Groix 1795
E302944
Groix 1795 refers to the naval Battle of Groix, fought off the coast of Brittany during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the Royal Navy defeated the French fleet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Groix 1795 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2849106 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Groix 1795 Context triple: [HMS Orion, battleHonour, Groix 1795]
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A.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
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B.
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) was a naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive action against a combined French and Spanish fleet off the northwest coast of Spain.
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C.
Malplaquet
Malplaquet is a locality on the border between modern-day France and Belgium, historically notable as the site of a major battle during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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D.
Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799)
The Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799) was a naval clash during the French Revolutionary Wars in which a Batavian (Dutch) squadron fought a British fleet in the North Sea near the Dogger Bank.
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E.
Battle of Hohenlinden
The Battle of Hohenlinden was a major 1800 clash in Bavaria during the French Revolutionary Wars, where General Moreau’s French forces decisively defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Groix 1795 Target entity description: Groix 1795 refers to the naval Battle of Groix, fought off the coast of Brittany during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the Royal Navy defeated the French fleet.
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A.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
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B.
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
The Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) was a naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive action against a combined French and Spanish fleet off the northwest coast of Spain.
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C.
Malplaquet
Malplaquet is a locality on the border between modern-day France and Belgium, historically notable as the site of a major battle during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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D.
Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799)
The Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799) was a naval clash during the French Revolutionary Wars in which a Batavian (Dutch) squadron fought a British fleet in the North Sea near the Dogger Bank.
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E.
Battle of Hohenlinden
The Battle of Hohenlinden was a major 1800 clash in Bavaria during the French Revolutionary Wars, where General Moreau’s French forces decisively defeated the Austrians, helping secure French dominance in Central Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century battle
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battle of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Navy dominance during the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Navy
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Great Britain ⓘ |
| combatant2 | French Republic ⓘ |
| commanderForBritain |
Admiral Alexander Hood
ⓘ
Lord Bridport ⓘ
linked to:
Baron Bridport
|
| commanderForFrance | Villaret de Joyeuse ⓘ |
| conflictIn | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 23 June 1795 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Royal Navy dominance in the Atlantic ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Action of Groix
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Groix 1795 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| involves |
frigates
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ships of the line ⓘ |
| location |
Bay of Biscay
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off the coast of Brittany ⓘ off the island of Groix ⓘ |
| namedAfter | island of Groix ⓘ |
| navalTactics | fleet action ⓘ |
| notableFor | Royal Navy defeat of a French fleet off Brittany ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | capture of several French ships of the line ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the First Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy | Naval operations in the Atlantic during the War of the First Coalition ⓘ |
| region | Brittany ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
further weakened the French Atlantic fleet
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strengthened British control of Atlantic sea lanes ⓘ |
| theatre | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| year | 1795 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Groix 1795 Description of subject: Groix 1795 refers to the naval Battle of Groix, fought off the coast of Brittany during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the Royal Navy defeated the French fleet.
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