Captain Edward Vernon

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birth_date 1684-11-12
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_Vernon
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gptkb:HMS_Chatham
gptkb:HMS_Dragon
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gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought
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gptkb:HMS_Trident
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
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gptkb:HMS_Ajax
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak
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gptkb:HMS_Portland
gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkb:HMS_Pembroke
gptkb:HMS_Orford
gptkb:HMS_Bellona
gptkb:HMS_Britannia
HMS Falmouth
HMS Burford
gptkbp:contributed_to British naval tactics
gptkbp:death_date 1757-06-30
gptkbp:famous_for ordering the dilution of rum with water in the British Navy
gptkbp:historical_significance prominent figure in 18th-century naval warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Captain Edward Vernon
gptkbp:influenced naval history
naval rum rationing policy
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Vernon's_rum
gptkbp:legacy Vernon, British Virgin Islands named after him
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_for commanding British naval forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Cartagena_de_Indias
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:England
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkb:War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
gptkb:War_of_Jenkins'_Ear
gptkbp:service_years 1700-1757
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Vernon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Captain_Richard_Lestock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6