Battle of the Gulf of Calvi

GPTKB entity

Properties (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval battle
gptkbp:aftermath increased_British_naval_dominance
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
gptkbp:famous_for intense ship-to-ship combat
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
gptkbp:impact influenced future naval warfare strategies
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
gptkbp:location Gulf_of_Calvi
gptkbp:navalFleet use of line of battle tactics
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_War_of_the_Austrian_Succession
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_Mediterranean_trade_routes