Battle of the Downs (1639)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Businessman
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Dutch naval power
gptkbp:benefits Superior Dutch seamanship
gptkbp:casualties Significant losses for Spain
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Maarten_Tromp
gptkb:Admiral_Antonio_de_Oquendo
gptkbp:conflict Significant shift in naval warfare
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on literature and art
gptkbp:date 1639
gptkbp:doctrine Emergence of modern naval tactics
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:famous_for Tromp's tactics
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gabbard
gptkbp:fought_in Dutch and Spanish fleets
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history
gptkbp:historical_context Conflict between Spain and the Dutch Republic
gptkbp:historical_documentation Paintings and illustrations
gptkbp:historical_event Documented in naval history
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Admiral_Maarten_Tromp
gptkb:Admiral_Antonio_de_Oquendo
gptkbp:historical_impact Shift in naval power in Europe
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked decline of Spanish naval power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Downs (1639)
gptkbp:influence Subsequent naval engagements
gptkbp:legacy Influence on naval warfare
Remembered as a pivotal battle
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:military_strategy Combined fleet operations
Blockade tactics
line of battle
Major naval confrontation
gptkbp:narrative_style Chronicled in various histories
gptkbp:notable_event Part of the larger conflict
gptkbp:notable_ships Use of heavy artillery
Over 100 ships involved
gptkbp:outcome Decisive Dutch victory
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Eighty_Years'_War
gptkbp:preceded_by Battle of the Slaak
gptkbp:primary_source Contemporary accounts
gptkbp:result Dutch victory
gptkbp:significance End of Spanish naval dominance
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of shipping routes
Defeat of the Spanish fleet
Dutch control of the seas
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type decisive battle