Battle of the Glorious First of June
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The Battle of the Glorious First of June was a major 1794 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British Royal Navy won a decisive victory over the French Atlantic fleet in the Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Glorious First of June | 3 |
| Battle of the Glorious First of June canonical | 1 |
| Glorious First of June campaign (Channel operations) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10664919 — 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 the Glorious First of June Context triple: [Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, notableBattle, Battle of the Glorious First of June]
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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 Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a decisive 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Admiral Nelson’s fleet shattered French and Spanish sea power, securing British naval supremacy.
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Battle of Solebay
The Battle of Solebay was a major 1672 naval engagement between the English-French fleet and the Dutch Republic during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, noted for its heavy losses and inconclusive outcome.
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Battle of Lowestoft
The Battle of Lowestoft was a major 1665 naval engagement in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, where the English fleet won a significant victory over the Dutch off the coast of Suffolk.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of the Glorious First of June Target entity description: The Battle of the Glorious First of June was a major 1794 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British Royal Navy won a decisive victory over the French Atlantic fleet in the Atlantic Ocean.
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A.
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 Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a decisive 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Admiral Nelson’s fleet shattered French and Spanish sea power, securing British naval supremacy.
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Battle of Solebay
The Battle of Solebay was a major 1672 naval engagement between the English-French fleet and the Dutch Republic during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, noted for its heavy losses and inconclusive outcome.
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E.
Battle of Lowestoft
The Battle of Lowestoft was a major 1665 naval engagement in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, where the English fleet won a significant victory over the Dutch off the coast of Suffolk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century battle
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battle of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Combat de Prairial
NERFINISHED
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Glorious First of June NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Battle of Ushant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Atlantic Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| britishKilledAndWounded | over 1,100 ⓘ |
| britishShipsLost | 0 ships of the line ⓘ |
| commander |
Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
battle honours in the Royal Navy
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naval medals issued in Britain ⓘ |
| conflictIn | War of the First Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
French First Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1794-06-01 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1794-06-01 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| fleetSizeBritishShipsOfTheLine | 25 ⓘ |
| fleetSizeFrenchShipsOfTheLine | 26 ⓘ |
| frenchKilledAndWounded | over 4,000 ⓘ |
| frenchPrisonersTaken | over 3,000 ⓘ |
| frenchShipOfTheLineSunk | 1 ⓘ |
| frenchShipsOfTheLineCaptured | 6 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Contre-amiral Jean François Renaudin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice-Admiral Thomas Pasley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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west of Ushant ⓘ |
| notableEvent | sinking of Vengeur du Peuple ⓘ |
| notableFor | first major fleet action of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| notableShip |
HMS Bellerophon
NERFINISHED
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HMS Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Queen Charlotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Montagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Vengeur du Peuple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | intercept French grain convoy from the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Atlantic campaign of May 1794 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1794-05-28 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | French grain convoy reached France ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | decisive British naval victory ⓘ |
| theatre | Atlantic theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1794 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Glorious First of June Description of subject: The Battle of the Glorious First of June was a major 1794 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British Royal Navy won a decisive victory over the French Atlantic fleet in the Atlantic Ocean.
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