Admiral Sir John Balchen

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Admiral
gptkbp:associatedWith Naval warfare tactics
British_Empire_expansion
Royal_Navy_history
British_maritime_strategy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1670
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Portsea
gptkbp:careerEnd 1744
gptkbp:careerStart 1689
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Balchen
gptkbp:commanded British_fleet
gptkbp:contribution Secured_British_naval_dominance
Defeated_Spanish_forces
gptkbp:deathDate 1744
gptkbp:famousFor Naval_battles_during_the_War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
Commanding_the_fleet_in_the_Mediterranean
Naval_battles_during_the_War_of_Jenkins'_Ear
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key figure in 18th-century naval history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Sir John Balchen
gptkbp:influenced British_naval_tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Sir_George_Rooke
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership in naval warfare
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future naval commanders
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Cartagena de Indias
Battle of Cape Passaro
Battle of Toulon
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:HMS_Royal_Anne
gptkb:HMS_Orford
HMS Victory
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Portsmouth,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Norris
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1689-1744
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Balchen
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_Edward_Vernon