Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
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The Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) was a naval and colonial conflict during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, aligned with France, fought against Britain, leading to major sea battles, blockades, and the disruption of Spanish maritime trade and empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3185876 — 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: Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) Context triple: [Treaty of San Ildefonso (1796), relatedConflict, Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)]
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A.
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) was a conflict during the American Revolutionary War in which Spain joined France and the American colonies against Britain, focusing on naval battles and territorial struggles in Europe and the Americas.
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B.
Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, chiefly marked by the British siege of Gibraltar and rooted in ongoing commercial and territorial rivalries following the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)
The First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) was a mid-17th-century conflict between Cromwellian England and Habsburg Spain, fought largely over trade, colonial dominance, and religious-political rivalry in Europe and the Americas.
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D.
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was a protracted conflict between Protestant England and Catholic Spain marked by naval clashes, privateering, and colonial rivalry during the late 16th century.
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E.
Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678)
The Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) was a late phase of the wider Franco-Dutch War in which France and Spain clashed over European territorial and dynastic dominance, culminating in French gains that were formalized in the Treaty of Nijmegen.
- 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: Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) Target entity description: The Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) was a naval and colonial conflict during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, aligned with France, fought against Britain, leading to major sea battles, blockades, and the disruption of Spanish maritime trade and empire.
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A.
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) was a conflict during the American Revolutionary War in which Spain joined France and the American colonies against Britain, focusing on naval battles and territorial struggles in Europe and the Americas.
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B.
Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, chiefly marked by the British siege of Gibraltar and rooted in ongoing commercial and territorial rivalries following the War of the Spanish Succession.
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C.
First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)
The First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) was a mid-17th-century conflict between Cromwellian England and Habsburg Spain, fought largely over trade, colonial dominance, and religious-political rivalry in Europe and the Americas.
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D.
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was a protracted conflict between Protestant England and Catholic Spain marked by naval clashes, privateering, and colonial rivalry during the late 16th century.
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E.
Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678)
The Franco-Spanish War (1673–1678) was a late phase of the wider Franco-Dutch War in which France and Spain clashed over European territorial and dynastic dominance, culminating in French gains that were formalized in the Treaty of Nijmegen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial war
ⓘ
naval war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alliance | Franco-Spanish alliance ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Federico Gravina
ⓘ
Horatio Nelson ⓘ John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent ⓘ
linked to:
Admiral Sir John Jervis
José de Mazarredo ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Great Britain opposing France and Spain
ⓘ
Spain on the French side ⓘ |
| cause | Treaty of San Ildefonso (1796) ⓘ |
| conflictType |
maritime trade war
ⓘ
naval conflict ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to British control of sea lanes
ⓘ
contributed to financial strain on Spain ⓘ facilitated later independence movements in Spanish America ⓘ |
| endedBy | change of Spanish policy after 1808 Peninsular War outbreak ⓘ |
| endTime | 1808 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
First French Empire
ⓘ
French First Republic ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| historicalContext | coalitions against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| location |
Americas
ⓘ
European waters ⓘ South Atlantic ⓘ West Indies ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Action of 5 October 1804
ⓘ
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) ⓘ Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Cape St Vincent
Battle of Trafalgar (1805) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of the Nile (1798) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Nile
|
| notableEvent |
British attacks on Spanish colonial possessions
ⓘ
British blockade of Spanish ports ⓘ capture of Spanish treasure ships by Britain ⓘ |
| opponent |
France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| result |
British naval supremacy reinforced
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Spanish maritime trade severely disrupted ⓘ weakening of Spanish colonial empire ⓘ |
| startTime | 1796 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) Description of subject: The Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) was a naval and colonial conflict during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, aligned with France, fought against Britain, leading to major sea battles, blockades, and the disruption of Spanish maritime trade and empire.
Referenced by (2)
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