Battle of the Margate Sands

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Dutch_naval_strategy_reevaluation
Increased_naval_power_for_England
gptkbp:casualties Low for both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Books and articles
Memorials_in_England
gptkbp:climate Calm seas
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:England
gptkb:Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Maarten_Tromp
gptkb:Admiral_Robert_Blake
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced literature
Referenced in popular media
Inspired songs and poems
gptkbp:currentStatus Celebrated_in_England
Criticized_in_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:date August 20, 1652
gptkbp:depictedIn Documentaries
Historical paintings
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:famousFor Admiral_Blake's_leadership
Tromp's_tactics
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gabbard
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_Anglo-Dutch_Wars
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced future naval engagements
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Official reports
Letters and correspondence
Naval records
Shift in naval dominance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Margate Sands
gptkbp:influencedBy Previous naval battles
Changes in naval warfare strategy
Technological advancements in shipbuilding
gptkbp:involved gptkb:English_fleet
gptkb:Dutch_fleet
gptkbp:legacy Studied in naval history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Margate,_England
gptkbp:militaryService Line of battle formation
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Maarten_Tromp
gptkb:Robert_Blake
Other commanders
gptkbp:outcome Decisive_victory_for_England
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Portland
gptkbp:primaryMission Contemporary_accounts
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:First_Anglo-Dutch_War
gptkbp:result English_victory
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Naval_engagement_during_the_First_Anglo-Dutch_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of the English Channel
gptkbp:tactics Boarding actions
Cannon_fire
gptkbp:type naval battle