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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Admiral
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gptkbp:affiliation
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Parliamentarian
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1598-1599
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:St._Andrew's_Church,_Midsomer_Norton
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Robert_Blake_Jr.
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:HMS_Resolution
gptkb:HMS_Triumph
gptkb:The_Commonwealth_Navy
gptkb:HMS_Swiftsure
gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Charles
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gptkbp:contribution
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Establishment of the Royal Navy
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gptkbp:death_date
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1657-08-17
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gptkbp:fought_against
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gptkb:Royalists
gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkb:Dutch_Republic
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:Civil_War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Admiral Robert Blake
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gptkbp:influence_on
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Naval history
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gptkbp:influenced
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British naval strategy
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gptkbp:inspired
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Later naval commanders
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gptkbp:involved_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_Portland
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Kentish_Knock
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Texel
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Barfleur
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gibraltar
gptkb:Battle_of_the_St._Vincent
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gabbard
gptkb:First_Anglo-Dutch_War
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dunes
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Dutch_War
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sound
gptkb:Anglo-Spanish_War_(1654–1660)
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gptkbp:known_for
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Defeating the Spanish fleet
Naval warfare against the Dutch Republic
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gptkbp:legacy
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Naval tactics and strategy
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:nationality
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English
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Portland
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Kentish_Knock
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gabbard
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dunes
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The best way to keep the peace is to be prepared for war."
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Robert_Rich,_2nd_Earl_of_Warwick
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Admiral
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gptkbp:service_years
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1649-1657
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gptkbp:spouse
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Mary Blake
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:George_Monck
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dunes
gptkb:Battle_of_Scheveningen
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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