Battle of Solebay
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The Battle of Solebay was a major 1672 naval engagement between the English-French fleet and the Dutch Republic during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, noted for its heavy losses and inconclusive outcome.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Solebay canonical | 8 |
| Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672 | 1 |
| Battle of Southwold Bay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T195863 — 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: Battle of Solebay Context triple: [Anglo-Dutch Wars, notableBattle, Battle of Solebay]
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Battle of Lowestoft
The Battle of Lowestoft was a major 1665 naval engagement in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, where the English fleet won a significant victory over the Dutch off the coast of Suffolk.
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Battle of the Downs
The Battle of the Downs was a major 1639 naval engagement in which the Dutch fleet decisively defeated a Spanish armada off the English coast, crippling Spanish sea power.
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Battle of Flamborough Head
The Battle of Flamborough Head was a major 1779 naval clash of the American Revolutionary War in which John Paul Jones’s squadron, led by the Bonhomme Richard, famously defeated the British warship HMS Serapis off the coast of England.
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Battle of Nieuwpoort
The Battle of Nieuwpoort was a 1600 clash near the Flemish coast in which Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeated the Spanish army, marking a notable tactical victory during the Eighty Years' War.
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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.
- 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: Battle of Solebay Target entity description: The Battle of Solebay was a major 1672 naval engagement between the English-French fleet and the Dutch Republic during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, noted for its heavy losses and inconclusive outcome.
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A.
Battle of Lowestoft
The Battle of Lowestoft was a major 1665 naval engagement in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, where the English fleet won a significant victory over the Dutch off the coast of Suffolk.
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B.
Battle of the Downs
The Battle of the Downs was a major 1639 naval engagement in which the Dutch fleet decisively defeated a Spanish armada off the English coast, crippling Spanish sea power.
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C.
Battle of Flamborough Head
The Battle of Flamborough Head was a major 1779 naval clash of the American Revolutionary War in which John Paul Jones’s squadron, led by the Bonhomme Richard, famously defeated the British warship HMS Serapis off the coast of England.
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D.
Battle of Nieuwpoort
The Battle of Nieuwpoort was a 1600 clash near the Flemish coast in which Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeated the Spanish army, marking a notable tactical victory during the Eighty Years' War.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Battle of Solebay Description of subject: The Battle of Solebay was a major 1672 naval engagement between the English-French fleet and the Dutch Republic during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, noted for its heavy losses and inconclusive outcome.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Southwold Bay
this entity surface form:
Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672