Battle of Signal Hill
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The Battle of Signal Hill was the final engagement of the Seven Years' War in North America, in which British forces secured control of St. John's, Newfoundland from the French.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Signal Hill canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Signal Hill (1762) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7389684 — 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 Signal Hill Context triple: [Military history of New France, hasPart, Battle of Signal Hill]
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A.
Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
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B.
Battle of Laing's Nek
The Battle of Laing's Nek was a key 1881 engagement in the First Boer War in which Boer forces successfully repelled a British attempt to break through a strategic mountain pass in the Transvaal.
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C.
Battle of Majuba Hill
The Battle of Majuba Hill was a decisive 1881 engagement in which Boer forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the British, effectively ending the First Boer War and leading to restored self-government for the Transvaal.
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D.
Battle of Goose Green
The Battle of Goose Green was a key 1982 land engagement during the Falklands War in which British forces captured the settlements of Goose Green and Darwin from Argentine troops, marking one of the conflict’s most publicized and controversial actions.
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E.
Battle of Lababia Ridge
The Battle of Lababia Ridge was a World War II engagement in New Guinea in June 1943, where Australian forces successfully defended a strategic ridgeline against repeated Japanese attacks as part of the broader Allied advance toward Salamaua and Lae.
- 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 Signal Hill Target entity description: The Battle of Signal Hill was the final engagement of the Seven Years' War in North America, in which British forces secured control of St. John's, Newfoundland from the French.
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A.
Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
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B.
Battle of Laing's Nek
The Battle of Laing's Nek was a key 1881 engagement in the First Boer War in which Boer forces successfully repelled a British attempt to break through a strategic mountain pass in the Transvaal.
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C.
Battle of Majuba Hill
The Battle of Majuba Hill was a decisive 1881 engagement in which Boer forces inflicted a crushing defeat on the British, effectively ending the First Boer War and leading to restored self-government for the Transvaal.
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D.
Battle of Goose Green
The Battle of Goose Green was a key 1982 land engagement during the Falklands War in which British forces captured the settlements of Goose Green and Darwin from Argentine troops, marking one of the conflict’s most publicized and controversial actions.
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E.
Battle of Lababia Ridge
The Battle of Lababia Ridge was a World War II engagement in New Guinea in June 1943, where Australian forces successfully defended a strategic ridgeline against repeated Japanese attacks as part of the broader Allied advance toward Salamaua and Lae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Signal Hill (1762)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Signal Hill
|
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| campaign | British expedition against St. John's (1762) ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving France
ⓘ
Battles involving Great Britain ⓘ Battles of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Years' War
History of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| combatant2 |
French Army
ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac de Ternay
ⓘ
Guillaume de Bellecombe ⓘ William Amherst ⓘ
linked to:
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
|
| conflictOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege-related engagement ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | 1762-09-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | British recapture and occupation of St. John's ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | hilltop overlooking St. John's harbour ⓘ |
| hasSite | Signal Hill National Historic Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
British North America
ⓘ
linked to:
British America
|
| involves |
amphibious operations
ⓘ
infantry combat ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| location |
Newfoundland
ⓘ
linked to:
island of Newfoundland
Signal Hill ⓘ St. John's, Newfoundland ⓘ
linked to:
St. John’s
|
| memorializedBy | Signal Hill National Historic Site ⓘ |
| objective | to secure control of St. John's, Newfoundland ⓘ |
| partOf |
French and Indian War (North American front of the Seven Years' War)
ⓘ
North American theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | French capture of St. John's (1762) ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Naval operations off Newfoundland in 1762 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance | final engagement of the Seven Years' War in North America ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of approaches to St. John's harbour ⓘ |
| territorialChange | British control of St. John's, Newfoundland reaffirmed ⓘ |
| theatre | Atlantic Canada ⓘ |
| year | 1762 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Signal Hill Description of subject: The Battle of Signal Hill was the final engagement of the Seven Years' War in North America, in which British forces secured control of St. John's, Newfoundland from the French.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Signal Hill