Battle of the Bogue
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The Battle of the Bogue was a key 1841 naval engagement during the First Opium War in which British forces attacked and captured Chinese forts guarding the Humen strait near Canton.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Bogue canonical | 4 |
| Battle of the Bogue Forts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6263151 — 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 the Bogue Context triple: [Humen, eventLocation, Battle of the Bogue]
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A.
Battle of Masan
The Battle of Masan was a key early Korean War clash in August 1950 between United Nations and North Korean forces in southwest Korea, whose outcome helped shape the defense of the region.
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B.
Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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C.
Battle of Miyako Bay
The Battle of Miyako Bay was a naval engagement in 1869 during Japan’s Boshin War, in which remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet attempted a surprise attack against Imperial forces as part of the final resistance to the Meiji Restoration.
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D.
Battle of Flushing
The Battle of Flushing was a 1809 British amphibious assault and bombardment against the French-held Dutch port of Flushing during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Battle of Pungdo
The Battle of Pungdo was a pivotal 1894 naval engagement between Japan and China near Korea that helped trigger full-scale hostilities in the First Sino-Japanese War and showcased the rising power of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- 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: Battle of the Bogue Target entity description: The Battle of the Bogue was a key 1841 naval engagement during the First Opium War in which British forces attacked and captured Chinese forts guarding the Humen strait near Canton.
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A.
Battle of Masan
The Battle of Masan was a key early Korean War clash in August 1950 between United Nations and North Korean forces in southwest Korea, whose outcome helped shape the defense of the region.
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B.
Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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C.
Battle of Miyako Bay
The Battle of Miyako Bay was a naval engagement in 1869 during Japan’s Boshin War, in which remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet attempted a surprise attack against Imperial forces as part of the final resistance to the Meiji Restoration.
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D.
Battle of Flushing
The Battle of Flushing was a 1809 British amphibious assault and bombardment against the French-held Dutch port of Flushing during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Battle of Pungdo
The Battle of Pungdo was a pivotal 1894 naval engagement between Japan and China near Korea that helped trigger full-scale hostilities in the First Sino-Japanese War and showcased the rising power of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Opium War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Bocca Tigris
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Battle of the Bogue Forts ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Bogue
|
| belligerent |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| combatant |
Qing Chinese coastal defenses
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Opium War
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Chinese War
|
| country |
Qing China
ⓘ
linked to:
China
|
| date | 1841 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | further British advances toward Canton ⓘ |
| guarded | approaches to Guangzhou ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| involved |
amphibious assault by British forces
ⓘ
bombardment of Chinese fortifications ⓘ |
| location |
Humen Strait
ⓘ
linked to:
Lingdingyang channel
Pearl River ⓘ near Canton ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Chinese forts guarding the Humen Strait ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Opium War
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Chinese War
|
| precededBy | earlier British operations along the Chinese coast in the First Opium War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British trade interests in China
ⓘ
opening of Chinese ports to British commerce ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access to Canton ⓘ |
| target | Chinese forts at the Bogue ⓘ |
| theatre | South China coast ⓘ |
| year | 1841 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Bogue Description of subject: The Battle of the Bogue was a key 1841 naval engagement during the First Opium War in which British forces attacked and captured Chinese forts guarding the Humen strait near Canton.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of the Bogue