Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War

All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
American Revolutionary War naval operations	2
Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War canonical	2
Atlantic naval operations of the American Revolutionary War	2
Atlantic theater of the American Revolutionary War	2
American Revolutionary War naval theater	1
American War of Independence naval operations in European waters	1
Atlantic campaigns of the American Revolutionary War	1
Atlantic theatre of the American Revolutionary War	1
British naval operations in the American Revolutionary War	1
Naval operations of the American Revolutionary War	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T552595 — 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: Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War
Context triple: [Battle of Flamborough Head, partOf, Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War]

A. Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the primary early arena of conflict in the northeastern colonies, featuring key campaigns such as those around Boston, New York, and the Saratoga region.
B. American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
C. Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the campaign zone in the southern colonies where major battles, partisan warfare, and British attempts to rally Loyalist support played a decisive role in the conflict’s outcome.
D. British capture of Savannah
The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.
E. British campaign against New France
The British campaign against New France was a series of military operations during the Seven Years' War aimed at conquering French colonial territories in North America, culminating in the fall of key strongholds such as Quebec.
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: Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War
Target entity description: The Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War was the series of naval and maritime operations fought across the Atlantic Ocean between American, French, and British forces, aiming to disrupt British trade, supply lines, and naval dominance during the conflict.

A. Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the primary early arena of conflict in the northeastern colonies, featuring key campaigns such as those around Boston, New York, and the Saratoga region.
B. American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
C. Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the campaign zone in the southern colonies where major battles, partisan warfare, and British attempts to rally Loyalist support played a decisive role in the conflict’s outcome.
D. British capture of Savannah
The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.
E. British campaign against New France
The British campaign against New France was a series of military operations during the Seven Years' War aimed at conquering French colonial territories in North America, culminating in the fall of key strongholds such as Quebec.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign ⓘ naval campaign ⓘ
belligerent	France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
endTime	1783 ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Block Island (1776) ⓘ Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1780) Battle of Cape George ⓘ Battle of Cape Henry ⓘ Battle of Cape Spartel ⓘ Battle of Cape St Vincent ⓘ surface form: Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Dogger Bank (1781) Battle of Flamborough Head ⓘ Battle of Fort Royal ⓘ Battle of Grenada ⓘ Battle of Machias (1777) ⓘ Battle of Martinique (1780) ⓘ Battle of Nassau ⓘ Battle of Penobscot Bay ⓘ Battle of Porto Praya ⓘ Battle of St. Kitts ⓘ Battle of St. Lucia (1778) ⓘ Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet ⓘ Battle of Ushant (1778) ⓘ Battle of Valcour Island ⓘ Battle of the Chesapeake ⓘ Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782) ⓘ Battle of the Mona Passage ⓘ Battle of the Saintes ⓘ
involves	blockade running ⓘ commerce raiding ⓘ convoy escort operations ⓘ naval blockades ⓘ privateering ⓘ
location	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean West Indies ⓘ waters off Europe ⓘ waters off North America ⓘ
objective	challenge to British naval dominance ⓘ disruption of British supply lines ⓘ disruption of British trade ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
result	erosion of British control of Atlantic trade routes ⓘ support for American war effort through French naval power ⓘ
startTime	1775 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Flamborough Head → partOf → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

USS Lexington → theaterOfWar → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Revolutionary War naval theater

HMS Serapis → navalCampaign → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: American War of Independence naval operations in European waters

Battle off Carrickfergus → partOf → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic naval operations of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Whitehaven raid → theater → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic theater of the American Revolutionary War

Marblehead, Massachusetts → playsRoleIn → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Revolutionary War naval operations

Atlantic theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars → precededBy → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic campaigns of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Fort Royal → isPartOf → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: British naval operations in the American Revolutionary War

Battle of the Mona Passage → partOf → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Battle of Cape George → partOf → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic theater of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Cape Spartel → theatre → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic theatre of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Block Island (1776) → hasTheater → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval operations of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782) → partOf → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ