Battle of San Juan (1595)
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The Battle of San Juan (1595) was a failed English naval assault led by Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish-held port of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the Anglo-Spanish War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of San Juan (1595) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of San Juan (1595) Context triple: [Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), hasMajorEvent, Battle of San Juan (1595)]
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Battle of Puerto Cabello
The Battle of Puerto Cabello was an 18th-century naval and amphibious engagement in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize the Spanish colonial port of Puerto Cabello in present-day Venezuela.
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Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
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Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.
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Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
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E.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of San Juan (1595) Target entity description: The Battle of San Juan (1595) was a failed English naval assault led by Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish-held port of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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A.
Battle of Puerto Cabello
The Battle of Puerto Cabello was an 18th-century naval and amphibious engagement in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize the Spanish colonial port of Puerto Cabello in present-day Venezuela.
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B.
Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.
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Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
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Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Anglo-Spanish War
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military engagement ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| attacker | England ⓘ |
| belligerent |
England
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Spain ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | late 16th century ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Francis Drake
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surface form:
Sir Francis Drake
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| commander |
Pedro Suárez Coronel
ⓘ
Francis Drake ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Francis Drake
John Hawkins ⓘ
surface form:
Sir John Hawkins
|
| conflict |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
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surface form:
Anglo-Spanish War
|
| conflictSide |
English expedition to the Caribbean
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Spanish colonial defense of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| conflictType | amphibious assault ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1595 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Spanish garrison of San Juan ⓘ |
| defender | Spain ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of San Juan (1598) ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Anglo-Spanish rivalry
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English attempts to disrupt Spanish treasure fleets ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Kingdom of England
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Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| hasResult | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| involves |
English navy
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surface form:
English Navy
Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| location |
San Juan Bay
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San Juan, Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of San Juan
ⓘ
capture of Spanish treasure ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Pedro Suárez Coronel
ⓘ
Francis Drake ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Francis Drake
|
| outcome | failed English assault ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
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surface form:
Anglo-Spanish War
Elizabethan naval campaigns against Spain ⓘ |
| significance | demonstrated strength of Spanish coastal defenses in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| theatre | Caribbean theatre of the Anglo-Spanish War ⓘ |
| year | 1595 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of San Juan (1595) Description of subject: The Battle of San Juan (1595) was a failed English naval assault led by Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish-held port of San Juan in Puerto Rico during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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