British forces at the Battle of the Chesapeake
GPTKB entity
Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military forces
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
retreat_to_New_York
|
| gptkbp:alliance |
Loyalists
|
| gptkbp:benefits |
inferior naval strength
|
| gptkbp:built |
significant casualties
|
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Admiral_Thomas_Graves
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
gptkb:American_victory_at_Yorktown
American_independence |
| gptkbp:engagements |
naval battle
|
| gptkbp:engagesIn |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
combat operations strategic maneuvers tactical retreats |
| gptkbp:faced |
gptkb:French_naval_forces
logistical difficulties French_naval_tactics French_naval_superiority American_and_French_forces combined_American_and_French_fleets |
| gptkbp:foughtAgainst |
gptkb:French_forces
|
| gptkbp:goal |
maintain_control_of_the_Chesapeake_Bay
|
| gptkbp:hasMember |
19 ships
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
part of the larger Siege of Yorktown
part_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
shifted the balance of power in the war
influenced future naval warfare |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
loss of naval engagement
end_of_British_dominance_in_the_region |
| gptkbp:historicalRole |
defending_British_interests
defending_British_colonial_interests |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
marked a turning point in the war.
contributed_to_the_surrender_at_Yorktown pivotal_moment_in_the_Revolutionary_War |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British forces at the Battle of the Chesapeake
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent military strategies
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
coastal defense operations
naval strategy discussions blockade operations |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
increased_American_morale
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
engagement_with_the_French_fleet
|
| gptkbp:participatedIn |
naval engagements
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
|
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
support_British_troops_in_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
loss of naval superiority
loss_of_control_over_the_Chesapeake_Bay |
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
control of supply lines
maintain naval supremacy control_of_the_Atlantic_coast |
| gptkbp:tactics |
naval blockade
line of battle formation |