Battle of the Virginia Capes
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:marine
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
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| gptkbp:casualties |
British: 336 killed or wounded
French: 220 killed or wounded |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Thomas_Graves
gptkb:François_Joseph_Paul,_comte_de_Grasse |
| gptkbp:consequence |
led to British surrender at Yorktown
|
| gptkbp:date |
September 5, 1781
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Surrender_at_Yorktown
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| gptkbp:location |
off the Virginia Capes, Atlantic Ocean
|
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Admiral_Graves
gptkb:Admiral_de_Grasse |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
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| gptkbp:result |
French victory
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| gptkbp:shipsInvolved |
19 British ships of the line
24 French ships of the line |
| gptkbp:significance |
prevented British relief of Yorktown
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Chesapeake
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Virginia Capes
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