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