Capture of Guam
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The Capture of Guam was a brief and nearly bloodless 1898 U.S. naval operation during the Spanish–American War that resulted in the American seizure of the Spanish-held island of Guam in the western Pacific.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capture of Guam canonical | 2 |
| United States capture of Guam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6276174 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Capture of Guam Context triple: [Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War, hasPart, Capture of Guam]
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Invasion of Guam
The Invasion of Guam was a World War II American amphibious assault in July 1944 that recaptured the island of Guam from Japanese forces as part of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign.
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Marianas campaign
The Marianas campaign was a pivotal series of World War II battles in the Pacific, during which U.S. forces seized key islands like Saipan, Tinian, and Guam from Japan to enable strategic bombing of the Japanese homeland.
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C.
Battle of Wake Island
The Battle of Wake Island was a World War II Pacific campaign in December 1941 in which U.S. Marines and civilian defenders mounted a fierce but ultimately unsuccessful defense against Japanese invasion forces.
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Invasion of Tinian
The Invasion of Tinian was a major World War II amphibious assault in July–August 1944 in the Mariana Islands, where U.S. forces captured the island from Japan and later used it as a key base for B-29 bomber operations against the Japanese mainland.
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E.
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
The Mariana and Palau Islands campaign was a major World War II Pacific theater offensive in 1944 in which U.S. forces seized key Japanese-held islands to secure airbases for strategic bombing of Japan and support further Allied advances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Capture of Guam Target entity description: The Capture of Guam was a brief and nearly bloodless 1898 U.S. naval operation during the Spanish–American War that resulted in the American seizure of the Spanish-held island of Guam in the western Pacific.
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A.
Invasion of Guam
The Invasion of Guam was a World War II American amphibious assault in July 1944 that recaptured the island of Guam from Japanese forces as part of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign.
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B.
Marianas campaign
The Marianas campaign was a pivotal series of World War II battles in the Pacific, during which U.S. forces seized key islands like Saipan, Tinian, and Guam from Japan to enable strategic bombing of the Japanese homeland.
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C.
Battle of Wake Island
The Battle of Wake Island was a World War II Pacific campaign in December 1941 in which U.S. Marines and civilian defenders mounted a fierce but ultimately unsuccessful defense against Japanese invasion forces.
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D.
Invasion of Tinian
The Invasion of Tinian was a major World War II amphibious assault in July–August 1944 in the Mariana Islands, where U.S. forces captured the island from Japan and later used it as a key base for B-29 bomber operations against the Japanese mainland.
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E.
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
The Mariana and Palau Islands campaign was a major World War II Pacific theater offensive in 1944 in which U.S. forces seized key Japanese-held islands to secure airbases for strategic bombing of Japan and support further Allied advances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Spanish–American War
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Spain
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| cause | outbreak of the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| characteristic |
brief
ⓘ
nearly bloodless ⓘ |
| colonialContext | transition from Spanish to American colonial rule in the Pacific ⓘ |
| colonialPowerBefore | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Henry Glass
ⓘ
Juan Marina de la Portilla ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| countryGainingControl |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryLosingControl | Spain ⓘ |
| date | June 20, 1898 ⓘ |
| effect |
beginning of American administration of Guam
ⓘ
end of Spanish colonial rule on Guam ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ |
| governingPowerAfter | United States Navy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Age of Imperialism ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
USS Baltimore
ⓘ
USS Boston ⓘ USS Charleston ⓘ USS Concord ⓘ USS Petrel ⓘ |
| legalConsequence | cession of Guam to the United States by Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Guam
ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| method | naval demonstration ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| noCombatDeaths | true ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
Spanish forces surrendered without resistance
ⓘ
Spanish garrison was unaware that war had been declared ⓘ |
| occupationBegan | 1898 ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| precededBy | declaration of war by the United States on Spain in 1898 ⓘ |
| region | Micronesia ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Manila Bay
ⓘ
Philippine–American War ⓘ |
| result |
American victory
ⓘ
seizure of Guam by the United States ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | established Guam as a U.S. naval coaling and communication station ⓘ |
| subsequentStatus | unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| territoryInvolved | island of Guam ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | unopposed landing ⓘ |
| year | 1898 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Capture of Guam Description of subject: The Capture of Guam was a brief and nearly bloodless 1898 U.S. naval operation during the Spanish–American War that resulted in the American seizure of the Spanish-held island of Guam in the western Pacific.
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linked to: Capture of Guam