Battle off Carrickfergus
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The Battle off Carrickfergus was a 1778 naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which the Continental Navy sloop-of-war USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones, fought and captured the British warship HMS Drake near the coast of Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle off Carrickfergus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T948967 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle off Carrickfergus Context triple: [USS Ranger, battle, Battle off Carrickfergus]
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A.
Apprentice Boys of Derry
The Apprentice Boys of Derry is a Protestant fraternal society based in Derry, Northern Ireland, known for commemorating the 1689 Siege of Derry through annual parades and events.
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B.
Carn a’ Ghaill
Carn a’ Ghaill is the summit that forms the highest point on the Scottish island of Canna in the Inner Hebrides.
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C.
An Gorta Mór
An Gorta Mór is the Irish name for the Great Famine of the mid-19th century, a catastrophic period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration that profoundly reshaped Ireland’s population and history.
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D.
Hammer of the Scots
Hammer of the Scots is the epithet given to King Edward I of England for his brutal and sustained military campaigns to subdue Scotland in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
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E.
Lochinvar
Lochinvar is a small rural-residential suburb in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its vineyards, farmland, and village atmosphere.
- 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: Battle off Carrickfergus Target entity description: The Battle off Carrickfergus was a 1778 naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which the Continental Navy sloop-of-war USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones, fought and captured the British warship HMS Drake near the coast of Ireland.
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A.
Apprentice Boys of Derry
The Apprentice Boys of Derry is a Protestant fraternal society based in Derry, Northern Ireland, known for commemorating the 1689 Siege of Derry through annual parades and events.
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B.
Carn a’ Ghaill
Carn a’ Ghaill is the summit that forms the highest point on the Scottish island of Canna in the Inner Hebrides.
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C.
An Gorta Mór
An Gorta Mór is the Irish name for the Great Famine of the mid-19th century, a catastrophic period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration that profoundly reshaped Ireland’s population and history.
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D.
Hammer of the Scots
Hammer of the Scots is the epithet given to King Edward I of England for his brutal and sustained military campaigns to subdue Scotland in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
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E.
Lochinvar
Lochinvar is a small rural-residential suburb in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its vineyards, farmland, and village atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | John Paul Jones ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Continental Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| combatant |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| commandedBy | John Paul Jones ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| conflictType | ship-to-ship action ⓘ |
| countryOfLocation | Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1778 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
HMS Drake
ⓘ
USS Ranger ⓘ |
| location |
near the coast of Ireland
ⓘ
off Carrickfergus ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| notableFor | first major American naval victory in European waters ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | George Burdon ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of HMS Drake by USS Ranger ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic naval operations of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| result | American victory ⓘ |
| shipInvolved |
HMS Drake
ⓘ
USS Ranger ⓘ |
| shipTypeOnAmericanSide | sloop-of-war ⓘ |
| shipTypeOnBritishSide | sloop-of-war ⓘ |
| theater | European waters ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear |
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
ⓘ
linked to:
Carrickfergus
|
| year | 1778 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle off Carrickfergus Description of subject: The Battle off Carrickfergus was a 1778 naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which the Continental Navy sloop-of-war USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones, fought and captured the British warship HMS Drake near the coast of Ireland.
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