Battle of Cape Sicié
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The Battle of Cape Sicié was a 1744 naval engagement during the War of the Austrian Succession in which a combined Franco-Spanish fleet fought the British Royal Navy off the southern coast of France near Toulon.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Cape Sicié canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11554056 — 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: Battle of Cape Sicié Context triple: [Battle of Toulon (1744), precededBy, Battle of Cape Sicié]
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Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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B.
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 Cape Spartel
The Battle of Cape Spartel was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of Morocco during the American Revolutionary War, involving British and Franco-Spanish fleets in one of the conflict’s final major sea battles.
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Battle of Cape St. George
The Battle of Cape St. George was a World War II naval engagement in November 1943 in which U.S. destroyers decisively defeated a Japanese destroyer force off New Ireland, marking one of the last and most successful surface actions of the Pacific war.
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E.
Battle of Cape Engaño
The Battle of Cape Engaño was a major naval engagement of the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, in which U.S. carrier forces destroyed the last operational Japanese aircraft carriers in a decisive victory.
- 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: Battle of Cape Sicié Target entity description: The Battle of Cape Sicié was a 1744 naval engagement during the War of the Austrian Succession in which a combined Franco-Spanish fleet fought the British Royal Navy off the southern coast of France near Toulon.
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A.
Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Cape Spartel
The Battle of Cape Spartel was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of Morocco during the American Revolutionary War, involving British and Franco-Spanish fleets in one of the conflict’s final major sea battles.
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D.
Battle of Cape St. George
The Battle of Cape St. George was a World War II naval engagement in November 1943 in which U.S. destroyers decisively defeated a Japanese destroyer force off New Ireland, marking one of the last and most successful surface actions of the Pacific war.
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E.
Battle of Cape Engaño
The Battle of Cape Engaño was a major naval engagement of the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, in which U.S. carrier forces destroyed the last operational Japanese aircraft carriers in a decisive victory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Toulon (1744) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Franco-Spanish attempt to break British blockade of Toulon ⓘ |
| combatantCommanderSide |
Claude-Élisée de Court de La Bruyère – French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan José Navarro – Spanish ⓘ Richard Lestock – British NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Mathews – British NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Claude-Élisée de Court de La Bruyère
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan José Navarro NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Lestock NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | fleet action ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1744-02-22 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1744-02-22 ⓘ |
| fleetStrength |
Franco-Spanish fleet of the line
ⓘ
Royal Navy fleet of the line ⓘ |
| followedBy | British naval reforms and tactical debates ⓘ |
| hasPart |
engagement between British van and Franco-Spanish centre
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pursuit and disengagement phases ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off Toulon ⓘ southern coast of France ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved | naval forces ⓘ |
| near |
Cape Sicié
NERFINISHED
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Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
controversy over British naval tactics
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court-martial of Admiral Thomas Mathews ⓘ court-martial of Vice-Admiral Richard Lestock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
failure of British line-of-battle tactics enforcement
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poor coordination in the British fleet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-French wars
NERFINISHED
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Anglo-Spanish conflicts in the 18th century ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | British blockade operations off Toulon ⓘ |
| result |
strategic British advantage maintained in Mediterranean
ⓘ
tactical Franco-Spanish victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1744-02-22 ⓘ |
| theatre | Mediterranean theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1744 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Cape Sicié Description of subject: The Battle of Cape Sicié was a 1744 naval engagement during the War of the Austrian Succession in which a combined Franco-Spanish fleet fought the British Royal Navy off the southern coast of France near Toulon.
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