Battle of Plymouth (1652)
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The Battle of Plymouth (1652) was a naval engagement during the First Anglo-Dutch War in which English and Dutch fleets clashed off the coast of Plymouth, England, as part of their struggle for maritime and commercial supremacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Plymouth (1652) canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6566439 — 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: Battle of Plymouth (1652) Context triple: [First Anglo-Dutch War, battle, Battle of Plymouth (1652)]
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Battle of Portland (1653)
The Battle of Portland (1653) was a major three-day naval engagement in the English Channel during the First Anglo-Dutch War, in which the English fleet under General at Sea Robert Blake fought the Dutch fleet led by Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp for control of vital trade routes.
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Battle of Dover (1652)
The Battle of Dover (1652) was an early naval engagement between the English Commonwealth and the Dutch Republic that helped spark the First Anglo-Dutch War.
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Battle of La Hogue (1692)
The Battle of La Hogue (1692) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English and Dutch fleets destroyed a large portion of the French navy, thwarting a planned French invasion of England during the Nine Years' War.
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D.
Battle of Solebay
The Battle of Solebay was a major 1672 naval engagement between the English-French fleet and the Dutch Republic during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, noted for its heavy losses and inconclusive outcome.
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E.
Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
The Battle of Beachy Head (1690) was a major naval engagement in the English Channel during the Nine Years' War, in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet.
- 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 Plymouth (1652) Target entity description: The Battle of Plymouth (1652) was a naval engagement during the First Anglo-Dutch War in which English and Dutch fleets clashed off the coast of Plymouth, England, as part of their struggle for maritime and commercial supremacy.
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A.
Battle of Portland (1653)
The Battle of Portland (1653) was a major three-day naval engagement in the English Channel during the First Anglo-Dutch War, in which the English fleet under General at Sea Robert Blake fought the Dutch fleet led by Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp for control of vital trade routes.
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B.
Battle of Dover (1652)
The Battle of Dover (1652) was an early naval engagement between the English Commonwealth and the Dutch Republic that helped spark the First Anglo-Dutch War.
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C.
Battle of La Hogue (1692)
The Battle of La Hogue (1692) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English and Dutch fleets destroyed a large portion of the French navy, thwarting a planned French invasion of England during the Nine Years' War.
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D.
Battle of Solebay
The Battle of Solebay was a major 1672 naval engagement between the English-French fleet and the Dutch Republic during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, noted for its heavy losses and inconclusive outcome.
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E.
Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
The Battle of Beachy Head (1690) was a major naval engagement in the English Channel during the Nine Years' War, in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Commonwealth of England
ⓘ
linked to:
English Commonwealth
Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Parliamentarian England
ⓘ
linked to:
Parliament of England
|
| cause |
Anglo-Dutch rivalry for maritime supremacy
ⓘ
commercial competition between England and the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Cornelis de With
ⓘ
George Ayscue ⓘ Michiel de Ruyter ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| date | 1652 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| foughtBetween |
Dutch fleet
ⓘ
English fleet ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Dutch navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch navy of the Republic
Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to:
English navy
|
| location |
English Channel
ⓘ
off Plymouth, England ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Plymouth ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Royal Navy forces of the Commonwealth of England vs Dutch United Provinces fleet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Dutch Wars
ⓘ
First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Dover (1652)
ⓘ
Battle of Dungeness (1652) ⓘ Battle of the Kentish Knock ⓘ |
| result | Dutch victory ⓘ |
| significance | contributed to Dutch control of Channel trade routes in 1652 ⓘ |
| theatre | maritime theatre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Plymouth (1652) Description of subject: The Battle of Plymouth (1652) was a naval engagement during the First Anglo-Dutch War in which English and Dutch fleets clashed off the coast of Plymouth, England, as part of their struggle for maritime and commercial supremacy.
Referenced by (5)
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