Siege of Pensacola (1781)
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The Siege of Pensacola (1781) was a pivotal American Revolutionary War engagement in which Spanish forces captured the British-held capital of West Florida, weakening British control along the Gulf Coast.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Pensacola (1781) | 1 |
| Gálvez's Gulf Coast campaign | 1 |
| Siege of Pensacola (1781) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3123658 — 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)
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Target entity: Siege of Pensacola (1781) Context triple: [West Florida, majorBattle, Siege of Pensacola (1781)]
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Siege of St. Augustine (1740)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1740) was a failed British colonial military campaign led by Governor James Oglethorpe against the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1702) was an early British colonial attack on the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during Queen Anne's War, notable for its failure to capture the fortified city.
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C.
Siege of 1718
The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
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Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.
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Battle of Fort Frederica
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Siege of Pensacola (1781) Target entity description: The Siege of Pensacola (1781) was a pivotal American Revolutionary War engagement in which Spanish forces captured the British-held capital of West Florida, weakening British control along the Gulf Coast.
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A.
Siege of St. Augustine (1740)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1740) was a failed British colonial military campaign led by Governor James Oglethorpe against the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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B.
Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
The Siege of St. Augustine (1702) was an early British colonial attack on the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during Queen Anne's War, notable for its failure to capture the fortified city.
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C.
Siege of 1718
The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
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D.
Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.
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E.
Battle of Fort Frederica
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the American Revolutionary War
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siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
American Patriot volunteers
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West Florida ⓘ
surface form:
British West Florida
French colonial forces ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | Spanish and allied forces numerically superior to British garrison ⓘ |
| commander |
Bernardo de Gálvez
ⓘ
George Johnstone ⓘ John Campbell of Strachur ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Gulf Coast theatre of the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
British West Florida (defending side)
Spanish Louisiana (attacking side) ⓘ |
| effect |
consolidation of Spanish control over the Gulf Coast
ⓘ
support for the American Revolutionary cause ⓘ weakening of British control along the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| endDate | 1781-05-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
British Army garrison of Pensacola
ⓘ
British Royal Navy vessels ⓘ Spanish Army ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| location |
Pensacola, Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Pensacola
West Florida ⓘ present-day Florida, United States ⓘ |
| notableEvent | explosion of the Queen’s Redoubt powder magazine ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Pensacola
ⓘ
seizure of the capital of British West Florida ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British regulars
ⓘ
Loyalist militias ⓘ
surface form:
Loyalist militia
Native allies of Britain ⓘ |
| outcome |
Spanish capture of Pensacola
ⓘ
end of British control of West Florida ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf Coast theater of the War of 1812
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast campaign
Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish involvement in the American Revolutionary War
|
| precededBy |
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
ⓘ
surface form:
Capture of Baton Rouge (1779)
Battle of Mobile (1780) ⓘ
surface form:
Capture of Mobile (1780)
|
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the overall weakening of British imperial position in North America
ⓘ
key Spanish victory in the Gulf Coast theater ⓘ reduced British capacity to threaten Spanish Louisiana ⓘ |
| startDate | 1781-03-09 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
French naval forces
ⓘ
local militia and Native allies of Spain ⓘ |
| tactic |
land siege operations
ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ trench warfare and siege parallels ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Pensacola (1781) Description of subject: The Siege of Pensacola (1781) was a pivotal American Revolutionary War engagement in which Spanish forces captured the British-held capital of West Florida, weakening British control along the Gulf Coast.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Pensacola (1781)
this entity surface form:
Gálvez's Gulf Coast campaign