Battle of Cape Henry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:casualties British: 30 killed, 73 wounded
French: 72 killed, 112 wounded
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Marriot_Arbuthnot
Charles René Dominique Sochet, Chevalier Destouches
gptkbp:date March 16, 1781
gptkbp:fleetSize British: 8 ships of the line
French: 8 ships of the line
gptkbp:followedBy Siege of Yorktown (contextually, as part of the Virginia campaign)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Cape Henry
gptkbp:location off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of the Chesapeake (contextually, but not chronologically)
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Prevented French fleet from aiding American forces in Virginia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Admiral_Mariot_Arbuthnot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7