Battle of Ocracoke Inlet
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The Battle of Ocracoke Inlet was the 1718 naval engagement off the North Carolina coast in which the infamous pirate Blackbeard was killed by British naval forces, effectively ending his piracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ocracoke Inlet canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6534338 — 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 Ocracoke Inlet Context triple: [Blackbeard, battle, Battle of Ocracoke Inlet]
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A.
Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet
The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet was a 1776 naval engagement off the New Jersey coast during the American Revolutionary War, notable as one of the early American victories at sea.
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B.
Battle of Craney Island
The Battle of Craney Island was a War of 1812 engagement near Norfolk, Virginia, in which American forces successfully repelled a British amphibious assault, helping secure control of the Chesapeake region.
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C.
Battle of Cape Henry
The Battle of Cape Henry was a 1781 naval engagement off the Virginia coast between British and French fleets that influenced control of Chesapeake Bay during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
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E.
Battle of Lake Borgne
The Battle of Lake Borgne was a naval engagement in December 1814 during the War of 1812, in which British forces defeated a small American flotilla near New Orleans as part of their campaign to capture the city.
- 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: Battle of Ocracoke Inlet Target entity description: The Battle of Ocracoke Inlet was the 1718 naval engagement off the North Carolina coast in which the infamous pirate Blackbeard was killed by British naval forces, effectively ending his piracy.
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A.
Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet
The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet was a 1776 naval engagement off the New Jersey coast during the American Revolutionary War, notable as one of the early American victories at sea.
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B.
Battle of Craney Island
The Battle of Craney Island was a War of 1812 engagement near Norfolk, Virginia, in which American forces successfully repelled a British amphibious assault, helping secure control of the Chesapeake region.
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C.
Battle of Cape Henry
The Battle of Cape Henry was a 1781 naval engagement off the Virginia coast between British and French fleets that influenced control of Chesapeake Bay during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Battle of Port Royal
The Battle of Port Royal was a major early Union naval victory in the American Civil War, securing a key harbor on the South Carolina coast and demonstrating the effectiveness of the Union blockade.
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E.
Battle of Lake Borgne
The Battle of Lake Borgne was a naval engagement in December 1814 during the War of 1812, in which British forces defeated a small American flotilla near New Orleans as part of their campaign to capture the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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naval battle ⓘ |
| cause | Royal order to suppress piracy in the American colonies ⓘ |
| combatant |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Pirates under Blackbeard ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Blackbeard
ⓘ
Edward Teach ⓘ
linked to:
Blackbeard
Robert Maynard ⓘ |
| followedBy | display of Blackbeard’s head in Hampton, Virginia ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
multiple pirates killed
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several British sailors killed or wounded ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1718-11-22 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Atlantic Ocean
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Ocracoke Inlet ⓘ Province of North Carolina ⓘ coast of North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
capture of surviving pirates
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decapitation of Blackbeard ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Royal Navy sailors
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Navy personnel
colonial volunteers from Virginia ⓘ |
| hasTactic | ambush of Blackbeard’s anchored vessel ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1718 ⓘ |
| involvesShip |
Adventure (Blackbeard’s sloop)
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HMS Lyme (supporting vessel) ⓘ HMS Pearl (detachment under Robert Maynard) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British North America
ⓘ
linked to:
British America
|
| notableDeath |
Blackbeard
ⓘ
Edward Teach ⓘ
linked to:
Blackbeard
|
| organizedBy |
Governor Alexander Spotswood of Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexander Spotswood
|
| partOf | War of the Spanish Succession aftermath anti-piracy operations ⓘ |
| precededBy | Blackbeard’s blockade of Charleston ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ocracoke, North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Ocracoke Island
history of piracy in the Atlantic ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
effectively ended Blackbeard’s piracy
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major blow to piracy in the Province of North Carolina ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ocracoke Inlet Description of subject: The Battle of Ocracoke Inlet was the 1718 naval engagement off the North Carolina coast in which the infamous pirate Blackbeard was killed by British naval forces, effectively ending his piracy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lieutenant Robert Maynard