Battle of the Saintes

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_Saintes

GPTKB entity

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