southwestern coast.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Cape Roca (1780) | 1 |
| Battle of Cape St Vincent | 1 |
| Battle of Cape St Vincent (1780) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5627480 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) Context triple: [George Brydges Rodney, notableWork, Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)]
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Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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Battle of Cape St. George
The Battle of Cape St. George was a World War II naval engagement in November 1943 in which U.S. destroyers decisively defeated a Japanese destroyer force off New Ireland, marking one of the last and most successful surface actions of the Pacific war.
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Battle of Ushant (1778)
The Battle of Ushant (1778) was an indecisive naval engagement between British and French fleets during the American Revolutionary War, notable for its political fallout in Britain and the involvement of major ships of the line like HMS Victory.
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Battle of Groix
The Battle of Groix was a naval engagement fought in June 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the British Royal Navy defeated the French fleet off the coast of Brittany.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) Target entity description: The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) was a major naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which a British fleet under Admiral George Brydges Rodney decisively defeated a Spanish squadron off Portugal’s southwestern coast.
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Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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B.
Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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C.
Battle of Cape St. George
The Battle of Cape St. George was a World War II naval engagement in November 1943 in which U.S. destroyers decisively defeated a Japanese destroyer force off New Ireland, marking one of the last and most successful surface actions of the Pacific war.
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Battle of Ushant (1778)
The Battle of Ushant (1778) was an indecisive naval engagement between British and French fleets during the American Revolutionary War, notable for its political fallout in Britain and the involvement of major ships of the line like HMS Victory.
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Battle of Groix
The Battle of Groix was a naval engagement fought in June 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the British Royal Navy defeated the French fleet off the coast of Brittany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the American Revolutionary War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moonlight Battle
NERFINISHED
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Rodney’s Action off Cape St. Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Gibraltar relief campaign of 1780 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
British attempt to relieve Gibraltar
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Spanish naval operations against British supply lines ⓘ |
| combatantCommander (British) | Admiral George Brydges Rodney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantCommander (Spanish) | Admiral Juan de Lángara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
George Brydges Rodney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan de Lángara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandRank (George Brydges Rodney) | Admiral ⓘ |
| commandRank (Juan de Lángara) | Admiral ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 16 January 1780 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| followedBy | relief of Gibraltar (1780) ⓘ |
| geographicalReference | southwestern coast of Portugal ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
British Channel Fleet detachment
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Spanish squadron from Cádiz ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cape St. Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalPowerInvolved |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTactics |
close action at night
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line-of-battle engagement ⓘ |
| objective |
to break the Spanish blockade of Gibraltar
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to escort a convoy to Gibraltar and Minorca ⓘ |
| outcome |
British control of the battlefield
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Spanish squadron heavily defeated ⓘ several Spanish ships of the line captured ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
NERFINISHED
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Rodney’s 1780 relief expedition to Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish entry into the American Revolutionary War (1779) ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
secured passage of British convoy to Gibraltar
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strengthened British naval prestige ⓘ weakened Spanish naval presence in the region ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | fought partly at night ⓘ |
| year | 1780 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) Description of subject: The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) was a major naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which a British fleet under Admiral George Brydges Rodney decisively defeated a Spanish squadron off Portugal’s southwestern coast.
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