St James's Day Battle
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The St James's Day Battle was a major naval engagement of the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1666, in which the English fleet defeated the Dutch in one of the conflict’s largest sea battles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St James's Day Battle canonical | 9 |
| St. James's Day Battle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1112487 — 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: St James's Day Battle Context triple: [Dutch navy of the Republic, notableBattle, St James's Day Battle]
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Battle of Solebay
The Battle of Solebay was a major 1672 naval engagement between the English-French fleet and the Dutch Republic during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, noted for its heavy losses and inconclusive outcome.
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Battle of Lowestoft
The Battle of Lowestoft was a major 1665 naval engagement in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, where the English fleet won a significant victory over the Dutch off the coast of Suffolk.
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Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.
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Battle of Sluys
The Battle of Sluys was a major 1340 naval engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which the English fleet decisively defeated the French, securing control of the English Channel.
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Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military 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: St James's Day Battle Target entity description: The St James's Day Battle was a major naval engagement of the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1666, in which the English fleet defeated the Dutch in one of the conflict’s largest sea battles.
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A.
Battle of Solebay
The Battle of Solebay was a major 1672 naval engagement between the English-French fleet and the Dutch Republic during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, noted for its heavy losses and inconclusive outcome.
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B.
Battle of Lowestoft
The Battle of Lowestoft was a major 1665 naval engagement in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, where the English fleet won a significant victory over the Dutch off the coast of Suffolk.
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C.
Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.
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D.
Battle of Sluys
The Battle of Sluys was a major 1340 naval engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which the English fleet decisively defeated the French, securing control of the English Channel.
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E.
Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St James's Day Battle Description of subject: The St James's Day Battle was a major naval engagement of the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1666, in which the English fleet defeated the Dutch in one of the conflict’s largest sea battles.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Admiral Cornelis Tromp
linked to: St James's Day Battle
subject linked to:
Second Dutch War