Battle of Bloody Marsh
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The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, helping secure British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Bloody Marsh canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Bloody Marsh (1742) | 2 |
| Battle of Bloody Marshes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T884105 — 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 Bloody Marsh Context triple: [War of Jenkins' Ear, hasPart, Battle of Bloody Marsh]
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Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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Battle of Emmaus
The Battle of Emmaus was a key victory of the Jewish rebel forces led by Judas Maccabeus against the Seleucid army, helping to secure Jewish autonomy in the 2nd century BCE.
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Battle of Tweebosch
The Battle of Tweebosch was a significant engagement of the Second Boer War in 1902, where Boer forces under Koos de la Rey decisively defeated a British column in the Western Transvaal.
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Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Bloody Marsh Target entity description: The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, helping secure British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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A.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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B.
Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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C.
Battle of Emmaus
The Battle of Emmaus was a key victory of the Jewish rebel forces led by Judas Maccabeus against the Seleucid army, helping to secure Jewish autonomy in the 2nd century BCE.
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D.
Battle of Tweebosch
The Battle of Tweebosch was a significant engagement of the Second Boer War in 1902, where Boer forces under Koos de la Rey decisively defeated a British column in the Western Transvaal.
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E.
Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Bloody Marsh
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surface form:
Battle of Bloody Marshes
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| armedForcesType |
British regulars
ⓘ
Native American allies of the British ⓘ colonial militia ⓘ |
| associatedFortification | Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British colonial forces
ⓘ
Spanish forces from Florida ⓘ |
| britishColonyInvolved | Province of Georgia ⓘ |
| commander | James Oglethorpe ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historical markers on St. Simons Island ⓘ |
| conflict | War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ |
| conflictTheater | Caribbean and southeastern North America ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 1742-07-07 ⓘ |
| effect |
ended major Spanish offensive against Georgia
ⓘ
secured British control of Georgia ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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Colonial America ⓘ |
| followedBy | Spanish withdrawal from St. Simons Island ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed historic site ⓘ |
| location |
Province of Georgia
ⓘ
St. Simons Island ⓘ
surface form:
St. Simons Island, Georgia
|
| militaryTactic | ambush in marshy terrain ⓘ |
| near |
Fort Frederica National Monument
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surface form:
Fort Frederica
Frederica River ⓘ |
| notableCommanderFor | Province of Georgia ⓘ |
| notableFor | halting Spanish attempts to reclaim Georgia ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Great Britain
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Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish landing on St. Simons Island ⓘ |
| presentDayJurisdiction | Glynn County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDaySite | Bloody Marsh Battle Site ⓘ |
| reasonForName | named for the marshy battlefield ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
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repulse of Spanish invasion of Georgia ⓘ |
| spanishBaseOfOperations | St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| spanishColonyInvolved | Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveOfBritain | defense of Georgia colony ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveOfSpain | capture of Georgia ⓘ |
| terrain | marshland ⓘ |
| year | 1742 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Bloody Marsh Description of subject: The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, helping secure British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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