La Hougue, Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France
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La Hougue, on the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France, is a coastal site historically significant for its fortified harbor and as the location of a major 1692 naval engagement during the Nine Years' War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Hougue, Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11506212 — 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: La Hougue, Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France Context triple: [Battle of La Hougue, place, La Hougue, Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France]
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A.
Coëtquidan, Brittany, France
Coëtquidan, in Brittany, France, is best known as the site of France’s prestigious Saint-Cyr military academy complex.
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B.
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France is a picturesque seaside resort town on the French Riviera known for its Mediterranean beaches, Belle Époque architecture, and luxury yachting harbor.
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C.
Dieppe, Normandy, France
Dieppe is a historic port city on the English Channel in Normandy, northern France, known for its maritime heritage, pebble beach, and role in World War II.
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D.
Boulogne, Vendée, France
Boulogne is a small rural commune in the Vendée department of western France, known as the birthplace of French general Pierre de Villiers.
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E.
Méautis, Normandy, France
Méautis, in Normandy, France, is a small commune notable as the place where American General Theodore Roosevelt III died shortly after the D-Day landings in World War II.
- 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: La Hougue, Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France Target entity description: La Hougue, on the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France, is a coastal site historically significant for its fortified harbor and as the location of a major 1692 naval engagement during the Nine Years' War.
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A.
Coëtquidan, Brittany, France
Coëtquidan, in Brittany, France, is best known as the site of France’s prestigious Saint-Cyr military academy complex.
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B.
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France is a picturesque seaside resort town on the French Riviera known for its Mediterranean beaches, Belle Époque architecture, and luxury yachting harbor.
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C.
Dieppe, Normandy, France
Dieppe is a historic port city on the English Channel in Normandy, northern France, known for its maritime heritage, pebble beach, and role in World War II.
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D.
Boulogne, Vendée, France
Boulogne is a small rural commune in the Vendée department of western France, known as the birthplace of French general Pierre de Villiers.
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E.
Méautis, Normandy, France
Méautis, in Normandy, France, is a small commune notable as the place where American General Theodore Roosevelt III died shortly after the D-Day landings in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal site
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle | Battle of La Hougue ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasFeature | fortified harbor ⓘ |
| hasMilitarySignificance |
coastal fortifications
ⓘ
naval battle site ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
fortifications
ⓘ
harbor works ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historically significant coastal defense site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1692 naval engagement
ⓘ
Battle of La Hougue ⓘ Nine Years' War naval operations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cotentin Peninsula
ⓘ
France ⓘ Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedOn | English Channel ⓘ |
| near | Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue ⓘ |
| partOf |
Channel coast of France
ⓘ
northwestern France ⓘ
linked to:
Western France
|
| peninsula | Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ |
| region | Normandy ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
naval base area
ⓘ
protection of French Channel coast ⓘ |
| usedFor |
harbor defense
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naval anchorage ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1692 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Hougue, Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France Description of subject: La Hougue, on the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France, is a coastal site historically significant for its fortified harbor and as the location of a major 1692 naval engagement during the Nine Years' War.
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