Battle of Trafalgar
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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.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Trafalgar canonical | 64 |
| Trafalgar 1805 | 3 |
| Trafalgar Day | 2 |
| Battle of Trafalgar (1805) | 1 |
| Death of Nelson | 1 |
| Nelson’s squadron | 1 |
| Participation in the Battle of Trafalgar | 1 |
| The Battle of Trafalgar | 1 |
| The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 | 1 |
| Trafalgar | 1 |
| Trafalgar campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T98326 — 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 Trafalgar Context triple: [Royal Navy, notableBattle, Battle of Trafalgar]
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A.
Battle of Quiberon Bay
The Battle of Quiberon Bay was a decisive 1759 naval engagement in which the British Royal Navy shattered the French fleet off the coast of Brittany, securing British control of the seas and thwarting a planned invasion of Britain.
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B.
Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile was a decisive 1798 British naval victory under Admiral Horatio Nelson against the French fleet off the coast of Egypt, crippling French maritime power in the Mediterranean.
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Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate was a World War II naval engagement in December 1939 in which British cruisers confronted and ultimately forced the scuttling of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee off the coast of Uruguay.
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D.
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Trafalgar Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Quiberon Bay
The Battle of Quiberon Bay was a decisive 1759 naval engagement in which the British Royal Navy shattered the French fleet off the coast of Brittany, securing British control of the seas and thwarting a planned invasion of Britain.
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B.
Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile was a decisive 1798 British naval victory under Admiral Horatio Nelson against the French fleet off the coast of Egypt, crippling French maritime power in the Mediterranean.
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C.
Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate was a World War II naval engagement in December 1939 in which British cruisers confronted and ultimately forced the scuttling of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee off the coast of Uruguay.
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D.
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| hasApproximateBritishShipsOfTheLine | 27 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateFrancoSpanishShipsOfTheLine | 33 ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedCity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| hasBelligerent |
Royal Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
British Royal Navy
French Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| hasCampaign |
Battle of Trafalgar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Trafalgar campaign
|
| hasCasualties |
high Franco-Spanish casualties
ⓘ
significant British casualties ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Federico Gravina
ⓘ
Horatio Nelson ⓘ Pierre-Charles Villeneuve ⓘ |
| hasCountryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasDate | 21 October 1805 ⓘ |
| hasFamousSignal | England expects that every man will do his duty ⓘ |
| hasFollowedBy | continued British naval blockade of France ⓘ |
| hasKilledCommander | Horatio Nelson ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
commemorated by Trafalgar Day
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symbol of British naval dominance ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Atlantic Ocean
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near Cádiz ⓘ off Cape Trafalgar ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London
ⓘ
surface form:
Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square
|
| hasOpposingAlliance |
British fleet
ⓘ
Franco-Spanish fleet ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
British naval supremacy confirmed
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Franco-Spanish fleet defeated ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfCommanderDeath | aboard HMS Victory ⓘ |
| hasPrecededBy | Napoleon’s planned invasion of Britain ⓘ |
| hasResult | decisive British victory ⓘ |
| hasShipInvolved |
Bucentaure
ⓘ
HMS Temeraire ⓘ HMS Victory ⓘ Redoutable ⓘ Santísima Trinidad ⓘ |
| hasStrategicEffect |
ended Napoleon’s plans to invade Britain
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secured British control of the seas ⓘ |
| hasTacticalFeature | Nelson’s unconventional attack in two columns ⓘ |
| hasTheatre | Atlantic naval theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1805 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cape Trafalgar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
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War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Trafalgar Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (77)
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