Battle of Angamos
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The Battle of Angamos was a decisive 1879 naval engagement in the War of the Pacific in which the Chilean fleet captured the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar, securing Chilean control of the sea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Angamos canonical | 5 |
| Combate naval de Angamos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8752179 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Angamos Context triple: [War of the Pacific, notableBattle, Battle of Angamos]
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A.
Battle of Cape Engaño
The Battle of Cape Engaño was a major naval engagement of the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, in which U.S. carrier forces destroyed the last operational Japanese aircraft carriers in a decisive victory.
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B.
Battle of Iquique
The Battle of Iquique was a pivotal 1879 naval engagement of the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru, remembered especially for Chilean captain Arturo Prat’s heroic but fatal stand aboard the corvette Esmeralda.
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C.
Battle of Puesto del Marqués
The Battle of Puesto del Marqués was a key engagement in the Argentine War of Independence fought in Upper Peru between patriot and royalist forces.
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D.
Battle of Algeciras Bay
The Battle of Algeciras Bay was a series of naval engagements in 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars in which French and Spanish fleets clashed with the British Royal Navy off southern Spain.
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E.
Battle of Cape Spartel
The Battle of Cape Spartel was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of Morocco during the American Revolutionary War, involving British and Franco-Spanish fleets in one of the conflict’s final major sea battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Angamos Target entity description: The Battle of Angamos was a decisive 1879 naval engagement in the War of the Pacific in which the Chilean fleet captured the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar, securing Chilean control of the sea.
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A.
Battle of Cape Engaño
The Battle of Cape Engaño was a major naval engagement of the 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II, in which U.S. carrier forces destroyed the last operational Japanese aircraft carriers in a decisive victory.
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B.
Battle of Iquique
The Battle of Iquique was a pivotal 1879 naval engagement of the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru, remembered especially for Chilean captain Arturo Prat’s heroic but fatal stand aboard the corvette Esmeralda.
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C.
Battle of Puesto del Marqués
The Battle of Puesto del Marqués was a key engagement in the Argentine War of Independence fought in Upper Peru between patriot and royalist forces.
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D.
Battle of Algeciras Bay
The Battle of Algeciras Bay was a series of naval engagements in 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars in which French and Spanish fleets clashed with the British Royal Navy off southern Spain.
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E.
Battle of Cape Spartel
The Battle of Cape Spartel was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of Morocco during the American Revolutionary War, involving British and Franco-Spanish fleets in one of the conflict’s final major sea battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Combate naval de Angamos
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Angamos
|
| belligerent |
Chile
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| casualty | death of Miguel Grau Seminario ⓘ |
| combatantCommanderForChile |
Galvarino Riveros Cárdenas
ⓘ
Juan José Latorre ⓘ |
| combatantCommanderForPeru |
Miguel Grau Seminario
ⓘ
linked to:
Miguel Grau
|
| commander |
Galvarino Riveros Cárdenas
ⓘ
Juan José Latorre ⓘ Miguel Grau Seminario ⓘ
linked to:
Miguel Grau
|
| conflict | War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Chile
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| date | 8 October 1879 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chilean amphibious operations along the Peruvian and Bolivian coasts ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | Huáscar incorporated into the Chilean Navy ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Conflicts in 1879
ⓘ
Naval battles involving Chile ⓘ Naval battles involving Peru ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | commemorated annually in Chile and Peru ⓘ |
| hasType | ironclad engagement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
near Antofagasta ⓘ off Punta Angamos ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Northern Chilean and southern Peruvian coast ⓘ |
| outcome |
Chilean control of the sea
ⓘ
capture of the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| precededBy | naval campaign of 1879 in the War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| region |
Atacama Desert coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Atacama Desert fringe
|
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Iquique
ⓘ
Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific ⓘ
linked to:
Naval actions in the War of the Pacific
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| result | Chilean victory ⓘ |
| shipInvolved |
Almirante Cochrane
ⓘ
Blanco Encalada ⓘ Covadonga ⓘ Huáscar ⓘ
linked to:
Peruvian ironclad Huáscar
Loa ⓘ Matías Cousiño ⓘ O'Higgins ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive naval engagement of the War of the Pacific
ⓘ
secured Chilean naval supremacy ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | Chilean fleet divided into two squadrons to trap Huáscar ⓘ |
| year | 1879 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Angamos Description of subject: The Battle of Angamos was a decisive 1879 naval engagement in the War of the Pacific in which the Chilean fleet captured the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar, securing Chilean control of the sea.
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