Battle of San Fernando de Omoa
E951793
The Battle of San Fernando de Omoa was a 1779 engagement in present-day Honduras during which British forces briefly captured a key Spanish Caribbean coastal fortress early in the Anglo-Spanish War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of San Fernando de Omoa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11816071 — 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 San Fernando de Omoa Context triple: [Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783), hasBattle, Battle of San Fernando de Omoa]
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A.
Battle of Porto Praya
The Battle of Porto Praya was a 1781 naval engagement off the Cape Verde Islands during the American Revolutionary War, in which British and French squadrons clashed inconclusively in a neutral Portuguese harbor.
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B.
Battle of Puerto Bolívar
The Battle of Puerto Bolívar was a key 1941 naval and coastal engagement between Ecuador and Peru that helped secure Peruvian control over strategic territory during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.
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C.
Battle of Puerto Cabello
The Battle of Puerto Cabello was an 18th-century naval and amphibious engagement in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize the Spanish colonial port of Puerto Cabello in present-day Venezuela.
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D.
Battle of San Juan
The Battle of San Juan was a key 1896 engagement in the early phase of the Philippine Revolution, marking one of the first major clashes between Filipino revolutionaries and Spanish colonial forces near Manila.
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E.
Battle of El Caney
The Battle of El Caney was a key engagement of the Spanish–American War in 1898, in which U.S. forces captured a heavily fortified Spanish position near Santiago de Cuba, helping pave the way for the city’s eventual surrender.
- 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 San Fernando de Omoa Target entity description: The Battle of San Fernando de Omoa was a 1779 engagement in present-day Honduras during which British forces briefly captured a key Spanish Caribbean coastal fortress early in the Anglo-Spanish War.
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A.
Battle of Porto Praya
The Battle of Porto Praya was a 1781 naval engagement off the Cape Verde Islands during the American Revolutionary War, in which British and French squadrons clashed inconclusively in a neutral Portuguese harbor.
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B.
Battle of Puerto Bolívar
The Battle of Puerto Bolívar was a key 1941 naval and coastal engagement between Ecuador and Peru that helped secure Peruvian control over strategic territory during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.
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C.
Battle of Puerto Cabello
The Battle of Puerto Cabello was an 18th-century naval and amphibious engagement in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize the Spanish colonial port of Puerto Cabello in present-day Venezuela.
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D.
Battle of San Juan
The Battle of San Juan was a key 1896 engagement in the early phase of the Philippine Revolution, marking one of the first major clashes between Filipino revolutionaries and Spanish colonial forces near Manila.
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E.
Battle of El Caney
The Battle of El Caney was a key engagement of the Spanish–American War in 1898, in which U.S. forces captured a heavily fortified Spanish position near Santiago de Cuba, helping pave the way for the city’s eventual surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Great Britain
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Spain ⓘ |
| chronology | early engagement of the Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) ⓘ |
| combatant |
British forces
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Spanish forces ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1779 ⓘ |
| duration | brief British control of the fortress ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Caribbean coast of Central America
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San Fernando de Omoa ⓘ present-day Honduras ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the fortress of San Fernando de Omoa ⓘ |
| partOf |
18th-century conflicts in Central America
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Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Fortress of San Fernando de Omoa ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
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temporary British occupation of the fortress ⓘ |
| significance | capture of a key Spanish Caribbean coastal fortress ⓘ |
| theater |
Caribbean theater of the Anglo-Spanish War
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linked to:
Caribbean theatre of the Anglo-Spanish War
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Instruction
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Subject: Battle of San Fernando de Omoa Description of subject: The Battle of San Fernando de Omoa was a 1779 engagement in present-day Honduras during which British forces briefly captured a key Spanish Caribbean coastal fortress early in the Anglo-Spanish War.
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