Blockade of Cádiz
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The Blockade of Cádiz was a prolonged British naval operation during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars aimed at containing the Franco-Spanish fleet in the strategic port of Cádiz.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blockade of Cádiz canonical | 1 |
| blockade of Cadiz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2773589 — 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: Blockade of Cádiz Context triple: [Battle of Cape St Vincent, followedBy, Blockade of Cádiz]
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A.
Battle of Cape Spartivento
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.
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B.
Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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C.
Battle of Cape Ortegal
The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.
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D.
Finisterre Range campaign
The Finisterre Range campaign was a World War II series of Allied operations in New Guinea aimed at dislodging Japanese forces from the rugged Finisterre mountain range to secure vital inland routes.
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E.
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) was a naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive action against a combined French and Spanish fleet off the northwest coast of Spain.
- 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: Blockade of Cádiz Target entity description: The Blockade of Cádiz was a prolonged British naval operation during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars aimed at containing the Franco-Spanish fleet in the strategic port of Cádiz.
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A.
Battle of Cape Spartivento
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.
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B.
Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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C.
Battle of Cape Ortegal
The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.
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D.
Finisterre Range campaign
The Finisterre Range campaign was a World War II series of Allied operations in New Guinea aimed at dislodging Japanese forces from the rugged Finisterre mountain range to secure vital inland routes.
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E.
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) was a naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive action against a combined French and Spanish fleet off the northwest coast of Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
naval blockade ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflictSide |
Coalition forces
ⓘ
First French Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Spain (Bourbon)
|
| conflictType | naval warfare ⓘ |
| controlledSeaAccessTo | Andalusian coast ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1814 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Cape St Vincent
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797)
Battle of Cádiz (1797) ⓘ Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ Siege of Cádiz ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| impact |
contribution to British control of sea lines of communication
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restriction of French and Spanish Atlantic operations ⓘ |
| location |
Bay of Cádiz
ⓘ
Cadiz ⓘ
surface form:
Cádiz
|
| militaryTheater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean approaches ⓘ |
| navalPowerInvolved |
French Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
British observation and close blockade tactics
ⓘ
Franco-Spanish fleet concentration at Cádiz before Trafalgar ⓘ |
| opponentAlliance |
Franco-Spanish alliance of 1796 (Second Treaty of San Ildefonso)
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Spanish alliance
|
| partOf |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| portBlockaded | Port of Cádiz ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Continental System
ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ |
| result |
British naval dominance maintained
ⓘ
Franco-Spanish fleet largely confined to port ⓘ |
| significantCommander |
Federico Gravina
ⓘ
Horatio Nelson ⓘ Admiral Sir John Jervis ⓘ
surface form:
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve ⓘ |
| startTime | 1797 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
containment of Franco-Spanish fleet
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control of access to Cádiz ⓘ disruption of French and Spanish naval operations ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
close blockade
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distant blockade ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blockade of Cádiz Description of subject: The Blockade of Cádiz was a prolonged British naval operation during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars aimed at containing the Franco-Spanish fleet in the strategic port of Cádiz.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
blockade of Cadiz