Battle of Vigo Bay
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The Battle of Vigo Bay was a 1702 naval engagement during the War of the Spanish Succession in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet attacked and destroyed a Spanish-French treasure convoy in the harbor of Vigo, Spain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Vigo Bay canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6086087 — 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 Vigo Bay Context triple: [Philips van Almonde, participatedIn, Battle of Vigo Bay]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Cape Spartel
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.
- 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 Vigo Bay Target entity description: The Battle of Vigo Bay was a 1702 naval engagement during the War of the Spanish Succession in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet attacked and destroyed a Spanish-French treasure convoy in the harbor of Vigo, Spain.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Cape Spartel
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Rande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
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Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Anglo-Dutch attempt to intercept Spanish treasure fleet from the Americas ⓘ |
| combatant |
Anglo-Dutch fleet
ⓘ
Franco-Spanish fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1702-10-23 ⓘ |
| description | naval engagement in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet attacked a Spanish-French treasure convoy in Vigo Bay ⓘ |
| endDate | 1702-10-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Cádiz (1702) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Anglo-Dutch fleet suffered relatively light losses
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Franco-Spanish fleet heavily damaged and many ships lost ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault
NERFINISHED
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George Rooke NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel de Velasco y Tejada NERFINISHED ⓘ Philips van Almonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attack on harbor defenses at Vigo
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capture of treasure galleons ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Sail
NERFINISHED
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early 18th century ⓘ |
| involves |
harbor defenses including a boom across Vigo Bay
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treasure convoy from Spanish America ⓘ |
| location |
Galicia
NERFINISHED
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Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Vigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Vigo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture and destruction of Spanish treasure fleet
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use of fireships and cutting through harbor boom defenses ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Spanish treasure fleet
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destroy Franco-Spanish naval forces in Vigo Bay ⓘ |
| opponent |
Anglo-Dutch fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franco-Spanish convoy ⓘ |
| outcome |
destruction or capture of most Franco-Spanish ships in the convoy
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seizure of significant quantities of silver and goods by the Anglo-Dutch ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic theater of the War of the Spanish Succession
NERFINISHED
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War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Anglo-Dutch victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1702-10-23 ⓘ |
| theater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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northwest coast of Spain ⓘ |
| year | 1702 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Vigo Bay Description of subject: The Battle of Vigo Bay was a 1702 naval engagement during the War of the Spanish Succession in which an Anglo-Dutch fleet attacked and destroyed a Spanish-French treasure convoy in the harbor of Vigo, Spain.
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