Franco-Spanish fleet
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The Franco-Spanish fleet was a combined naval force of France and Spain that operated together during the War of the Spanish Succession, notably clashing with the English and Dutch at battles such as Vigo Bay.
All labels observed (1)
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| Franco-Spanish fleet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22953385 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franco-Spanish fleet Context triple: [Battle of Vigo Bay, combatant, Franco-Spanish fleet]
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Combined Franco-Spanish fleet
The Combined Franco-Spanish fleet was the joint naval force of Napoleonic France and Bourbon Spain that famously faced the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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Franco-Ottoman fleet
The Franco-Ottoman fleet was a joint naval force formed by the Kingdom of France and the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century as part of their unprecedented military alliance against Habsburg Spain and the Holy Roman Empire.
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Catalan fleet
The Catalan fleet was the naval force of the medieval Crown of Aragon, active in the Mediterranean and known for its role in conflicts such as the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
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French royal fleet
The French royal fleet was the naval force of the Kingdom of France, serving as its principal maritime military arm during the medieval and early modern periods.
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Spanish fleet at Cartagena de Indias
The Spanish fleet at Cartagena de Indias was the naval force that, under Admiral Blas de Lezo, played a decisive role in repelling the major British assault on the fortified Caribbean port during the War of Jenkins’ Ear in 1741.
- 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: Franco-Spanish fleet Target entity description: The Franco-Spanish fleet was a combined naval force of France and Spain that operated together during the War of the Spanish Succession, notably clashing with the English and Dutch at battles such as Vigo Bay.
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A.
Combined Franco-Spanish fleet
The Combined Franco-Spanish fleet was the joint naval force of Napoleonic France and Bourbon Spain that famously faced the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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B.
Franco-Ottoman fleet
The Franco-Ottoman fleet was a joint naval force formed by the Kingdom of France and the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century as part of their unprecedented military alliance against Habsburg Spain and the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Catalan fleet
The Catalan fleet was the naval force of the medieval Crown of Aragon, active in the Mediterranean and known for its role in conflicts such as the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
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D.
French royal fleet
The French royal fleet was the naval force of the Kingdom of France, serving as its principal maritime military arm during the medieval and early modern periods.
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E.
Spanish fleet at Cartagena de Indias
The Spanish fleet at Cartagena de Indias was the naval force that, under Admiral Blas de Lezo, played a decisive role in repelling the major British assault on the fortified Caribbean port during the War of Jenkins’ Ear in 1741.
- F. None of above. chosen
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