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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:aftermath
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British forces retreated from Virginia
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gptkbp:analysis
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Studied in military academies
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gptkbp:casualties
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British: 300
French: 250
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
gptkb:French_Navy
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Admiral_de_Grasse
gptkb:Admiral_Thomas_Graves
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gptkbp:commemoration
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Naval memorials in honor of the battle
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gptkbp:coordinates
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37.0° N 76.0° W
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gptkbp:date
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September 5, 1781
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gptkbp:duration
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3 days
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the larger conflict between Britain and France
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Contributed to the end of the Revolutionary War
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:General_Rochambeau
gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:General_Cornwallis
gptkb:General_Arnold
gptkb:General_Greene
gptkb:General_Knox
gptkb:General_Lafayette
gptkb:General_Mc_Dougal
gptkb:General_Morgan
gptkb:General_Putnam
gptkb:General_St._Clair
gptkb:General_Sullivan
gptkb:General_Wayne
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:General_Lee
gptkb:General_Gage
gptkb:General_Burgoyne
gptkb:General_Howe
gptkb:Charles_Cornwallis
gptkb:General_Washington
gptkb:Admiral_de_Grasse
gptkb:Admiral_Thomas_Graves
gptkb:Admiral_de_Barras
gptkb:General_Clinton
gptkb:Count_de_Rochambeau
General Phillips
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Helped secure French support for the American cause
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Chesapeake Bay
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gptkbp:influence
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Inspired future naval strategies
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:American_Continental_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:French_Army
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gptkbp:legacy
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Demonstrated the importance of naval power
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Control of the Chesapeake Bay
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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British fleet: 19 ships
French fleet: 24 ships
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gptkbp:outcome
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Enabled American victory at Yorktown
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Saintes
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Saintes
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
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gptkbp:result
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Decisive French victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Critical in the Siege of Yorktown
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Prevented British reinforcements from reaching Yorktown
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gptkbp:tactics
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Blockade
Naval engagement
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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Favorable for French
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gptkbp:year
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1781
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:George_Washington
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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