Battle of Pensacola
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The Battle of Pensacola was a 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Spanish forces under Bernardo de Gálvez captured the British-held capital of West Florida, weakening British control along the Gulf Coast.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Pensacola canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11816068 — 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 Pensacola Context triple: [Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783), hasBattle, Battle of Pensacola]
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Battle of Fort Frederica
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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Battle of the Restigouche
The Battle of the Restigouche was a 1760 naval engagement between French and British forces on the Restigouche River in present-day Canada, marking the last major French attempt to resupply New France during the Seven Years' War.
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Battle of Tampa
The Battle of Tampa was a minor 1862 American Civil War engagement in Florida in which Confederate forces successfully repelled a Union naval bombardment of the port city of Tampa.
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Battle of Negro Fort
The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
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E.
Battle of Fort Royal
The Battle of Fort Royal was a 1781 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet successfully defended the approaches to Martinique against the British Royal Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Pensacola Target entity description: The Battle of Pensacola was a 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Spanish forces under Bernardo de Gálvez captured the British-held capital of West Florida, weakening British control along the Gulf Coast.
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A.
Battle of Fort Frederica
The Battle of Fort Frederica was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, securing British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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B.
Battle of the Restigouche
The Battle of the Restigouche was a 1760 naval engagement between French and British forces on the Restigouche River in present-day Canada, marking the last major French attempt to resupply New France during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Battle of Tampa
The Battle of Tampa was a minor 1862 American Civil War engagement in Florida in which Confederate forces successfully repelled a Union naval bombardment of the port city of Tampa.
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D.
Battle of Negro Fort
The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
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E.
Battle of Fort Royal
The Battle of Fort Royal was a 1781 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet successfully defended the approaches to Martinique against the British Royal Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Spain – France (as Bourbon allies in the wider war) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Pensacola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British West Florida
NERFINISHED
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain ⓘ Thirteen Colonies (indirectly allied with Spain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | West Florida campaign of 1781 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCaptured | Pensacola, capital of British West Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantRole |
Bernardo de Gálvez – Spanish commander
NERFINISHED
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John Campbell – British commander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Bernardo de Gálvez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Johnstone (naval opposition earlier in campaign) NERFINISHED ⓘ Johan de Bruyn Kops NERFINISHED ⓘ John Campbell of Strachur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monuments to Bernardo de Gálvez in Pensacola ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1781 ⓘ |
| effect |
loss of British West Florida capital
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weakening of British control along the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| endDate | 1781-05-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Spanish consolidation of West Florida ⓘ |
| involved |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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British provincial troops ⓘ Native American allies of Britain ⓘ Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Gulf Coast
NERFINISHED
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West Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Pensacola
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seizure of the capital of British West Florida ⓘ |
| opponentOf | British colonial administration in West Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Pensacola by Spanish forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
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Gulf Coast campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish intervention in the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Pensacola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Pensacola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1781-03-09 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
reduced British presence in the Gulf of Mexico
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secured Spanish control of West Florida ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Spanish Caribbean naval forces
NERFINISHED
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Spanish forces from Louisiana ⓘ |
| theater | Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1781 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Pensacola Description of subject: The Battle of Pensacola was a 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in which Spanish forces under Bernardo de Gálvez captured the British-held capital of West Florida, weakening British control along the Gulf Coast.
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