Raid on St Malo (1758)
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The Raid on St Malo (1758) was a British amphibious expedition during the Seven Years' War aimed at damaging French privateering and naval infrastructure along the Brittany coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raid on St Malo | 2 |
| Raid on St Malo (1758) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4764898 — 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: Raid on St Malo (1758) Context triple: [Raid on Rochefort (1757), followedBy, Raid on St Malo (1758)]
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A.
Raid on Rochefort (1757)
The Raid on Rochefort (1757) was a failed British amphibious expedition during the Seven Years' War aimed at attacking the French port of Rochefort on the Atlantic coast.
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B.
Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.
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C.
Raid on Saratoga (1745)
The Raid on Saratoga (1745) was a French and Native American attack that destroyed the frontier settlement of Saratoga, New York, during King George’s War.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Groix
The Battle of Groix was a naval engagement fought in June 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the British Royal Navy defeated the French fleet off the coast of Brittany.
- 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: Raid on St Malo (1758) Target entity description: The Raid on St Malo (1758) was a British amphibious expedition during the Seven Years' War aimed at damaging French privateering and naval infrastructure along the Brittany coast.
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A.
Raid on Rochefort (1757)
The Raid on Rochefort (1757) was a failed British amphibious expedition during the Seven Years' War aimed at attacking the French port of Rochefort on the Atlantic coast.
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B.
Siege of Port Royal (1710)
The Siege of Port Royal (1710) was a pivotal British victory in North America during Queen Anne’s War that captured the French stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia, leading to British control of what became Nova Scotia.
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C.
Raid on Saratoga (1745)
The Raid on Saratoga (1745) was a French and Native American attack that destroyed the frontier settlement of Saratoga, New York, during King George’s War.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Groix
The Battle of Groix was a naval engagement fought in June 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the British Royal Navy defeated the French fleet off the coast of Brittany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British amphibious expedition
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amphibious operation ⓘ event of the Seven Years' War ⓘ military raid ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| campaign | British coastal raids of 1758 ⓘ |
| combatantRoleOfBritain | attacking force ⓘ |
| combatantRoleOfFrance | defending force ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | June 1758 ⓘ |
| effectOnFrance |
loss of ships and materiel in the port area
ⓘ
temporary disruption of privateering from Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent British raids on the French coast in 1758 ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Brittany coast ⓘ |
| goal |
to damage French naval infrastructure
ⓘ
to damage French privateering infrastructure ⓘ to disrupt French privateers operating from the Brittany coast ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Brittany
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France ⓘ Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| method | landing of British troops from a naval squadron ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
British Army
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| navalAspect | use of warships and transports to project land forces ashore ⓘ |
| operationCharacteristic |
destructive raid rather than occupation
ⓘ
short-duration landing and withdrawal ⓘ |
| opponent | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| opposedBy | French coastal defenses ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier British planning for coastal descents on France ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | to burn or capture French ships and supplies in and near Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| result |
British tactical success
ⓘ
destruction of French shipping and supplies ⓘ limited long-term strategic impact ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
British attempt to divert French resources from Germany and overseas colonies
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British policy of coastal raids against France ⓘ |
| target |
French naval stores
ⓘ
French privateer bases ⓘ shipping in and around Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| theatre |
Atlantic coast of France
ⓘ
European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | amphibious raid ⓘ |
| year | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raid on St Malo (1758) Description of subject: The Raid on St Malo (1758) was a British amphibious expedition during the Seven Years' War aimed at damaging French privateering and naval infrastructure along the Brittany coast.
Referenced by (3)
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