Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
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Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran was an 18th-century French naval officer best known for commanding the French fleet defeated by the British at the Battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T447690 — 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: Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran Context triple: [Battle of Lagos, fleetCommander (French), Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran]
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A.
Alphonse Juin
Alphonse Juin was a French Army general and Marshal of France renowned for his leadership of French Expeditionary Corps in Italy during World War II.
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B.
Jacques-François Menou
Jacques-François Menou was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, best known for commanding French forces in Egypt after Napoleon’s departure.
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C.
Jacques François Dugommier
Jacques François Dugommier was a French Revolutionary general noted for his decisive leadership in several key campaigns, including the early victories of the Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
François Darlan
François Darlan was a French admiral and Vichy regime leader who briefly aligned with the Allies in North Africa during World War II before his assassination in 1942.
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E.
Marshal Boufflers
Marshal Boufflers was a prominent French general and marshal of France under Louis XIV, noted for his skilled defensive leadership in major late 17th-century European conflicts.
- 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: Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran Target entity description: Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran was an 18th-century French naval officer best known for commanding the French fleet defeated by the British at the Battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War.
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A.
Alphonse Juin
Alphonse Juin was a French Army general and Marshal of France renowned for his leadership of French Expeditionary Corps in Italy during World War II.
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B.
Jacques-François Menou
Jacques-François Menou was a French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, best known for commanding French forces in Egypt after Napoleon’s departure.
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C.
Jacques François Dugommier
Jacques François Dugommier was a French Revolutionary general noted for his decisive leadership in several key campaigns, including the early victories of the Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
François Darlan
François Darlan was a French admiral and Vichy regime leader who briefly aligned with the Allies in North Africa during World War II before his assassination in 1942.
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E.
Marshal Boufflers
Marshal Boufflers was a prominent French general and marshal of France under Louis XIV, noted for his skilled defensive leadership in major late 17th-century European conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French naval officer
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admiral ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| attempted | to break out from Toulon to join the French fleet at Brest in 1759 ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Lagos (1693)
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surface form:
Battle of Lagos
Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1696 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in action ⓘ |
| commanded |
French fleet at Toulon
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French fleet at the Battle of Lagos ⓘ |
| conflict |
Seven Years' War
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War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Gibraltar ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1764 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Navy ⓘ |
| militaryConflictContext |
Seven Years' War
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surface form:
Seven Years' War naval campaigns
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| militaryRank | admiral ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Sabran ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defeat by the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Lagos in 1759 ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding the French fleet at the Battle of Lagos ⓘ |
| occupation |
admiral
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naval officer ⓘ |
| opponent | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Edward Boscawen ⓘ |
| partOf | French Navy officer corps ⓘ |
| rank |
chef d'escadre
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lieutenant général des armées navales ⓘ |
| resultOfBattleOfLagos | French fleet largely destroyed or captured ⓘ |
| service |
French Navy during the Seven Years' War
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French Navy during the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| serviceYears | early 18th century–1764 ⓘ |
| strategicImpact | contributed to British command of the sea in 1759 ⓘ |
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Subject: Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran Description of subject: Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran was an 18th-century French naval officer best known for commanding the French fleet defeated by the British at the Battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War.
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