Battle of Havana (1748)
E108109
The Battle of Havana (1748) was a naval engagement during the mid-18th century Caribbean conflicts in which British and Spanish forces clashed off the coast of Cuba near the end of the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Action of Havana (1748) | 1 |
| Battle of Havana (1748) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T884107 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Havana (1748) Context triple: [War of Jenkins' Ear, hasPart, Battle of Havana (1748)]
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A.
Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
The Battle of Porto Bello (1739) was a notable early British naval victory against Spain during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, in which Admiral Edward Vernon captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo in present-day Panama.
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C.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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D.
Battle of Lagos (1693)
The Battle of Lagos (1693) was a major naval engagement in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch convoy off the Portuguese coast during the Nine Years' War.
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E.
Battle of Minorca (1756)
The Battle of Minorca (1756) was a major naval engagement in the early Seven Years' War between Britain and France that led to the loss of the island of Minorca to France and the controversial court-martial and execution of British Admiral John Byng.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Havana (1748) Target entity description: The Battle of Havana (1748) was a naval engagement during the mid-18th century Caribbean conflicts in which British and Spanish forces clashed off the coast of Cuba near the end of the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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A.
Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
The Battle of Porto Bello (1739) was a notable early British naval victory against Spain during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, in which Admiral Edward Vernon captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo in present-day Panama.
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C.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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D.
Battle of Lagos (1693)
The Battle of Lagos (1693) was a major naval engagement in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch convoy off the Portuguese coast during the Nine Years' War.
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E.
Battle of Minorca (1756)
The Battle of Minorca (1756) was a major naval engagement in the early Seven Years' War between Britain and France that led to the loss of the island of Minorca to France and the controversial court-martial and execution of British Admiral John Byng.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Havana (1748)
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surface form:
Action of Havana (1748)
|
| belligerent |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| chronology | late phase of the War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ |
| combatant |
Royal Navy
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Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| conflict |
War of Jenkins' Ear
ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
|
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1748 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Caribbean Sea
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off the coast of Cuba ⓘ off the coast of Havana ⓘ |
| near |
Havana, Cuba
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surface form:
Havana
|
| opposingForces | British naval forces vs Spanish naval forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
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War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
|
| region | West Indies ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| significance | part of mid-18th century Caribbean naval conflicts ⓘ |
| theatre |
War of Jenkins' Ear
ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean theatre of the War of Jenkins’ Ear
|
| typeOfWarfare | naval warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Havana (1748) Description of subject: The Battle of Havana (1748) was a naval engagement during the mid-18th century Caribbean conflicts in which British and Spanish forces clashed off the coast of Cuba near the end of the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Action of Havana (1748)