Battle of Cape Spartel
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The Battle of Cape Spartel was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of Morocco during the American Revolutionary War, involving British and Franco-Spanish fleets in one of the conflict’s final major sea battles.
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| Battle of Cape Spartel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3317373 — 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: Battle of Cape Spartel Context triple: [Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War, hasPart, Battle of Cape Spartel]
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Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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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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Battle of Algeciras Bay
The Battle of Algeciras Bay was a series of naval engagements in 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars in which French and Spanish fleets clashed with the British Royal Navy off southern Spain.
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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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Battle of Otranto Straits
The Battle of Otranto Straits was a major 1917 naval engagement between Allied and Austro-Hungarian forces in the Adriatic Sea, notable for its impact on anti-submarine operations and control of Mediterranean sea routes during World War I.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cape Spartel Target entity description: The Battle of Cape Spartel was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of Morocco during the American Revolutionary War, involving British and Franco-Spanish fleets in one of the conflict’s final major sea battles.
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A.
Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Algeciras Bay
The Battle of Algeciras Bay was a series of naval engagements in 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars in which French and Spanish fleets clashed with the British Royal Navy off southern Spain.
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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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E.
Battle of Otranto Straits
The Battle of Otranto Straits was a major 1917 naval engagement between Allied and Austro-Hungarian forces in the Adriatic Sea, notable for its impact on anti-submarine operations and control of Mediterranean sea routes during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alliance |
Combined Franco-Spanish fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Spanish fleet
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| alsoKnownAs | Action off Cape Spartel ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
Luis de Córdova y Córdova
ⓘ
Richard Howe ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Luis de Córdova y Córdova
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surface form:
Luis de Córdova y Córdova, Franco-Spanish
Richard Howe, British ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryNear | Morocco ⓘ |
| date | 1782-10-20 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fleetStrength |
British fleet of the line
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Franco-Spanish fleet of the line ⓘ |
| followedBy | end of major naval operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
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off Cape Spartel ⓘ off the coast of Morocco ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the last major naval actions of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| objective | relief of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| opponent | British fleet ⓘ |
| outcome | strategic British success ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Revolutionary War
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Franco-British naval warfare ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Saintes ⓘ |
| region |
Strait of Gibraltar
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surface form:
Strait of Gibraltar approaches
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| relatedEvent | Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | secured British resupply of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| tacticalResult | no ships lost on either side ⓘ |
| theatre |
Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
Atlantic theatre of the American Revolutionary War
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| year | 1782 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cape Spartel Description of subject: The Battle of Cape Spartel was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of Morocco during the American Revolutionary War, involving British and Franco-Spanish fleets in one of the conflict’s final major sea battles.
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