Battle of Negapatam (1758)
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The Battle of Negapatam (1758) was a naval engagement off the coast of India during the Seven Years' War, in which British and French fleets contested control of the Coromandel Coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Negapatam (1758) canonical | 1 |
| Naval Battle of Negapatam (1746) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7514846 — 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: Battle of Negapatam (1758) Context triple: [Battle of Cuddalore (1758), followedBy, Battle of Negapatam (1758)]
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A.
Battle of Pondicherry (1759)
The Battle of Pondicherry (1759) was a naval engagement off the coast of French India during the Seven Years' War, where British and French fleets clashed without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for colonial control in the region.
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B.
Battle of Sholinghur (1781)
The Battle of Sholinghur (1781) was a significant engagement in southern India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War, where British forces under Sir Eyre Coote clashed with the army of Mysore led by Hyder Ali.
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C.
Battle of Karnal (1739)
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in which Persian ruler Nader Shah crushed the Mughal Empire’s forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and marking a major step in the empire’s decline.
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D.
Battle of Pollilur (1780)
The Battle of Pollilur (1780) was a major victory of Mysore’s forces under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan over the British East India Company, marking one of the worst defeats the British suffered in India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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E.
Battle of Tanjore
The Battle of Tanjore was a significant 18th-century military engagement in southern India involving Mysore and British-aligned forces during the wider struggle for regional dominance.
- 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: Battle of Negapatam (1758) Target entity description: The Battle of Negapatam (1758) was a naval engagement off the coast of India during the Seven Years' War, in which British and French fleets contested control of the Coromandel Coast.
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A.
Battle of Pondicherry (1759)
The Battle of Pondicherry (1759) was a naval engagement off the coast of French India during the Seven Years' War, where British and French fleets clashed without a decisive victor but with significant strategic implications for colonial control in the region.
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B.
Battle of Sholinghur (1781)
The Battle of Sholinghur (1781) was a significant engagement in southern India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War, where British forces under Sir Eyre Coote clashed with the army of Mysore led by Hyder Ali.
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C.
Battle of Karnal (1739)
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in which Persian ruler Nader Shah crushed the Mughal Empire’s forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and marking a major step in the empire’s decline.
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D.
Battle of Pollilur (1780)
The Battle of Pollilur (1780) was a major victory of Mysore’s forces under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan over the British East India Company, marking one of the worst defeats the British suffered in India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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E.
Battle of Tanjore
The Battle of Tanjore was a significant 18th-century military engagement in southern India involving Mysore and British-aligned forces during the wider struggle for regional dominance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Seven Years' War
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | naval campaign off the Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| chronology | precedes the Battle of Cuddalore (1758) ⓘ |
| combatant |
British fleet
ⓘ
French fleet ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictType | fleet action ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 3 August 1758 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | European colonial rivalry in India ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Anglo-French rivalry in India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial naval warfare ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Sail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bay of Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ off Negapatam ⓘ off the coast of India ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved | navy ⓘ |
| navalTheatre | Bay of Bengal operations ⓘ |
| near | Negapatam (Nagapattinam) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | British fleet vs French fleet ⓘ |
| opposedPowers | Britain and France in the Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-French conflicts in India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
naval operations in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carnatic Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French and Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
ⓘ
tactically indecisive ⓘ |
| scope | blue-water naval engagement ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of sea lanes off southeast India
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control of the Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| theatre | Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1758 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Negapatam (1758) Description of subject: The Battle of Negapatam (1758) was a naval engagement off the coast of India during the Seven Years' War, in which British and French fleets contested control of the Coromandel Coast.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Naval Battle of Negapatam (1746)