Battle of Saldanha Bay (1796)
GPTKB entity
Statements (15)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:capturedShips |
Batavian squadron
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gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Batavian_Republic |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:George_Elphinstone
Rear-Admiral Engelbertus Lucas |
gptkbp:date |
17 August 1796
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Saldanha Bay (1796)
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Saldanha_Bay,_South_Africa
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
Batavian fleet surrendered without a fight
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
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gptkbp:result |
British victory
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gptkbp:significance |
Secured British control of the Cape Colony
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Saldanha_Bay
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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