Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues
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Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues was a French naval officer of the Napoleonic era best known for commanding the French squadron defeated by the British at the 1806 Battle of San Domingo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vice-Admiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues | 1 |
| Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5660974 — 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: Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues Context triple: [Participation in the Battle of San Domingo, opposedCommander, Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues]
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Admiral Amédée Courbet
Admiral Amédée Courbet was a prominent 19th-century French naval officer best known for leading French forces in key Far Eastern campaigns, including major operations during the Sino-French War.
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Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran was an 18th-century French naval officer best known for commanding the French fleet defeated by the British at the Battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War.
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François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers was a French admiral of the Revolutionary era, best known for commanding the French fleet that was defeated by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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Pierre André de Suffren
Pierre André de Suffren was an 18th-century French admiral renowned for his bold naval campaigns against the British during the American War of Independence and in the Indian Ocean.
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Admiral Wilhelm Souchon
Admiral Wilhelm Souchon was a German naval officer best known for commanding the battlecruiser Goeben and light cruiser Breslau in the Mediterranean during World War I, actions that helped bring the Ottoman Empire into the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues Target entity description: Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues was a French naval officer of the Napoleonic era best known for commanding the French squadron defeated by the British at the 1806 Battle of San Domingo.
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A.
Admiral Amédée Courbet
Admiral Amédée Courbet was a prominent 19th-century French naval officer best known for leading French forces in key Far Eastern campaigns, including major operations during the Sino-French War.
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B.
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran was an 18th-century French naval officer best known for commanding the French fleet defeated by the British at the Battle of Lagos during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers was a French admiral of the Revolutionary era, best known for commanding the French fleet that was defeated by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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D.
Pierre André de Suffren
Pierre André de Suffren was an 18th-century French admiral renowned for his bold naval campaigns against the British during the American War of Independence and in the Indian Ocean.
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E.
Admiral Wilhelm Souchon
Admiral Wilhelm Souchon was a German naval officer best known for commanding the battlecruiser Goeben and light cruiser Breslau in the Mediterranean during World War I, actions that helped bring the Ottoman Empire into the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French naval officer
ⓘ
person ⓘ vice admiral ⓘ |
| activity |
served in the American Revolutionary War
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served in the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ served in the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| allegiance |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of San Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1758-08-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Le Vigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Montpellier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedAt | Battle of San Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| deathCountry | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1817-03-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Montpellier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir John Thomas Duckworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Sail
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Napoleonic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Leissègues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Corentin-Urbain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryAward | Legion of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | vice admiral ⓘ |
| militaryUnitCommanded | French Caribbean squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Corentin-Urbain Leissègues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of San Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding the French squadron at the Battle of San Domingo ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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naval officer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
maritime prefect of the 4th arrondissement
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prefect maritime of Toulon ⓘ |
| promotion |
promoted to rear admiral in 1802
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promoted to vice admiral in 1814 ⓘ |
| releaseStatus | later repatriated to France ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1778 ⓘ |
| shipCommanded | Impérial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues Description of subject: Vice-Amiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues was a French naval officer of the Napoleonic era best known for commanding the French squadron defeated by the British at the 1806 Battle of San Domingo.
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