gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Strengthened British naval dominance
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gptkbp:casualties
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British: 200
German: 2,200
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Maximilian_von_Spee
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Sir_Doveton_Sturdee
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gptkbp:date
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December 8, 1914
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Plate
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Naval warfare in WWI
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Shift in naval power during WWI
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Falkland Sound
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Falkland_Islands
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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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
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gptkbp:outcome
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Destruction of German fleet
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Coronel
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Decisive naval engagement
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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Defeat German East Asia Squadron
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gptkbp:theater
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South Atlantic Ocean
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gptkbp:type
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surface action
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Recapture_of_Port_Stanley
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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