British fleet at Porto Bello
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The British fleet at Porto Bello was the naval force that captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo (in present-day Panama) in 1739 during the War of Jenkins’ Ear under Admiral Edward Vernon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British fleet at Porto Bello canonical | 2 |
| British expedition to Porto Bello | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British fleet at Porto Bello Context triple: [Edward Vernon, commanded, British fleet at Porto Bello]
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A.
The Ship
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Battle off Cape Engaño
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Captain General
Captain General was the highest-ranking military and often civil authority in various Spanish territories, combining supreme command over armed forces with broad administrative powers.
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D.
Golden Hind
The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.
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Mutiny at Puerto San Julián
The Mutiny at Puerto San Julián was a 1520 uprising by Spanish captains against Ferdinand Magellan during his circumnavigation voyage, which he brutally suppressed in what is now Argentina.
- 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: British fleet at Porto Bello Target entity description: The British fleet at Porto Bello was the naval force that captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo (in present-day Panama) in 1739 during the War of Jenkins’ Ear under Admiral Edward Vernon.
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A.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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B.
Battle off Cape Engaño
The Battle off Cape Engaño was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which U.S. carrier forces decimated a Japanese decoy carrier group during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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C.
Captain General
Captain General was the highest-ranking military and often civil authority in various Spanish territories, combining supreme command over armed forces with broad administrative powers.
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D.
Golden Hind
The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.
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E.
Mutiny at Puerto San Julián
The Mutiny at Puerto San Julián was a 1520 uprising by Spanish captains against Ferdinand Magellan during his circumnavigation voyage, which he brutally suppressed in what is now Argentina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military unit
ⓘ
naval fleet ⓘ |
| admiral | Edward Vernon ⓘ |
| aim | disrupt Spanish silver routes ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Porto Bello
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
|
| belligerent | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| campaign |
British Caribbean campaign of 1739–1740
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Porto Bello (1739)
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| capturedCity | Portobelo ⓘ |
| capturedFort |
Fuerte de San Jerónimo
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort San Jerónimo
Fuerte de Santiago ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Santiago de la Gloria
|
| capturedFrom | Spain ⓘ |
| casualties | light British casualties ⓘ |
| commander | Edward Vernon ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | British patriotic celebrations in the early 1740s ⓘ |
| conflict |
War of Jenkins’ Ear
ⓘ
linked to:
War of Jenkins' Ear
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| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 1739 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| legacy |
boosted British morale
ⓘ
increased Edward Vernon’s popularity ⓘ |
| location |
Portobelo
ⓘ
Portobelo, Panama ⓘ
linked to:
Portobelo
|
| namedAfterEvent | Portobello Road, London ⓘ |
| navalPower |
Royal Navy ships of the line
ⓘ
linked to:
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
|
| notableShip |
HMS Burford
ⓘ
HMS Hampton Court ⓘ HMS Norwich ⓘ HMS Princess Louisa ⓘ HMS Strafford ⓘ HMS Worcester ⓘ
linked to:
HMS Norwich
|
| objective | capture of Portobelo ⓘ |
| opponent |
Spanish Empire
ⓘ
Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
King George II of Great Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
George II of Great Britain
|
| relatedPlace |
Jamaica
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| stagingArea | Jamaica ⓘ |
| startTime | November 1739 ⓘ |
| strategy | naval bombardment of coastal fortifications ⓘ |
| strength | six ships of the line ⓘ |
| target | Spanish colonial trade ⓘ |
| theater | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | amphibious assault ⓘ |
| usedTactic | close-range bombardment of forts ⓘ |
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Subject: British fleet at Porto Bello Description of subject: The British fleet at Porto Bello was the naval force that captured the Spanish colonial port of Portobelo (in present-day Panama) in 1739 during the War of Jenkins’ Ear under Admiral Edward Vernon.
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