Battle of Minorca (1756)
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The Battle of Minorca (1756) was a major naval engagement in the early Seven Years' War between Britain and France that led to the loss of the island of Minorca to France and the controversial court-martial and execution of British Admiral John Byng.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Minorca | 6 |
| Battle of Minorca (1756) canonical | 6 |
| French invasion of Minorca (1756) | 2 |
| Battle of Minorca (naval battle) | 1 |
| Siege of Mahón (1756) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T447686 — 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: Battle of Minorca (1756) Context triple: [Battle of Lagos, precededBy, Battle of Minorca (1756)]
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Battle of Lagos (1693)
The Battle of Lagos (1693) was a major naval engagement in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch convoy off the Portuguese coast during the Nine Years' War.
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Battle of Marsaglia (1693)
The Battle of Marsaglia (1693) was a major French victory over the forces of the Grand Alliance in northern Italy during the Nine Years' War, noted for its heavy casualties and decisive outcome.
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Battle of La Hogue (1692)
The Battle of La Hogue (1692) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English and Dutch fleets destroyed a large portion of the French navy, thwarting a planned French invasion of England during the Nine Years' War.
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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.
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Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
The Battle of Beachy Head (1690) was a major naval engagement in the English Channel during the Nine Years' War, in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet.
- 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: Battle of Minorca (1756) Target entity description: The Battle of Minorca (1756) was a major naval engagement in the early Seven Years' War between Britain and France that led to the loss of the island of Minorca to France and the controversial court-martial and execution of British Admiral John Byng.
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Battle of Lagos (1693)
The Battle of Lagos (1693) was a major naval engagement in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch convoy off the Portuguese coast during the Nine Years' War.
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B.
Battle of Marsaglia (1693)
The Battle of Marsaglia (1693) was a major French victory over the forces of the Grand Alliance in northern Italy during the Nine Years' War, noted for its heavy casualties and decisive outcome.
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C.
Battle of La Hogue (1692)
The Battle of La Hogue (1692) was a decisive naval engagement in which the English and Dutch fleets destroyed a large portion of the French navy, thwarting a planned French invasion of England during the Nine Years' War.
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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.
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Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
The Battle of Beachy Head (1690) was a major naval engagement in the English Channel during the Nine Years' War, in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
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Subject: Battle of Minorca (1756) Description of subject: The Battle of Minorca (1756) was a major naval engagement in the early Seven Years' War between Britain and France that led to the loss of the island of Minorca to France and the controversial court-martial and execution of British Admiral John Byng.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
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subject linked to:
Admiral John Byng
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