Engagement of USS Hornet vs HMS Peacock
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The Engagement of USS Hornet vs HMS Peacock was a notable naval battle of the War of 1812 in which the American sloop USS Hornet decisively defeated the British brig HMS Peacock off the coast of South America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Engagement of USS Hornet vs HMS Peacock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Engagement of USS Hornet vs HMS Peacock Context triple: [James Lawrence, notableBattle, Engagement of USS Hornet vs HMS Peacock]
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USS Boston vs Le Berceau
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Dover Patrol
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Battle of Cape Esperance
The Battle of Cape Esperance was a nighttime naval engagement in October 1942 during the Guadalcanal campaign in World War II, in which U.S. Navy forces intercepted and defeated a Japanese task force off the northwest coast of Guadalcanal.
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Battle off Samar
The Battle off Samar was a dramatic World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which a small, outgunned U.S. escort carrier task unit unexpectedly fought off a much larger Japanese surface fleet near the Philippines.
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Battle of Coral Sea
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Engagement of USS Hornet vs HMS Peacock Target entity description: The Engagement of USS Hornet vs HMS Peacock was a notable naval battle of the War of 1812 in which the American sloop USS Hornet decisively defeated the British brig HMS Peacock off the coast of South America.
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A.
USS Boston vs Le Berceau
USS Boston vs Le Berceau was a notable naval engagement of the Quasi-War in which the American frigate USS Boston captured the French corvette Le Berceau in the Caribbean.
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B.
Dover Patrol
The Dover Patrol was a Royal Navy command during World War I responsible for securing the English Channel, protecting cross-Channel traffic, and countering German naval and submarine threats.
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C.
Battle of Cape Esperance
The Battle of Cape Esperance was a nighttime naval engagement in October 1942 during the Guadalcanal campaign in World War II, in which U.S. Navy forces intercepted and defeated a Japanese task force off the northwest coast of Guadalcanal.
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D.
Battle off Samar
The Battle off Samar was a dramatic World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which a small, outgunned U.S. escort carrier task unit unexpectedly fought off a much larger Japanese surface fleet near the Philippines.
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E.
Battle of Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea was a major 1942 naval engagement between the United States and Japan, notable as the first carrier-versus-carrier battle fought entirely by aircraft without opposing ships directly sighting or firing upon each other.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the War of 1812
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfDefeatedShip | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfVictoriousShip | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| hasCommander | James Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off the coast of South America ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Atlantic naval operations of the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | decisive American naval victory over a Royal Navy brig ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of HMS Peacock ⓘ |
| participant |
HMS Peacock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | American victory ⓘ |
| shipOnAmericanSide | USS Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipOnBritishSide | HMS Peacock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipTypeInvolved |
brig
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sloop-of-war ⓘ |
| sideCommandedBy | James Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Engagement of USS Hornet vs HMS Peacock Description of subject: The Engagement of USS Hornet vs HMS Peacock was a notable naval battle of the War of 1812 in which the American sloop USS Hornet decisively defeated the British brig HMS Peacock off the coast of South America.
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