Battle of the Falkland Sound

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened British naval dominance
gptkbp:casualties British: 200
German: 2,200
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Maximilian_von_Spee
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Sir_Doveton_Sturdee
gptkbp:date December 8, 1914
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Plate
gptkbp:historical_context Naval warfare in WWI
gptkbp:historical_significance Shift in naval power during WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Falkland Sound
gptkbp:location gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:SMS_Karlsruhe
gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkb:SMS_Leipzig
gptkb:HMS_Bristol
gptkb:SMS_Derfflinger
gptkb:SMS_Blücher
gptkb:SMS_Emden
gptkb:SMS_Gneisenau
gptkb:SMS_Lützow
gptkb:SMS_Scharnhorst
gptkb:SMS_Von_der_Tann
gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
gptkb:HMS_Glasgow
gptkb:HMS_Invincible
gptkb:HMS_Monmouth
gptkb:HMS_Inflexible
gptkb:HMS_Kent
gptkb:SMS_Hindenburg
gptkb:SMS_Seydlitz
gptkb:SMS_Moltke
gptkb:SMS_Nürnberg
gptkb:SMS_Dresden
gptkb:SMS_Prinz_Eugen
gptkb:HMS_Defence
Dreadnought battleships
HMS Carnarvon
SMS Mackensen
gptkbp:outcome Destruction of German fleet
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Coronel
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive naval engagement
gptkbp:strategic_goals Defeat German East Asia Squadron
gptkbp:theater South Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:type surface action
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Recapture_of_Port_Stanley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5