Properties (33)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
naval battle
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gptkbp:aftermath |
increased_British_naval_dominance
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gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Cartagena
Battle of Cape Finisterre Battle of Toulon |
gptkbp:casualties |
British_losses_were_minimal
French_losses_were_significant |
gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
gptkb:French_Navy |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Admiral_Edward_Hawke
Comte_de_la_Galissonnière |
gptkbp:date |
June 1745
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gptkbp:famous_for |
intense ship-to-ship combat
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_larger_naval_engagements_in_the_Mediterranean
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Gulf of Calvi
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gptkbp:impact |
influenced future naval warfare strategies
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gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:HMS_Monmouth
gptkb:French_ship_Téméraire gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak gptkb:HMS_Namur HMS Defiance French_ship_Intrépide French_ship_Superbe French_ship_Éveillé |
gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
accounts from naval officers
British_naval_records French_naval_records |
gptkbp:legacy |
remembered as a key naval engagement
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gptkbp:location |
Gulf_of_Calvi
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gptkbp:navalFleet |
use of line of battle tactics
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gptkbp:result |
British_victory
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gptkbp:significance |
part_of_the_War_of_the_Austrian_Succession
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gptkbp:strategicGoals |
control_of_Mediterranean_trade_routes
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