Battle of Porto Novo
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The Battle of Porto Novo was a major 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote decisively checked Hyder Ali’s Mysore army on the southeastern coast of India.
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| Battle of Porto Novo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Porto Novo Context triple: [Mysore army, engagedInBattle, Battle of Porto Novo]
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Battle of Cabira
The Battle of Cabira was a significant 1st-century BC clash in which Roman forces under Lucius Licinius Lucullus decisively defeated King Mithridates VI of Pontus, weakening Pontic power in Anatolia.
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Battle of St. Thomé
The Battle of St. Thomé was a key 18th-century engagement in southern India between European colonial powers and their Indian allies that helped shape the course of the Carnatic Wars.
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Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
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Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
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Battle of El Uvero
The Battle of El Uvero was a 1957 clash in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces scored an early, morale-boosting victory against Batista’s army during the Cuban Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Porto Novo Target entity description: The Battle of Porto Novo was a major 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote decisively checked Hyder Ali’s Mysore army on the southeastern coast of India.
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A.
Battle of Cabira
The Battle of Cabira was a significant 1st-century BC clash in which Roman forces under Lucius Licinius Lucullus decisively defeated King Mithridates VI of Pontus, weakening Pontic power in Anatolia.
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B.
Battle of St. Thomé
The Battle of St. Thomé was a key 18th-century engagement in southern India between European colonial powers and their Indian allies that helped shape the course of the Carnatic Wars.
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C.
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
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E.
Battle of El Uvero
The Battle of El Uvero was a 1957 clash in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces scored an early, morale-boosting victory against Batista’s army during the Cuban Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| armedForce |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Mysore army under Hyder Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Eyre Coote
NERFINISHED
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Hyder Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
British East India Company on British side
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Sultanate of Mysore on opposing side ⓘ |
| campaign | Second Anglo-Mysore War coastal operations ⓘ |
| chronology | mid-phase engagement of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mysore army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Eyre Coote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hyder Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderRole |
Eyre Coote commanded British and Company forces
NERFINISHED
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Hyder Ali commanded Mysore forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1781-07-01 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Pollilur (1781)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Sholinghur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceComparison | Mysore army numerically superior to British force ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near present-day Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second Anglo-Mysore War period (1780–1784) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Porto Novo
NERFINISHED
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southeastern coast of India ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of disciplined British infantry against Mysore cavalry and artillery ⓘ |
| outcome | Mysore offensive checked ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Mysore advances on the Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| primaryTactic | defensive stand by British line against larger Mysore force ⓘ |
| region | Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance | decisive check on Hyder Ali’s advance on the Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | helped secure British positions on the Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| theatre | Indian theatre of the American Revolutionary War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warTheatre | Southern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1781 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Porto Novo Description of subject: The Battle of Porto Novo was a major 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote decisively checked Hyder Ali’s Mysore army on the southeastern coast of India.
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