American Continental Navy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Savannah
gptkbp:active_years 1775-1783
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Gustavus_Conyngham
gptkb:James_Nicholson
gptkb:Samuel_Tucker
gptkb:John_Paul_Jones
gptkb:Esek_Hopkins
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:battle
shipbuilding techniques
international naval cooperation
naval warfare strategies
establishment of naval traditions
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:established gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
formation of the United States
development of American identity
colonial resistance to British rule
naval arms race with Britain
gptkbp:historical_significance first organized naval force of the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Continental Navy
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future naval forces
gptkbp:mission disrupt British shipping
protect American commerce
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Don't_Tread_on_Me
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Stony_Point
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Montgomery
gptkb:Battle_of_Valcour_Island
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:starship
escort missions
blockade running
raids on British ports
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:USS_Ranger
gptkb:USS_Bonhomme_Richard
gptkb:USS_Alfred
gptkb:USS_Trumbull
gptkb:USS_Providence
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer sailors
gptkbp:successor gptkb:battle