Siege of Havana (1762)

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battle of the Seven Years' War military operation siege

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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Havana (1762) canonical	3
British capture of Havana (1762)	2
British siege of Havana (1762)	2
Battle of Havana (1762)	1
British capture of Havana	1
Defense of Havana (1762)	1
Siege of Havana	1
defense of Havana (1762)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42507 — 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: Siege of Havana (1762)
Context triple: [Seven Years' War, majorBattle, Siege of Havana (1762)]

A. Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
B. Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
C. Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
D. Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.
E. Invasion of Quebec (1775)
The Invasion of Quebec (1775) was an early American Revolutionary War campaign in which Continental Army forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to capture the British-controlled province of Quebec and rally its inhabitants against British rule.
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 Havana (1762)
Target entity description: 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.

A. Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.
B. Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
C. Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
D. Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.
E. Invasion of Quebec (1775)
The Invasion of Quebec (1775) was an early American Revolutionary War campaign in which Continental Army forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to capture the British-controlled province of Quebec and rally its inhabitants against British rule.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Seven Years' War ⓘ military operation ⓘ siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	British capture of Havana (1762) ⓘ linked to: Siege of Havana (1762)
belligerent	British Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ
campaign	British campaign against Spanish possessions in the Caribbean ⓘ
capturedAssets	Spanish warships in Havana harbor ⓘ large quantities of Spanish treasure and supplies ⓘ
capturedPlace	Castillo del Morro ⓘ Havana ⓘ linked to: Havana, Cuba Havana harbor ⓘ linked to: Havana, Cuba
casualties	heavy British casualties from combat and disease ⓘ heavy Spanish casualties ⓘ
combatantStrength	approximately 11,000 Spanish regulars and militia ⓘ approximately 12,000 British troops ⓘ large British fleet under Sir George Pocock ⓘ
commander	George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle ⓘ Guillermo José de la Vega y Varona (acting Spanish commander at Morro) ⓘ Juan de Prado Malleza Portocarrero y Luna ⓘ Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla ⓘ Sir George Pocock ⓘ
conflict	Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime	Spanish Cuba ⓘ linked to: Cuba
defensiveStructure	Castillo del Morro ⓘ Havana fortifications ⓘ linked to: Castillo del Morro
endDate	1762-08-13 ⓘ
location	Caribbean ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Havana ⓘ linked to: Havana, Cuba
notableDisease	malaria ⓘ yellow fever ⓘ
objective	capture of Havana ⓘ capture of Spanish treasure and shipping ⓘ seizure of Spanish naval base ⓘ
operationType	amphibious assault ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ
partOf	Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy	British declaration of war on Spain in 1762 ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
significance	major British strategic success against Spain ⓘ one of the largest British amphibious operations of the Seven Years' War ⓘ shifted balance of naval power in the Caribbean ⓘ threatened Spanish control of its Caribbean colonies ⓘ
startDate	1762-06-06 ⓘ
treatyOutcome	Havana returned to Spain by the Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ Spain ceded Florida to Britain in exchange for Havana ⓘ
year	1762 ⓘ

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