Battle of Groix

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Les_Sables-d'_Olonne
gptkbp:aftermath increased French naval presence
gptkbp:casualties French: 1,000
British: 1,200
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:tree
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Henry_Harvey
gptkb:Admiral_Villaret_de_Joyeuse
gptkbp:cultural_references depicted in paintings
depicted in literature
depicted in films
depicted in documentaries
depicted in reenactments
gptkbp:date June 23, 1795
gptkbp:famous_for intense ship-to-ship combat
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nile
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
gptkbp:historical_event French naval archives
British naval archives
gptkbp:historical_impact boosted French morale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Groix
gptkbp:influenced subsequent naval engagements
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in military museums
naval history books
gptkbp:legacy influenced naval tactics
inspired future naval commanders
gptkbp:location Groix Island, France
gptkbp:military_strategy blockade running
line of battle
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkb:HMS_Majestic
gptkb:French_ship_Indomptable
French fleet
British fleet
French ship Révolutionnaire
gptkbp:outcome disruption of British supply lines
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:political_organization
official reports
newspaper articles
letters from participants
diaries of sailors
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Glorious_First_of_June
gptkb:Siege_of_Toulon
gptkbp:result French victory
gptkbp:significance strategic control of the Atlantic
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the English Channel
protection of French trade routes
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers