Battle of Cape Passaro

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:casualties British: minimal
Spanish: heavy, many ships captured or destroyed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Don_Antonio_de_GaztaƱeta
gptkb:Sir_George_Byng
gptkbp:date 11 August 1718
gptkbp:followedBy further British operations in Sicily
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Cape Passaro
gptkbp:location off Cape Passaro, Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:War_of_the_Quadruple_Alliance
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Spanish_invasion_of_Sicily
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:shipsInvolved British fleet: 21 ships of the line
Spanish fleet: 19 ships of the line
gptkbp:significance decisive British naval victory
weakened Spanish naval power in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:War_of_the_Quadruple_Alliance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6