First Battle of Ushant
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The First Battle of Ushant was a major but indecisive naval engagement between British and French fleets during the American Revolutionary War, fought off the coast of Brittany in 1778.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12050856 — 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: First Battle of Ushant Context triple: [Ushant, siteOf, First Battle of Ushant]
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Battle of Groix
The Battle of Groix was a naval engagement fought in June 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the British Royal Navy defeated the French fleet off the coast of Brittany.
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Battle of Quiberon Bay
The Battle of Quiberon Bay was a decisive 1759 naval engagement in which the British Royal Navy shattered the French fleet off the coast of Brittany, securing British control of the seas and thwarting a planned invasion of Britain.
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Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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Battle of the Solent
The Battle of the Solent was a 1545 naval engagement between England and France, notable for the sinking of Henry VIII’s warship Mary Rose off the southern coast of England.
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Battle of the Downs
The Battle of the Downs was a major 1639 naval engagement in which the Dutch fleet decisively defeated a Spanish armada off the English coast, crippling Spanish sea power.
- 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: First Battle of Ushant Target entity description: The First Battle of Ushant was a major but indecisive naval engagement between British and French fleets during the American Revolutionary War, fought off the coast of Brittany in 1778.
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A.
Battle of Groix
The Battle of Groix was a naval engagement fought in June 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the British Royal Navy defeated the French fleet off the coast of Brittany.
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B.
Battle of Quiberon Bay
The Battle of Quiberon Bay was a decisive 1759 naval engagement in which the British Royal Navy shattered the French fleet off the coast of Brittany, securing British control of the seas and thwarting a planned invasion of Britain.
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C.
Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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D.
Battle of the Solent
The Battle of the Solent was a 1545 naval engagement between England and France, notable for the sinking of Henry VIII’s warship Mary Rose off the southern coast of England.
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E.
Battle of the Downs
The Battle of the Downs was a major 1639 naval engagement in which the Dutch fleet decisively defeated a Spanish armada off the English coast, crippling Spanish sea power.
- F. None of above. chosen
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