Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
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The Anglo-French War (1778–1783) was a global conflict in which France entered the American Revolutionary War against Britain, leading to widespread naval and colonial fighting across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anglo-French War (1778–1783) canonical | 15 |
| French naval operations in the American Revolutionary War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Anglo-French War (1778–1783) Context triple: [Battle of Cuddalore (1783), partOf, Anglo-French War (1778–1783)]
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Quasi-War
The Quasi-War was an undeclared naval conflict between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800, fought mainly in the Caribbean and Atlantic and pivotal in shaping early U.S. foreign and military policy.
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Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) was a conflict during the American Revolutionary War in which Spain joined France and the American colonies against Britain, focusing on naval battles and territorial struggles in Europe and the Americas.
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Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) was a naval and colonial conflict during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, aligned with France, fought against Britain, leading to major sea battles, blockades, and the disruption of Spanish maritime trade and empire.
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War of the Quadruple Alliance
The War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) was a European conflict in which Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic allied to curb Spanish attempts to regain territories lost after the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763) was a late phase of the Seven Years' War in which Britain and Spain fought primarily over colonial possessions, notably resulting in British captures such as Havana and Manila.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anglo-French War (1778–1783) Target entity description: The Anglo-French War (1778–1783) was a global conflict in which France entered the American Revolutionary War against Britain, leading to widespread naval and colonial fighting across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
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A.
Quasi-War
The Quasi-War was an undeclared naval conflict between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800, fought mainly in the Caribbean and Atlantic and pivotal in shaping early U.S. foreign and military policy.
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B.
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) was a conflict during the American Revolutionary War in which Spain joined France and the American colonies against Britain, focusing on naval battles and territorial struggles in Europe and the Americas.
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C.
Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) was a naval and colonial conflict during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, aligned with France, fought against Britain, leading to major sea battles, blockades, and the disruption of Spanish maritime trade and empire.
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D.
War of the Quadruple Alliance
The War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) was a European conflict in which Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic allied to curb Spanish attempts to regain territories lost after the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763) was a late phase of the Seven Years' War in which Britain and Spain fought primarily over colonial possessions, notably resulting in British captures such as Havana and Manila.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century conflict
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global conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
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French client and allied states ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ Mysore ⓘ
linked to:
Mysuru
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| concludedBy |
Treaty of Paris (1783)
ⓘ
Treaty of Paris between Britain and France (1783) ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Treaty of Versailles (1783) ⓘ Treaty of Versailles between France and Britain (1783) ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Versailles (1783)
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| conflictBetween |
Kingdom of France
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1783 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
French support for the American colonies against Britain
ⓘ
Treaty of Alliance (1778) between France and the United States ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Alliance (1778)
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) between France and the United States ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
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| historicalPeriod |
Age of Enlightenment
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Age of Sail ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to financial crisis of the French monarchy
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facilitated independence of the United States ⓘ weakened British naval and colonial supremacy ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean ⓘ English Channel ⓘ Europe ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ North America ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| majorBattle |
Battle of Grenada (1779)
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Battle of Martinique (1780) ⓘ Battle of Ushant (1778) ⓘ Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Chesapeake
Battle of the Saintes (1782) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Saintes
Siege of Cuddalore (1783) ⓘ Siege of Savannah (1779) ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Savannah
Siege of Yorktown (1781) ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Yorktown
|
| majorTheater |
Atlantic naval theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic Theater
Caribbean theater ⓘ European coastal waters ⓘ Indian Ocean theater ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean Theater of World War II
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| opposedBy |
British East India Company
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ⓘ
linked to:
Braunschweig
Hanover ⓘ Hesse-Kassel ⓘ Loyalist forces in North America ⓘ |
| partOf | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Revolutionary War
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Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) ⓘ Fourth Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| result |
British recognition of American independence
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redistribution of colonial possessions ⓘ status quo ante bellum in Europe between Britain and France ⓘ |
| significantCommander |
Charles Hector, comte d’Estaing
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linked to:
Comte d’Estaing
François Joseph Paul, comte de Grasse ⓘ
linked to:
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
George Brydges Rodney ⓘ Louis Guillouet, comte d’Orvilliers ⓘ Pierre André de Suffren ⓘ Samuel Hood ⓘ
linked to:
Admiral Samuel Hood
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| startTime | 1778 ⓘ |
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Subject: Anglo-French War (1778–1783) Description of subject: The Anglo-French War (1778–1783) was a global conflict in which France entered the American Revolutionary War against Britain, leading to widespread naval and colonial fighting across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
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