Battle of Cape Ortegal

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battle of the Napoleonic Wars naval battle

The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Cape Ortegal canonical	7

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Cape Ortegal
Context triple: [War of the Third Coalition, hasPart, Battle of Cape Ortegal]

A. 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.
B. Battle of Cape Spartivento
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.
C. Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
D. Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
E. Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
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 Cape Ortegal
Target entity description: The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.

A. 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.
B. Battle of Cape Spartivento
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.
C. Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
D. Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
E. Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
belligerent	French Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ
BritishShips	HMS Aeolus ⓘ HMS Caesar ⓘ HMS Courageux ⓘ linked to: HMS Hero HMS Hero ⓘ HMS Namur ⓘ HMS Phoenix ⓘ HMS Santa Margarita ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	four French ships of the line captured ⓘ no British ships lost ⓘ
combatantCommander (British)	Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan ⓘ
combatantCommander (French)	Rear-Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley ⓘ
commander	Don Francisco de la Vega ⓘ Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley ⓘ Sir Richard Strachan ⓘ
conflict	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
date	4 November 1805 ⓘ
fleetInvolved	British squadron under Sir Richard Strachan ⓘ French squadron under Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley ⓘ remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet from Trafalgar ⓘ
FrenchShips	Duguay-Trouin ⓘ Formidable ⓘ Mont-Blanc ⓘ linked to: Mont Blanc Scipion ⓘ Spanish frigates attached to Dumanoir’s force ⓘ
location	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ off Cape Ortegal ⓘ off the northwest coast of Spain ⓘ
modernCountryLocation	Spain ⓘ
namedAfter	Cape Ortegal ⓘ
notableFor	British use of superior seamanship and gunnery to defeat a larger French squadron ⓘ being the final action of the Trafalgar campaign ⓘ
outcome	decisive British victory ⓘ
partOf	War of the Third Coalition ⓘ campaign of 1805 ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
relatedTo	Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
resultingEvent	capture of four French ships of the line ⓘ elimination of the last major remnant of the combined Franco-Spanish fleet from Trafalgar ⓘ
strategicEffect	consolidated British naval dominance after Trafalgar ⓘ
theatre	Atlantic theatre of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ linked to: Atlantic naval theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
year	1805 ⓘ