Siege of Fort St. Philip
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The Siege of Fort St. Philip was a key 1756 French and Spanish assault on the British-held fortress at Mahón on Menorca, whose capture marked an early and significant victory in the Seven Years' War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Siege of Fort St. Philip canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11756721 — 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: Siege of Fort St. Philip Context triple: [Mediterranean theatre of the Seven Years' War, hasPart, Siege of Fort St. Philip]
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Battle of Fort Anderson
The Battle of Fort Anderson was an American Civil War engagement in February 1865 in North Carolina, where Union forces captured a key Confederate fortification along the Cape Fear River as part of the campaign to secure Wilmington.
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Port Hudson campaign
The Port Hudson campaign was a major American Civil War operation in Louisiana in 1863, in which Union forces besieged and ultimately captured the Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson to gain control of the Mississippi River.
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Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
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Siege of Fort Pulaski
The Siege of Fort Pulaski was a pivotal American Civil War battle in 1862 in which Union forces used rifled artillery to breach the fort’s masonry walls, demonstrating the obsolescence of traditional brick fortifications.
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Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Fort St. Philip Target entity description: The Siege of Fort St. Philip was a key 1756 French and Spanish assault on the British-held fortress at Mahón on Menorca, whose capture marked an early and significant victory in the Seven Years' War.
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A.
Battle of Fort Anderson
The Battle of Fort Anderson was an American Civil War engagement in February 1865 in North Carolina, where Union forces captured a key Confederate fortification along the Cape Fear River as part of the campaign to secure Wilmington.
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B.
Port Hudson campaign
The Port Hudson campaign was a major American Civil War operation in Louisiana in 1863, in which Union forces besieged and ultimately captured the Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson to gain control of the Mississippi River.
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C.
Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
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D.
Siege of Fort Pulaski
The Siege of Fort Pulaski was a pivotal American Civil War battle in 1862 in which Union forces used rifled artillery to breach the fort’s masonry walls, demonstrating the obsolescence of traditional brick fortifications.
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E.
Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Fort St. Philip (1756)
NERFINISHED
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Siege of Mahón (1756) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attacker |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | court-martial and execution of Admiral John Byng ⓘ |
| commander |
Admiral John Byng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Admiral Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis NERFINISHED ⓘ William Blakeney NERFINISHED ⓘ Étienne François, duc de Choiseul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defender | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | French occupation of Menorca ⓘ |
| garrisonCommander | Lieutenant General William Blakeney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttackerStrength | over 15000 French and Spanish troops ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1756-06-29 ⓘ |
| hasEndYear | 1756 ⓘ |
| hasGarrisonStrength | approximately 2800 British troops ⓘ |
| hasNavalSupport |
British Mediterranean squadron
NERFINISHED
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French Mediterranean fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
French victory
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capture of Menorca by France ⓘ surrender of British garrison ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1756-04-18 ⓘ |
| hasStartYear | 1756 ⓘ |
| isEarlyTheatreActionOf | European theatre of the Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationFort | Castillo de San Felipe GENERATED ⓘ |
| opposingCommanderTitle | Governor of Menorca ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Minorca (1756) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated French naval and amphibious capability in the Mediterranean
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early major French success in the Seven Years' War ⓘ political crisis in Britain over loss of Menorca ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Mahón harbour
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control of Menorca ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Balearic Islands
NERFINISHED
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Fort St. Philip NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahón NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Menorca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Fort St. Philip Description of subject: The Siege of Fort St. Philip was a key 1756 French and Spanish assault on the British-held fortress at Mahón on Menorca, whose capture marked an early and significant victory in the Seven Years' War.
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