Siege of 1702
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The Siege of 1702 was an early British colonial attack on Spanish-held St. Augustine, Florida, during Queen Anne’s War, in which the town’s defenders successfully withstood a prolonged bombardment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of 1702 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9108811 — 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: Siege of 1702 Context triple: [Castillo de San Marcos, significantEvent, Siege of 1702]
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Siege of 1718
The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
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Siege of 1716
The Siege of 1716 was a failed Norwegian campaign by King Charles XII of Sweden against the Fredriksten fortress during the Great Northern War, marking a key setback in his attempts to conquer Norway.
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C.
Siege of 1756
The Siege of 1756 was the French capture of Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War, a pivotal event that exposed British vulnerabilities in North America.
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D.
Siege of Barcelona (1705)
The Siege of Barcelona (1705) was a major early campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces captured the city from Bourbon control, helping to establish Barcelona as a key stronghold for the Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne.
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Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
- 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: Siege of 1702 Target entity description: The Siege of 1702 was an early British colonial attack on Spanish-held St. Augustine, Florida, during Queen Anne’s War, in which the town’s defenders successfully withstood a prolonged bombardment.
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A.
Siege of 1718
The Siege of 1718 was a major military operation during the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under King Charles XII unsuccessfully attacked the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten, culminating in the king’s death and effectively ending Sweden’s hopes of regional dominance.
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B.
Siege of 1716
The Siege of 1716 was a failed Norwegian campaign by King Charles XII of Sweden against the Fredriksten fortress during the Great Northern War, marking a key setback in his attempts to conquer Norway.
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C.
Siege of 1756
The Siege of 1756 was the French capture of Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War, a pivotal event that exposed British vulnerabilities in North America.
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D.
Siege of Barcelona (1705)
The Siege of Barcelona (1705) was a major early campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces captured the city from Bourbon control, helping to establish Barcelona as a key stronghold for the Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne.
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E.
Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of Queen Anne's War
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | English siege of St. Augustine (1702) ⓘ |
| attacker | English colonial forces from Carolina ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English colony of Carolina
ⓘ
Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| cause | outbreak of Queen Anne's War between England and Spain ⓘ |
| cityBesieged | St. Augustine ⓘ |
| commanderAttacker | James Moore ⓘ |
| commanderDefender | Joseph de Zúñiga y Zérda ⓘ |
| conflict | Queen Anne's War ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| defender | Spanish garrison of St. Augustine ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature |
coquina walls of Castillo de San Marcos
ⓘ
linked to:
Castillo de San Marcos
|
| effect |
demonstrated strength of Castillo de San Marcos fortifications
ⓘ
financial strain on the colony of Carolina ⓘ increased English hostility toward Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| endDate | 1702-12-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
English retreat to Charles Town
ⓘ
Spanish counter-raids against English settlements ⓘ |
| fortificationBesieged | Castillo de San Marcos ⓘ |
| historicalEra | colonial era in North America ⓘ |
| involved |
English colonial militia
ⓘ
Native American allies of the English ⓘ Spanish militia and local inhabitants ⓘ Spanish regular troops ⓘ |
| location |
Castillo de San Marcos
ⓘ
St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| method |
artillery bombardment of St. Augustine
ⓘ
blockade of Castillo de San Marcos ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Southeastern North America
ⓘ
linked to:
Southeastern Woodlands
|
| notableFact |
Castillo de San Marcos withstood prolonged bombardment
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English forces burned the town of St. Augustine outside the fort ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
English siege artillery proved ineffective against coquina masonry ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of St. Augustine
ⓘ
destruction of Spanish power in Florida ⓘ |
| outcome | siege lifted by English withdrawal ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America ⓘ |
| precededBy | English planning of offensive from Charles Town ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| presentDayState | Florida ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Queen Anne's War campaigns in the Caribbean
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linked to:
Queen Anne's War
later British attacks on St. Augustine ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1702-11-10 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1702 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Siege of 1702 Description of subject: The Siege of 1702 was an early British colonial attack on Spanish-held St. Augustine, Florida, during Queen Anne’s War, in which the town’s defenders successfully withstood a prolonged bombardment.
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