Battle of the Saintes

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_Saintes
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_Dominica
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:French_flagship_Ville_de_Paris
gptkbp:casualties British: about 243 killed, 816 wounded
French: about 3,000 killed or wounded, 5,000 captured
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_George_Rodney
gptkb:Comte_de_Grasse
gptkbp:date 9 April 1782
gptkbp:endDate 12 April 1782
gptkbp:fleetSize British: 36 ships of the line
French: 33 ships of the line
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mona_Passage
gptkbp:location gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
between Dominica and Guadeloupe
gptkbp:notableFor breaking the line tactic
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Martinique_(1780)
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance secured British control of the Caribbean
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_George_Rodney
gptkb:Sir_James_Saumarez
gptkb:Royal_Portuguese_Navy
gptkb:Admiral_de_Grasse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Saintes