Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782)
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The Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782) was a late American Revolutionary War naval engagement off the Delaware coast involving British and American forces contesting control of vital coastal waters.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3317386 — 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 the Delaware Capes (1782) Context triple: [Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War, hasPart, Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782)]
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Battle of Rhode Island
The Battle of Rhode Island was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental and French-allied forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to dislodge the British from Newport, Rhode Island.
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Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
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C.
Battle of the Chesapeake
The Battle of the Chesapeake was a pivotal 1781 naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which the French fleet blocked British relief forces, directly enabling the American victory at Yorktown.
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Battle of Valcour Island
The Battle of Valcour Island was a 1776 naval engagement on Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War, where a small American fleet under Benedict Arnold delayed a larger British force and helped prevent an immediate British advance from Canada.
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Battle of Ushant (1778)
The Battle of Ushant (1778) was an indecisive naval engagement between British and French fleets during the American Revolutionary War, notable for its political fallout in Britain and the involvement of major ships of the line like HMS Victory.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782) Target entity description: The Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782) was a late American Revolutionary War naval engagement off the Delaware coast involving British and American forces contesting control of vital coastal waters.
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A.
Battle of Rhode Island
The Battle of Rhode Island was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Continental and French-allied forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to dislodge the British from Newport, Rhode Island.
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B.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
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C.
Battle of the Chesapeake
The Battle of the Chesapeake was a pivotal 1781 naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which the French fleet blocked British relief forces, directly enabling the American victory at Yorktown.
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D.
Battle of Valcour Island
The Battle of Valcour Island was a 1776 naval engagement on Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War, where a small American fleet under Benedict Arnold delayed a larger British force and helped prevent an immediate British advance from Canada.
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E.
Battle of Ushant (1778)
The Battle of Ushant (1778) was an indecisive naval engagement between British and French fleets during the American Revolutionary War, notable for its political fallout in Britain and the involvement of major ships of the line like HMS Victory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Continental Navy
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| coast | Delaware coast ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| conflictIn | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782) was a late American Revolutionary War naval engagement off the Delaware coast involving British and American forces contesting control of vital coastal waters.
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| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1782 ⓘ |
| hasPartOfConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1782 ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
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off the Delaware coast ⓘ |
| objective | control of coastal waters off Delaware ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
Atlantic naval operations of the American Revolutionary War
late stages of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| region | East Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to the Delaware River
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protection of American coastal shipping ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | North American coastal waters ⓘ |
| year | 1782 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782) Description of subject: The Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782) was a late American Revolutionary War naval engagement off the Delaware coast involving British and American forces contesting control of vital coastal waters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War
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hasPart
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Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782)
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Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782)
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describedBy
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Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782)
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this entity surface form:
The Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782) was a late American Revolutionary War naval engagement off the Delaware coast involving British and American forces contesting control of vital coastal waters.