Battle of Tampa
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The Battle of Tampa was a minor 1862 American Civil War engagement in Florida in which Confederate forces successfully repelled a Union naval bombardment of the port city of Tampa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fort Brooke | 1 |
| Battle of Tampa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11759857 — 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 Tampa Context triple: [Civil War in Florida, hasKeyEvent, Battle of Tampa]
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A.
Battle of Tallushatchee
The Battle of Tallushatchee was an 1813 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces under Andrew Jackson attacked and destroyed a Red Stick Creek village in present-day Alabama.
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B.
Battle of El Uvero
The Battle of El Uvero was a 1957 clash in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces scored an early, morale-boosting victory against Batista’s army during the Cuban Revolution.
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C.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
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D.
Dade’s Battle
Dade’s Battle was an 1835 ambush in Florida during the Second Seminole War, in which Seminole warriors nearly annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, helping ignite the broader conflict.
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E.
Battle of the Gulf of Roses
The Battle of the Gulf of Roses was a 1285 naval engagement off the Catalan coast in which a French fleet was decisively defeated by Aragonese forces during the wider conflict between the Crown of Aragon and the French monarchy.
- 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 Tampa Target entity description: The Battle of Tampa was a minor 1862 American Civil War engagement in Florida in which Confederate forces successfully repelled a Union naval bombardment of the port city of Tampa.
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A.
Battle of Tallushatchee
The Battle of Tallushatchee was an 1813 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces under Andrew Jackson attacked and destroyed a Red Stick Creek village in present-day Alabama.
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B.
Battle of El Uvero
The Battle of El Uvero was a 1957 clash in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces scored an early, morale-boosting victory against Batista’s army during the Cuban Revolution.
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C.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
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D.
Dade’s Battle
Dade’s Battle was an 1835 ambush in Florida during the Second Seminole War, in which Seminole warriors nearly annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, helping ignite the broader conflict.
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E.
Battle of the Gulf of Roses
The Battle of the Gulf of Roses was a 1285 naval engagement off the Catalan coast in which a French fleet was decisively defeated by Aragonese forces during the wider conflict between the Crown of Aragon and the French monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War engagement
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battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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Confederate forces in Florida ⓘ Union Navy ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| combatant |
Confederate garrison at Tampa
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Union blockading squadron off Tampa ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1862-06-30 ⓘ |
| defensiveForce | Confederate artillery defending Tampa ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | Union effort to disrupt Confederate trade through Tampa ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War
|
| isLandComponent | true ⓘ |
| isMinorEngagement | true ⓘ |
| isNavalComponent | true ⓘ |
| location |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Florida ⓘ Tampa ⓘ
linked to:
Tampa, Florida
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| militaryTheater | Gulf Coast operations ⓘ |
| offensiveForce | Union warships off Tampa Bay ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Confederate coastal defenses
ⓘ
Union naval forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
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Union blockade of the Confederate coastline ⓘ
linked to:
Union blockade of the Confederacy
|
| place | Hillsborough County, Florida ⓘ |
| portCityInvolved |
Tampa
ⓘ
linked to:
Tampa, Florida
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| region |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| result |
Confederate victory
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Union naval bombardment repelled ⓘ |
| significance |
Demonstrated effectiveness of Confederate coastal defenses at Tampa
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Illustrated limits of small-scale Union naval bombardments against fortified ports ⓘ |
| stateDuringWar | Confederate Florida ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
Confederate defense of Tampa as a supply port
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Union attempt to enforce blockade of Tampa ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear |
Tampa Bay
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linked to:
Tampa Bay area
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| typeOfEngagement |
coastal defense action
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naval bombardment ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
naval artillery
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shore batteries ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tampa Description of subject: The Battle of Tampa was a minor 1862 American Civil War engagement in Florida in which Confederate forces successfully repelled a Union naval bombardment of the port city of Tampa.
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