Battle of Grenada

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:British_control_of_Grenada
gptkbp:casualties British:_200
French:_300
gptkbp:celebrates Naval memorials
gptkbp:climate Calm seas
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Comte_de_Grasse
gptkb:Admiral_George_Rodney
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for naval literature
gptkbp:date March 6, 1779
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Influenced_French_support_for_American_colonies
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:filmography Caribbean_theater
gptkbp:followedBy Siege of Fort Saint George
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historicalContext Colonial_conflicts_in_the_Caribbean
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Admiral_Rodney
gptkb:Comte_de_Grasse
gptkbp:historicalImpact Shifted_power_dynamics_in_the_Caribbean
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Strengthened_British_naval_dominance
gptkbp:historicalRecords Documented in naval archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influenced future naval engagements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Grenada
gptkbp:intelligence Naval reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Admiral_Rodney
gptkb:Admiral_de_Grasse
gptkbp:location gptkb:Grenada
gptkbp:logistics Supply_lines_from_Britain
gptkbp:militaryRank Naval warfare tactics
Combined fleet operations
Importance of naval superiority
British-French_rivalry
gptkbp:militaryService Yes
gptkbp:navalFleet Use of ships of the line
Part of the larger naval conflict
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Chesapeake
Battle of Fort Royal
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of the Saintes
gptkbp:primaryMission Historical accounts
Letters from commanders
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals British_expansion_in_the_Caribbean
Control_of_the_Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:tactics Naval blockade
Ship-to-ship combat