Battle of Sadras
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The Battle of Sadras was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of India during the American Revolutionary War era, marking the first major clash between French and British fleets in the Indian Ocean under Admiral Pierre André de Suffren.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Sadras canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Sadras (1782) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18653426 — 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 of Sadras Context triple: [Pierre André de Suffren, notableBattle, Battle of Sadras]
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Battle of Diu
The Battle of Diu was a decisive 1509 naval engagement in the Indian Ocean in which the Portuguese fleet crushed a coalition of regional powers, securing Portuguese dominance over the spice trade and maritime routes to India.
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Siege of Bassein
The Siege of Bassein was an important 1739 Maratha military campaign in western India that led to the capture of the Portuguese stronghold of Bassein (Vasai), significantly weakening Portuguese colonial power in the region.
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C.
Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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Battle of Chinsurah
The Battle of Chinsurah was an 18th-century military engagement in Bengal in which Dutch forces clashed with the British East India Company, marking a key moment in the decline of Dutch influence in the region.
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E.
Naval Battle of Pondicherry (1748)
The Naval Battle of Pondicherry (1748) was a significant naval engagement between British and French fleets off the coast of India during the War of the Austrian Succession, influencing the balance of colonial power in the Carnatic region.
- 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 of Sadras Target entity description: The Battle of Sadras was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of India during the American Revolutionary War era, marking the first major clash between French and British fleets in the Indian Ocean under Admiral Pierre André de Suffren.
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A.
Battle of Diu
The Battle of Diu was a decisive 1509 naval engagement in the Indian Ocean in which the Portuguese fleet crushed a coalition of regional powers, securing Portuguese dominance over the spice trade and maritime routes to India.
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B.
Siege of Bassein
The Siege of Bassein was an important 1739 Maratha military campaign in western India that led to the capture of the Portuguese stronghold of Bassein (Vasai), significantly weakening Portuguese colonial power in the region.
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C.
Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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D.
Battle of Chinsurah
The Battle of Chinsurah was an 18th-century military engagement in Bengal in which Dutch forces clashed with the British East India Company, marking a key moment in the decline of Dutch influence in the region.
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E.
Naval Battle of Pondicherry (1748)
The Naval Battle of Pondicherry (1748) was a significant naval engagement between British and French fleets off the coast of India during the War of the Austrian Succession, influencing the balance of colonial power in the Carnatic region.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Sadras