Action of 20 February 1815
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The Action of 20 February 1815 was a late War of 1812 naval engagement in which the U.S. frigate USS Constitution fought and captured the British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant in the Atlantic.
All labels observed (1)
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| Action of 20 February 1815 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9174234 — 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: Action of 20 February 1815 Context triple: [HMS Levant, battle, Action of 20 February 1815]
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A.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
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B.
Battle of the Basque Roads
The Battle of the Basque Roads was a major 1809 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which the British fleet attacked and severely damaged a French squadron anchored off the west coast of France.
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C.
Groix 1795
Groix 1795 refers to the naval Battle of Groix, fought off the coast of Brittany during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the Royal Navy defeated the French fleet.
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D.
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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E.
Assault on the Trocadero (1823)
Assault on the Trocadero (1823) was a decisive French military operation during the French intervention in Spain that captured the fortified Trocadero peninsula near Cádiz and helped restore King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule.
- 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: Action of 20 February 1815 Target entity description: The Action of 20 February 1815 was a late War of 1812 naval engagement in which the U.S. frigate USS Constitution fought and captured the British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant in the Atlantic.
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A.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
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B.
Battle of the Basque Roads
The Battle of the Basque Roads was a major 1809 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which the British fleet attacked and severely damaged a French squadron anchored off the west coast of France.
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C.
Groix 1795
Groix 1795 refers to the naval Battle of Groix, fought off the coast of Brittany during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the Royal Navy defeated the French fleet.
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D.
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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E.
Assault on the Trocadero (1823)
Assault on the Trocadero (1823) was a decisive French military operation during the French intervention in Spain that captured the fortified Trocadero peninsula near Cádiz and helped restore King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
War of 1812 engagement
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action between USS Constitution, HMS Cyane and HMS Levant ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishShip |
HMS Cyane
NERFINISHED
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HMS Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishShipType |
sixth-rate frigate HMS Levant
NERFINISHED
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sixth-rate ship HMS Cyane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantShip |
HMS Cyane
NERFINISHED
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HMS Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Charles Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryOfBritishShips | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfUSShip | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 20 February 1815 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | single American frigate defeating two British warships ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of HMS Cyane
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capture of HMS Levant ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic naval operations of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| theatre | Atlantic theatre of the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | Treaty of Ghent signing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceBefore | formal ratification of Treaty of Ghent by the United States ⓘ |
| USShip | USS Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USShipCommander | Charles Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USShipNicknameInvolved |
Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Old Ironsides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USShipType | frigate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Action of 20 February 1815 Description of subject: The Action of 20 February 1815 was a late War of 1812 naval engagement in which the U.S. frigate USS Constitution fought and captured the British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant in the Atlantic.
Referenced by (1)
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