Battle of Flushing
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The Battle of Flushing was a 1809 British amphibious assault and bombardment against the French-held Dutch port of Flushing during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Flushing | 2 |
| Battle of Flushing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3869827 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Flushing Context triple: [Walcheren Campaign, hasPart, Battle of Flushing]
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Battle of Kekionga
The Battle of Kekionga was a 1790 clash between U.S. forces and a Native American confederacy near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in which Native warriors decisively repelled an early American military expedition into the Northwest Territory.
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Battle of the Great Redan
The Battle of the Great Redan was a major assault by British forces on a key Russian defensive fortification during the Crimean War’s Siege of Sevastopol in 1855.
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Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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Battle of Kips Bay
The Battle of Kips Bay was a 1776 British amphibious landing and rout of American forces on Manhattan during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
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Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Flushing Target entity description: The Battle of Flushing was a 1809 British amphibious assault and bombardment against the French-held Dutch port of Flushing during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
Battle of Kekionga
The Battle of Kekionga was a 1790 clash between U.S. forces and a Native American confederacy near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in which Native warriors decisively repelled an early American military expedition into the Northwest Territory.
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B.
Battle of the Great Redan
The Battle of the Great Redan was a major assault by British forces on a key Russian defensive fortification during the Crimean War’s Siege of Sevastopol in 1855.
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C.
Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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D.
Battle of Kips Bay
The Battle of Kips Bay was a 1776 British amphibious landing and rout of American forces on Manhattan during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Flushing
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surface form:
Siege of Flushing
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| belligerent |
British Army
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Dutch garrison ⓘ French Army ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
First French Empire
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Kingdom of Holland ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1809-08-15 ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battles involving France
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Battles involving the Netherlands ⓘ Battles involving the United Kingdom ⓘ Battles of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros
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Jean-Baptiste Bernardotte ⓘ John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham ⓘ Monnet de Lorbeau ⓘ Sir Richard Strachan ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Flushing
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Kingdom of Holland ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Vlissingen ⓘ Walcheren Island ⓘ Zeeland ⓘ |
| hasResult | British victory ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1809 ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoryOf |
France
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Netherlands ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType |
amphibious assault
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naval bombardment ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Flushing ⓘ |
| objective |
neutralization of French naval base at Flushing
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seizure of the port of Flushing ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Flushing by British forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Walcheren Campaign
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War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
heavy damage to the town of Flushing
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surrender of the French and Dutch garrison ⓘ |
| startDate | 1809-08-13 ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
British attempt to open a new front against Napoleonic France
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British effort to destroy French naval forces and dockyards at Antwerp and Flushing ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
bombardment of coastal fortifications
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landing of troops from transports ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
naval artillery
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siege artillery ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Flushing Description of subject: The Battle of Flushing was a 1809 British amphibious assault and bombardment against the French-held Dutch port of Flushing during the Napoleonic Wars.
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