Siege of St. Augustine (1702)

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battle event in Queen Anne's War military siege

The Siege of St. Augustine (1702) was an early British colonial attack on the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during Queen Anne's War, notable for its failure to capture the fortified city.

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Label	Occurrences
Siege of St. Augustine (1702) canonical	3
1702 English expedition against St. Augustine	2
1702 English siege of St. Augustine	1
English forces burned the town of St. Augustine outside the fort	1
Moore's expedition against St. Augustine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T330439 — 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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Target entity: Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
Context triple: [Queen Anne's War, significantEvent, Siege of St. Augustine (1702)]

A. Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
B. Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
C. Siege of Manila (1762)
The Siege of Manila (1762) was a British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of the Philippines, marking a significant Asian theater operation during the Seven Years' War.
D. 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.
E. Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
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: Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
Target entity description: The Siege of St. Augustine (1702) was an early British colonial attack on the Spanish stronghold of St. Augustine in Florida during Queen Anne's War, notable for its failure to capture the fortified city.

A. Siege of Havana (1762)
The Siege of Havana (1762) was a pivotal British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of Cuba, significantly impacting the balance of power in the Caribbean during the Seven Years' War.
B. Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
C. Siege of Manila (1762)
The Siege of Manila (1762) was a British amphibious assault and capture of the Spanish colonial capital of the Philippines, marking a significant Asian theater operation during the Seven Years' War.
D. 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.
E. Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ event in Queen Anne's War ⓘ military siege ⓘ
aftermath	English government in London refused to reimburse Carolina fully ⓘ financial loss for the Province of Carolina ⓘ prompted later English focus on attacking Spanish missions and Native allies ⓘ strengthened Spanish resolve to hold St. Augustine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Moore's expedition against St. Augustine ⓘ linked to: Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
belligerent	English Province of Carolina ⓘ linked to: Province of Carolina Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Spanish Florida ⓘ
commander	Governor José de Zúñiga y la Cerda ⓘ James Moore ⓘ Joseph Blake (acting governor, planning phase) ⓘ
conflict	Queen Anne's War ⓘ
country	Spanish Florida ⓘ
defensiveStructure	Castillo de San Marcos coquina fort ⓘ linked to: Castillo de San Marcos
endDate	1702-12-30 ⓘ
followedBy	English raids on Spanish missions in Florida (1702–1704) ⓘ
forceType	Native American allies of the English ⓘ Spanish militia ⓘ Spanish regular troops ⓘ colonial militia ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 18th century ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America state of Florida ⓘ
notableFeature	English forces burned the town of St. Augustine outside the fort ⓘ English naval support proved inadequate ⓘ Spanish relief fleet forced English withdrawal ⓘ civilian population and garrison took refuge in the Castillo de San Marcos ⓘ coquina walls resisted English artillery fire ⓘ
objective	capture St. Augustine ⓘ eliminate Spanish presence in northern Florida ⓘ
outcome	English forces retreated and abandoned ships ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America ⓘ
place	St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ
precededBy	escalating Anglo-Spanish frontier tensions in the Southeast ⓘ
primaryTarget	Castillo de San Marcos ⓘ
result	Spanish victory ⓘ failure of British to capture St. Augustine ⓘ
significance	demonstrated defensive strength of Castillo de San Marcos ⓘ early major land operation of Queen Anne's War in the Southeast ⓘ illustrated importance of Native alliances in colonial warfare ⓘ
startDate	1702-11-10 ⓘ
usedWeapon	artillery ⓘ small arms ⓘ

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